Resuming where we left off, with Garry Lyon and Paul Roos weighing in on how the Carlton Blues can be resurrected, Lyon feels that after brining in a coach where the coach has the ability to pick his own assistants, the next step in the rebuild would be to get some players with experience with…
Read MoreRed Bull Seeks to Overcome F1 Horsepower Deficit with Honda Engines
Picture yourself waiting for the signal to change, hands firmly on the wheel of your turbine assisted pony car, when in the lane alongside you, a hybrid pulls up. You smile smugly, but when the light changes, the hybrid leaves you in its small carbon-footprint dust. Now you have some idea of how Daniel Ricciardo…
Read MoreFederer Juggernaut at Wimbledon Crushes All in its Path
At least make him play the matches. Roger Federer, that is. Federer need only 16 minutes to win the first set agasint France’s Adrian Mannarino. Adrian Mannequin, more likely. The third round at Wimbledon is no place for 6 – 0 sets, but Mannarino came to life in the second set that was not decided…
Read MoreFroome Emerges Unscathed from First Stage Tour de France Crash
In England, the attention usually paid to Wimbledon is being directed toward Russia and the Three Lions. In France, more heed is also being given to Les Bleus than to the world’s premier cycling event, the 2018 Tour de France. No consequence in the case of the second instance, however, as the 2018 FIFA World…
Read MoreAussie T20 Cricketers Smash Pakistan by Nine Wickets in Zimbabwe
It was not forever. It only seemed that way for Australian cricketers and Australian cricket fans. Fast bowler Billy Stanlake, some brilliant fielding and some productive willow wielding has permitted Australia to put the period to its nine-match losing streak. Australia added the exclamation point as well, beating Pakistan in Twenty20 Tri-Series play. They beat…
Read MoreBarty and Kyrgios Top Aussie Hopes for Wimbledon 2018
Aussie hopes at Wimbledon seem to centre on Ashleigh Barty for the women and Nicky Kyrgios for the men. Barty has yet to win a match at the All England Tennis Club during The Championships. This year marks the first time she has shown enough to receive a seeding and she certainly has a good…
Read MoreEels will have to be Slippery to Escape Arthur’s Axe
Parramatta Eels Coach Brad Arthur has issued an ultimatum to his players, informing them that they have the final nine games of the season to prove they belong on a senior list in the NRL. Given the trend in recent years in the NRL of blaming coaches for the players’ failure to produce, we can…
Read MoreCanada and United States Hosting 2025 Rugby World Cup
Coming soon to a continent near you: World Cup Rugby. Provided that is, that you are near North America and that 2025 is soon to your perspective. By our reckoning, that is seven years in our view, but to our dog, it will seem like only one year…no wait, we have that reversed. To our…
Read MoreEagles Fail to Achieve Liftoff while Bombers Soar at Optus
It helps to have a shiny new stadium. In terms of attendance, at any rate. The West Coast Eagles established a new record, becoming the first club in AFL/AFL history to have seven consecutive home ground games of over 50,000 spectators in a single season. The official attendance given was 51,409, leaving us to wonder…
Read MoreTwo of Three Legs of Motorsport Triple Crown now Held by Alonso
The Indianapolis 500, the Grand Prix of Monaco and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Arguably the Triple Crown of motor racing. Both Indy and Monaco are open-wheel, open-cockpit races. Le Mans is not, quite, as there is a bit of glass, a hood and the least bit of high-tech body work on those cars,…
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