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Actions Speak Louder Than Words. Time to Focus on Playing Again.

It is fair to say that like this writer there were many in Australia who had never heard of Marty Sheargold before Tuesday of this week. He is apparently an actor, a stand up comedian and, – or was –

Crossing The Line – Politics and Sport

“It used to be all about winning,” those were the words uttered by a top athlete from the United States about sport in his era, the 1980’s. “Now it’s about entertainment,” he added with a tone of regret. Few would

Is Resentment The Cause Of Hostility?

These are confusing times, and there is no doubt that the world is a very different place. Priorities have changed. As many hockey fans will be aware there has been plenty of fur flying since the winners of the FIH

Podcast #96 – The Australian Boomerang Championships, The World Test Cricket Championship and Attending Press Conferences Are All Under Discussion

Not the Footy Show Podcast

It is not often you have a tie in any sporting Championships. Usually there is some way of separating those tied for first. That was not the case in the Australian Boomerang Championships and we catch up with one of

Inspirational Athletes – 24

When it comes to the question of who was the first Aboriginal to play cricket for Australia the answer is often carefully phrased. Many will say the first known Aboriginal to play for Australia was Jason Gillespie. The reason being