This day in sport: 10 Feb 2003

Cricket protests Mugabe Zimbabwe Test batsman Andy Flower and fast bowler Henry Olonga wore black armbands at the commencement of the World Cup in a brave protest against President Robert Mugabe’s tyrannical regime. Both men were forced into exile and

Bright A Shining Light

It was sad to see a major newspaper in Australia claim that snowboarder and Winter Olympic medal chance, Torah Bright was a ‘disappointment in the scandal stakes.” Since when does an athlete have to be judged on their scandal ratings?

Injury Replacements Hurting the Game

The move of Nik Mrdja to the Melbourne Victory as an injury replacement for Billy Celeski the same day that he re-signed with the Central Coast Mariners for next season was a gross misjudgement by the powers that be at

Are We Seeing an East Coast Bias?

At the start of the Hyundai A League season Perth Glory coach Dave Mitchell bemoaned the fact that his side were the only side to have to play it’s first two games away from home, as they had done the