A Time For Drastic Action?
“Football is a funny old game” is a phrase that may well have been coined a long time ago but it became associated with the late great Jimmy Greaves. Of course the interpretation of “funny” depended on where you sat
England’s Ashes Woes Clarify That Changes Must Happen
During the rain delay of the Sydney Ashes Test between Australia and England the ABC played an interview conducted by the BBC’s Simon Mann with the Managing Director of England Cricket, Ashley Giles. For any England fans that heard the
Public Opinion – It Cuts Both Ways.
“We live in a world where there is more and more information, and less and less meaning.” These words were uttered by French sociologist, philosopher and cultural theorist Jean Baudrillard, who passed away in 2007. He was respected globally for
Kamikaze Hokkē
As much as the Tokyo Games were a success, in that they went ahead at all and the athletes managed to complete their events, the way that they have been portrayed outside of Japan has been very different to how
Was This Really In The Spirit of Competition?
Why do we watch sport? Why do we watch the Olympic Games? The reason we watch sport may be completely different to the reason we play, and the reasons one person watches may well be very different to the reasons
