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AFL delivers strong message to Essendon and the competition 27 Aug 2013 | 02:57 pm
After six months of investigations and two protracted days in discussions with the AFL, the Essendon Football Club has had its finals aspirations dashed with the governing body relegating the club to ...
Essendon Bombers out of 2013 AFL finals, handed $2m fine, bans 27 Aug 2013 | 02:42 pm
The Essendon Football Club will not take part in the 2013 AFL finals series and has been handed a fine of $2 million as punishment for bringing the game into disrepute with its involvement in the supp...
Politics and sport: how election cash promises will affect your sport (pt 2) 27 Aug 2013 | 06:11 am
Elections are a good time to be in the sporting business. Historically elite, amateur and recreational sports have done very well financially during campaigns over the years. The simple reason for thi...
ASADA: Who’s watching the watchers? 27 Aug 2013 | 05:13 am
The AFL Commission is expected to hand down its findings against Essendon and a number of the club’s coaching staff later today in what has become the latest example of a sport’s governance circus. O...
Four priorities for Wallabies improvement 27 Aug 2013 | 03:28 am
The Wallabies were more competitive against the All Blacks in Bledisloe II, but there are still so many areas where their performance is just not good enough. The Wallabies coaches can’t fix everythin...
Manchester City in line for shock Wanderers bid 27 Aug 2013 | 02:45 am
The future of the Western Sydney Wanderers has taken a dramatic turn with reports that English giants Manchester City are interested in buying a stake of the A-League’s newest and franchise – or perha...
Raging against the dying of the light – and the ICC 27 Aug 2013 | 01:55 am
On 14 January 1978, during the Sex Pistols’ final tour date at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, the band played a Stooges cover, ‘No Fun’, as their encore. At the end of the song, Johnny Rott...
Time for a change at West Coast 26 Aug 2013 | 09:34 pm
With the Essendon saga remaining front and square in most of the news relating to the AFL in 2013, many of the on-field issues have been pushed into the background. These would be topics constantly di...
Why do we support the team we love? 26 Aug 2013 | 09:34 pm
Whenever I tell people that I support the Canberra Raiders, the response is always the same: “why?” It’s a question I ask myself more and more every year. We’re a resilient lot, us long-suffering Gree...
Aussies well placed for return Ashes series 26 Aug 2013 | 09:33 pm
On face value, Australia’s 3-nil Ashes series defeat does not bode well. In essence, however, there is much to take from this series ahead of the return encounter starting in Brisbane in late-November...
