Almanac Olympics – An Antidote to the Hysteria

Where are the Brazilians? Neil Drysdale isn’t impressed with the hosts of the 2016 Olympic Games.

Almanac Soccer: Getting the Fans Offside

John Green is avoiding Richmond’s season in England observing the local Football, you will enjoy his post on an English League Cup fixture.

Almanac Olympics: An Olympic Spirit and Kangaroo Diplomacy

DaveP has returned from Rio, no Zika, no muggings and no idea what time it is, to present his final Olympic chapter.

Almanac Golf: Golf Capital – Rose triumphs in Rio, Ko favourite for women’s crown.

A collection of Hamish Neal’s golf thoughts from the week plus some player performance/form notes for the next few days.

Almanac Olympic History: ABC Foreign Correspondent’s Sarah Dingle talks to East German athletes exposed to systematic doping

Ahead of tonight’s story on ABC TV’s Foreign Correspondent, Sarah Dingle speaks to former East German athletes who were part of a systematic doping regime. [Orwellian – Ed]

Almanac Rugby League – NRL Round 23: St George v Cronulla – Stuck Inside of Kogarah with the Derby Blues Again

Paul Macadam ventured into the Dragon’s den with optimism his Sharks would prevail only to be taunted by supporters and the lack of Cronulla success.

Almanac Rugby League – Five Metre Gap: NRL Round 23, 2016

Hamish Neal reviews Round 23 of the NRL season.

Almanac Olympics – Usain Bolt and the irresistible tide

Usain Bolt did it. Three from three.

Almanac Footy History – The Galahs: encore screenings of the movie

In 1967 Harry Beitzel took a representative team of Australian Footballers to Dublin, Ireland, to play Gaelic Football against the Irish champions. Last week, Tony Wilson and Rob Heath’s film recounting the trip sold out at the Melbourne International Film Festival. Encore screenings are coming – beginning on Sunday.

Dawn Fraser’s Olympian who never was

Historian Harold Peacock on the story of Marlene Dayman.

Almanac Olympics: What you don’t see on TV

Our man in Rio DaveP shares some of his Olympic moments.

Almanac Olympics: An Olympic Cycle – The Journey

Our man in Rio, DaveP has been following the Australian Men’s Team Pursuit squad for three years leading into Rio2016, watch an extract of his forthcoming documentary as they race for Gold.

Almanac Golf: Golf Capital – Knox again in 2016 and an Olympiad return

Hamish Neal with his expert opinion on matters Olympic golfing and more.

Almanac Olympics – Respect: through the eyes of girls

David Wilson observes that placing sportswomen on a par with sportsmen can be powerful. The Olympic Games are to be celebrated for this.

The Superfish and Olympic Fairy Dust

The Olympics fills Peter Baulderstone with cynicism and loathing for 206 weeks every 4 years. On Monday a chance encounter with the Superfish sprinkled him with Olympic fairy dust for the next 2 weeks.

Almanac Olympics – The Global Watering Hole

Our Man in Rio DaveP, provides the inside word as to what is really happening there 2016. [You have us DaveP – JTH]

Almanac Olympics – Middle Australia Calls Time on the Olympics

Middle Australia with some sensible proposals to ‘streamline’ the Olympics

The reluctant coach

As fill-in coach for his children’s junior soccer team, Jeff Dowsing is learning about emotion and decision-making – “Ange Postecoglou has nothing to fear.”

Almanac Gaming: Go Pokémon Go!

Robbo celebrates Pokémon Go! with an analysis of “what this phenomenon is telling us.” Those involved with traditional sport and leisure activities need to watch and learn.

Almanac Review: Our Sporting Life (Griffith Review’s recent sports edition)

Tom Stephen has had a look at Our Sporting Life, Griffith Review (53).