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First five rounds of NRL draw released

December 5, 2011 1 comment

FA Cup third round draw

December 5, 2011 Leave a comment

Why indeed... Another Manchester derby on the way.

We’ll be treated to another Manchester derby in the third round of the FA Cup, with City drawn to face United relatively early on in the competition. Read more…

Euro 2012 Draw

December 3, 2011 Leave a comment

Go easy on us, OK? Giovanni Trapattoni, coach of Republic of Ireland, Cesare Prandelli, coach of Italy, and Vicente del Bosque, coach of Spain, in Kiev (Source: GETTY IMAGES)

The Republic of Ireland will be counting themselves as quite unlucky as the draw for European football’s show-piece event was revealed in Kiev, Ukraine. Read more…

55-man shortlist for FIFA FIFPro World XI 2011

December 2, 2011 2 comments

The current FIFA FIFPro World XI (Source: AFP)

The following players have been shortlisted for the FIFA FIFPro World XI 2011, which will be announced on January 9th at the annual FIFA Ballon d’Or Gala. Read more…

Calamity in Cape Town

November 14, 2011 Leave a comment

My oh my. Australians all over the country are still sitting there, wondering what in the world happened in the First Test against South Africa. Even more so, they are wondering who is to blame in all this. Is it the selectors for not stopping the rot earlier and cleaning out the whole line-up rather than simply the only batsman scoring runs? Is it the players themselves for simply throwing in the towel and not even attempting to counter the swinging ball? Or was it simply that the South African bowling attack had their big moment, and were too good for the Australians? Read more…

The Summer of Cricket – Part Two South Africa

November 7, 2011 1 comment

As the home summer season edges closer, we have a bumped Test series between South Africa and Australia, unfortunately limited to just two Tests due to scheduling, but enthralling all the same. After Australia rose one spot in the Test rankings with a series victory over Sri Lanka, they face an even tougher challenge against the best pace attack in the world. How will they go? Will Phil Hughes again dominate the South Africans? Will Morne Morkel and Dale Steyn rip through the Australian top order like they have done with so many other nations? Will Patrick Cummins become the yougest Australian Test debutant since Craig McDermott? Read more…

Socceroos Squad for World Cup Qualifiers

Australian Test Squad for tour of South Africa

Kangaroos squad announced for Four Nations

October 3, 2011 3 comments

NRL Team Lists – Grand Final

September 27, 2011 Leave a comment