http://www.sportingaustralia.com/ Sport: The Australian Disease en Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:02:00 GMT Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:02:00 GMT info@sportingaustralia.com info@sportingaustralia.com http://www.sportingaustralia.com/images/gooddisplay1.JPG http://www.sportingaustralia.com/ http://www.sportingaustralia.com/india-security/ Australia, India, security: they're three words that have been mentioned in the same sentence a lot recently. If Indian students aren't being attacked on the streets of Melbourne, Australian athletes... http://www.sportingaustralia.com/india-security/#comments http://www.sportingaustralia.com/india-security/ Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:02:00 GMT http://www.sportingaustralia.com/robbie-fowler/ They say there's no such thing as bad publicity, but the North Queensland Fury must be ruing the negative headlines that have been running for the last few days. This... http://www.sportingaustralia.com/robbie-fowler/#comments http://www.sportingaustralia.com/robbie-fowler/ Fri, 29 Jan 2010 02:22:00 GMT http://www.sportingaustralia.com/world-cup-2/ According to Andrew Demetriou and David Gallop, the AFL and NRL want nothing more than for Australia to win the right to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup. According... http://www.sportingaustralia.com/world-cup-2/#comments http://www.sportingaustralia.com/world-cup-2/ Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:31:00 GMT http://www.sportingaustralia.com/wsfc/ First Kevin Sheedy, then Jarryd Hayne and now Paul Kelly: the AFL's newest baby has only just been born, and already it's made a significant impact. When Sheedy was announced... http://www.sportingaustralia.com/wsfc/#comments http://www.sportingaustralia.com/wsfc/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:20:00 GMT http://www.sportingaustralia.com/frank-farina/ Thanks to the arrival of John van 't Schip and the departure of Frank Farina, coaches have been the main focus of the A-League in recent days. While the two... http://www.sportingaustralia.com/frank-farina/#comments http://www.sportingaustralia.com/frank-farina/ Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:36:00 GMT http://www.sportingaustralia.com/afl-bad-boys/ It is one of the great conundrums in modern football. Can a misguided star actually lead a team to ultimate success? Can a player sacked by their previous club for... http://www.sportingaustralia.com/afl-bad-boys/#comments http://www.sportingaustralia.com/afl-bad-boys/ Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:17:00 GMT http://www.sportingaustralia.com/pumas/ If early indications are any guide, the Tri-Nations is to be expanded into a Four Nations tournament come 2012, when Argentina will finally be granted admission. This would be a... http://www.sportingaustralia.com/pumas/#comments http://www.sportingaustralia.com/pumas/ Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:44:00 GMT http://www.sportingaustralia.com/john-longmire/ First Collingwood; now Sydney. Planned coaching handovers, it seems, are the AFL's new black. When the press conference was held a fortnight ago to announce Collingwood's pioneering scheme, president Eddie... http://www.sportingaustralia.com/john-longmire/#comments http://www.sportingaustralia.com/john-longmire/ Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:20:00 GMT http://www.sportingaustralia.com/socceroos/ "And the winner of the World Cup is...Australia!" For even the most passionate supporter, it is too much to hope that those words will be uttered come South Africa 2010... http://www.sportingaustralia.com/socceroos/#comments http://www.sportingaustralia.com/socceroos/ Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:24:00 GMT http://www.sportingaustralia.com/group-sex/ Whatever the rights and wrongs of the incident, whatever may or may not have happened, the Matthew Johns scandal is a damning indictment of rugby league. Four Corners is to... http://www.sportingaustralia.com/group-sex/#comments http://www.sportingaustralia.com/group-sex/ Sat, 16 May 2009 04:09:00 GMT http://www.sportingaustralia.com/terry-wallace/ The board of the Richmond Tigers needs to ask itself a question: is Terry Wallace a good coach? If this sounds like an obvious reaction to the mess that Richmond... http://www.sportingaustralia.com/terry-wallace/#comments http://www.sportingaustralia.com/terry-wallace/ Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:35:00 GMT http://www.sportingaustralia.com/bears/ The big issue to have dominated sporting circles recently has been expansion. There has been conjecture about which cities will play host to the A-League's 11th and 12th clubs, discussion... http://www.sportingaustralia.com/bears/#comments http://www.sportingaustralia.com/bears/ Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:30:00 GMT http://www.sportingaustralia.com/wall-street/ In the 2005 Ashes series in England, Australia's greatest ever bowler, Shane Warne, took an incredible 40 wickets. Amazingly, despite that performance the Australians were unable to claim victory. It... http://www.sportingaustralia.com/wall-street/#comments http://www.sportingaustralia.com/wall-street/ Sat, 14 Mar 2009 07:39:00 GMT http://www.sportingaustralia.com/super-15/ Following SANZAR's decision to expand the Super 14, discussion has begun in Australia on where the new team should be located. This is premature. For while the tripartite governing body... http://www.sportingaustralia.com/super-15/#comments http://www.sportingaustralia.com/super-15/ Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:50:00 GMT http://www.sportingaustralia.com/booze-ban/ It's been said before, but it's worth saying again. There are only three guarantees in life: death, taxes and footballers behaving badly. After a sorry week in which rugby league... http://www.sportingaustralia.com/booze-ban/#comments http://www.sportingaustralia.com/booze-ban/ Mon, 09 Mar 2009 05:54:00 GMT