Australia

Finding National Pride

The rugby world cup is now at its halfway stage, and in terms of crowds the tournament has been a success. Yet has it converted people to the code, or have those new to the game simply bought tickets to

Adapting to the Rules or Adapting to the Game, Which is More Important?

The great thing about football is that it has always been a very simple game. For some reason the game could not just be left as it was in Australia. The FFA were forced to introduce a Cup competition, which

Rainbow Nation Not All Black and White

The Springboks dramatic loss to Japan at the Rugby World Cup over the weekend may be great news for Japanese rugby, and also for the competition itself, as the competition needs upsets such as this, but it could be a

Australia to the Rescue?

A month ago the NRL in Australia was celebrating the television deal that it had negotiated with Channel Nine and quite rightly so. Those close to the sport believe that the NRL has now become one of the few sports

Handling Obstruction

Ben Stokes made an unfortunate piece of cricket history at the weekend when he was given out obstructing the field in a One Day International. If that was not enough he has caused a major debate in cricket circles around