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Cricket Or The Stadium? Which Is More Important?

Just under a month ago the schedule for the 2021 Ashes Cricket series between Australia and England was revealed. Having retained the Ashes in England two years ago, Australia will understandably be desperate to hang on to the little urn

A Missed Chance To Create a Tradition?

The 25th of April is a very special day in the history of Australia and New Zealand. For this day is known as ANZAC Day. Originally it was a day set aside to honour the members of the Australian and

Success Should Not Come Down to Medals Alone

“Win or die” was the wording of a telegram allegedly sent by Italy’s fascist dictator Benito Mussolini to coach of the Italian football team, Vittorio Pozzo, before the 1938 World Cup final. The document never survived and some players have

No Sympathy

For many years the AFL has been striving for Global recognition as a sport. Yet despite the in-roads it made in South Africa and the UK it continued to remain parochial in terms of the way the sport was run.

Desperate For Silverware

Desperate times call for desperate measures. It was not that long ago that the Football Federation of Australia refused to recognise The Iron Ore Cup, a tin trophy that was put up for grabs when Gold Coast United played Perth