July is a busy month for punting just about anywhere you turn. July 2018 is busier this year than is usually the case, as the 2018 FIFA World Cup Finals draw attention from a worldwide audience watching national teams compete for glory and bragging rights for the next three years. The Socceroos are still alive
Free agency and the salary cap era in professional sports has generated an unintended consequence in the regard that successful clubs often find themselves in the position of not being able to retain the players that were responsible for the success. Some clubs have tried to circumvent the rules, only to find the penalty for
Phil Gould is not reluctant to tinker with his toy, that toy being the NRL’s Penrith Panthers. As General Manager, Gould brought in Anthony Griffin to replace Ivan Cleary. Some observers are of the opinion that Cleary was “quite successful” as the Panther’s coach. That would seem to be a question of perspective. In 112
If the Hungarian Grand Prix proved anything, other than the obvious reality that winning requires starting at the front of the grid, it was that Perth native Daniel Riccardo might well be the most talented driver in the F1 competition. He managed to do what few are able to do in the F1 series, which
The internet has spawned it share of virtual space trolls, but some of the actual space sort turned to express their displeasure over a Los Angeles mural painted on the side of a restaurant called Baby Blues BBQ in Venice, a Los Angeles suburb totally lacking canals for streets. The artist, Jonas Never, as differentiated
The one-year bans Cricket Australia imposed on Steve Smith and David Warner will be over at the end of March 2019. They will both be eligible for selection for Australia’s defense of the World Cup and the Ashes. The question becomes, will they, should they, be selected? The drop for Aussie cricket without two of
The news from Russia was not all negative for the Aussies. One of them, at least, now enjoys the prospect of a move to Europe. That would be none other than Mark Milligan, who handled a shift from defensive midfielder into central defense with a degree of aplomb that has generated interest from clubs all
We doubt that we have ever seen a man so intimidating in appearance as Brock Lesnar. We have learned a couple of things about him. First, he was not Donk in Crocodile Dundee II. Secondly, the current WWE Universal Champion is slated to make a return to the UFC Octagon to fight the current UFC
Week 20 of the Telstra 2018 NRL Premiership competition is upcoming. One of the matches that seem to hold a lot of promise will be on Friday, when the Brisbane Broncos meet the Cronulla Sharks at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. Both clubs have fallen off somewhat in 2018. There is some measure of turmoil in
Ahead of Round 18 of the Toyota 2018 AFL Premiership competition, a round that seems to have little on offer, the sledges are out as ennui threatens to become the operative perspective. The legendary Malcolm Blight fired at Collingwood Coach Nathan Buckley, telling the Pies headman that he (Buckley) should embrace, rather than resist, rule