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Sporting politics gone mad!

February 11, 2011 Leave a comment

In the last week we saw the three players implicated in the Pakistan spot-fixing scandal – captain Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir – finally suspended for their involvement in degrading the integrity of the game. Alas, again politics got in the way of the right decisions being made about this problem, and until cricket can sort this out, progress will not be made.

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Podcast- Summer Series Episode 13

 

This week on the show, we talk the NRL All Stars match, the inclusion of Krejza and Ferguson in the Australian squad for the Cricket World Cup, and Tony Abbott and that recording. International Correspondent Tomo Yee is back for another week, and discussing everything from the All Whites, the NZ Sevens to Tim Southee. We also preview the Manchester derby- make sure you give this one a listen!

 

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Nintendo 3DS Australian Launch Event Coverage

February 9, 2011 Leave a comment

After much hype and speculation, the Nintendo 3DS was revealed to the gathered gaming media on Tuesday night in a rather crowded pier in Sydney’s Dawes Point. I’ve got to say, going into the event I hadn’t kept up with a lot of the specific details on the system, so I was going in with an open mind, ready to be impressed.

And impressed, I was. Read more…

NRL + AFL Dream Team: League Information

The official NRL and AFL Dream Team competitions are open for the year, much to the excitement of many. While we’re still a few weeks away, plenty of people (including ourselves) are busy putting together the best teams we can fit under the salary cap. Read more…

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Podcast- Summer Series Episode 12

 

A historic week for WPW, as we welcome our first ever International Correspondent, Tomo Yee, to the show. The Asian Cupdate and Australian Open Update both have their final run in this episode. There’s also the usual A-League and EPL Match of the Round, and there’s talk on the return of Ian Thorpe, Ryan Tandy’s troubles with the law, and Alex Brosque’s move to Japan. Add to this two very big rumours in the returning Rumour Mill and a heap of other stuff, this is an episode you simply cannot miss!

 

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A-League/EPL Gameweek 26 Megatips

Once again its Megatips time, and with both Adrian and Matt returning to true form last week, this week presents an interesting equation… will Adrian continue his 50%+ results, or will Matt conjure another miracle and beat him? The only way to find out is to read this week’s tips, and check out all of the action over the weekend on Fox Sports. Read more…

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NRL Expansion – Where to for the future?

February 2, 2011 Leave a comment

The last couple of weeks has seen much written about the bids for an NRL franchise in 2013, and as an interested party, I will go through each bid, and analyse not only its pros and cons, but the realistic likelihood of  the new Independent Commission choosing them to join the competition. Read more…

We need the Rovers

February 1, 2011 2 comments