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The End Of A Marriage For Many Fans

It has been said that there is no greater love that that of a mother for her children. Football fans will tell you that if that is the case the love of their clubs comes a close second. That love

Sport Is Business – No, It’s Entertainment. Yet Do The Same Rules Apply?

Sometimes the world of sport can be confusing. To the majority sport is a pastime, an activity that they carry out on a regular basis for enjoyment, and not for money. To others sport is a business, where the chosen

The Show Must Go On?

‘The show must go on’ is a well-used term in the theatrical world. Both the saying and the principle of ‘the show must go on’ originated in the 19th century. The idea being that if a performer was injured or

Setting New Goals

When writing Australia’s Hockey Grail about the Australian Men’s Hockey team’s quest for Olympic Gold, and a nation’s expectation that they will deliver, a common theme arose. Players of every generation stated how when the Olympics, a World Cup or

The Four Year Cycle, Is It Holding Sports Back?

Everyone knows that today sport is big business. The money tied up in sport is phenomenal, some would say obscene when you look at areas in our everyday lives that are desperate for money, education and health being two. To