Barefoot players, a game at the MCG and ‘kisses’ from the sunshine: Indian football’s 1938 Australian tour

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Rampaging Roy Krishna returns to Australia this week, leading his Indian Super League team into battle against Central Coast. The famous Fijian international will be hoping Odisha FC have enough strike power to defeat the Mariners. Each team will compete this Thursday night, in an AFC Cup showdown. Yet, this is not the first time […]

It’s time for the NRL to put a line in the sand to deal with players’ on-field sledging

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It seems from the authoritative source of Wikipedia that a “sledge” or “sledging” are peculiarly Australian expressions that have their origins in cricket and may be derived from the soul singer Percy Sledge. Sledging is also called chirping, chipping, or trash talking in other sports and locations. Some sledgers and trash talkers have become icons […]

The crucial cogs of AFL’s Opening Round: Which players need to be the difference makers?

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For the first time in the history of the AFL there will be a round dubbed Opening Round, which will have just four games. We’re taking a look at two players from the eight teams that will need to make a difference. Sydney v Melbourne Sydney Chad Warner was sorely missed by Sydney in their […]

‘Landmark’ AFL concussion policy decision to cause huge changes in local football leagues

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The AFL has retained its 12-day concussion policy for 2024, but players outside of the elite men’s and women’s competitions will have to abide by a new 21-day protocol. The league unveiled its updated return-to-play concussion protocols on Wednesday, and the news is especially big for those playing at community level. In a landmark decision, […]

Bahrain GP Talking Points: ‘Formula NASA’ – time to give Verstappen his own one-man series, but race for second closest we’ve seen

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The 2024 F1 season is underway, although for many tuning in during the wee hours of Sunday morning, you might’ve thought you’d just tuned in to race 23 of the 2023 season. There was no stopping Max Verstappen and Red Bull who did exactly what they have been doing for the last 18 months: dominating. […]