This day in sport: 17 February 1998

Czechs star in ice hockey The Czech Republic, anchored by star goal tender Dominik Hasek, upset the United States 4-1 in a preliminary round match at the Nagano Olympic Games. Mike Modano scored first for the US but a 3-0

Finals Justified as Sydney Win Premiership

This site has made no bones about finals series in football in Australia, and who we believe should be named Champions and who should be called Premiers, so we will not go down that path again. However Fox Sports’ Andy

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?