Archive for February, 2007
Andrew Walker a risk but the Reds can’t do any worse
DAILY SERVE: Weds 28/2
It seems rather hypocritical that Eddie Jones has to ‘defend’ the impending signing of Andrew Walker, while those same media organizations are happy to report that fellow drugs transgressor Wendell Sailor is being pursued by several NRL clubs.
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Jan Ullrich’s disgraceful exit impacts Armstrong’s legacy
DAILY SERVE: Tue 27/2
Jan Ullrich was a winner of the world toughest test, the Tour De France, but was best known for being Lance Armstrong’s fiercest rival during the American’s seven year reign.
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Another West Coast Eagles star in trouble
DAILY SERVE: Mon 26/2
It shouldn’t really be of great surprise that the latest AFL player to be arrested is from the West Coast Eagles. The club has a past. A past of having their stars fall foul of the law and more pertinently a past of turning a blind eye.
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Geoff Ogilvy surely Australia’s best golfer
The world rankings tell us that Adam Scott is the number one Australian in golf. Geoff Ogilvy’s performances in big events tell a different story.
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A million reasons why Sonny Bill Williams is overpriced
It must be that time of the month. The manager of a footballer using the media to announce the worth of his client. We’ve been reliably told Sonny Bill Williams is worth a five year deal and worth for the cool figure of a million dollars a season.
A million? They’ve got to be kidding.
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Wimbledon relents and gives women equal pay
Tommy Haas has taken one for the team. His complaint that prize money at Wimbledon should not be equal among men and women will be a thought shared by many, but expressed by few.
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John Kosmina resigns from Adelaide United
DAILY SERVE: FRI 23/2
The Kosi era is over. Just like that. Three days ago he had a club team and a national presence. Now he’s unemployed. His press conference poetry nowhere near masking the vitriol he is best known for. He may have resigned, but the clubs swift removal of captain Ross Aloisi made it [...]
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AFL betting scandal goes on as does the sticking mud
It’s now almost a week since the AFL betting scandal broke, yet the investigations and innuendo continue. The longer it goes on, the more difficult it will be for the players involved to shake off the mud.
A scenario the league appears quite pleased with.
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The greatest Australian one day team
Cricket Australia has just released a list of who they believe are the best 30 players to wear the gold. Actually it was voted on by each of the 163 players that have played one day cricket for the nation, so the exercise has some credibility (wonder who Adam Voges went with? Or Glenn Trimble?). [...]
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THE BIG 5: Five questions after the Chappell Hadlee
5: If Matthew Hayden can’t make it to the Caribbean, what are the options?
Phil Jaques has been out of touch all summer and looked like he was playing Shane Bond with a pretzel. Brad Haddin delivered a couple of solid innings across the Tasman, but his style is a perennial risk and he remains relatively [...]