Disaster in Durban. The Socceroos run out of luck and legs against a talented young German side. The new world-class stadium runs out of beer and Dennis Gedling is your unwillingly sober reporter for the entirety of the drubbing.
Top 100 World Cup Moments (From the Aussie P.O.V.): 18-The Durban Disaster (2010)
NBA Finals – My Crystal Ball
Raj Singh thinks this has been one of the great NBA playoff series of all time. His crystal ball tell him the final will come down to a replay of last year’s Spurs v Heat, but it will be tight.
Top 100 World Cup Moments (From the Aussie P.O.V.): 26-The Brilliant Dutch Denied…Again (1978)
Total Football Model with everything but the Cup. 1978. Sideburns. The Dutch lose, again. Dennis Gedling reports on the 1978 World Cup final between the Sky Blue & Whites and the Oranje.
Top 100 World Cup Moments (From the Aussie P.O.V.): 27-The Montevideo Nightmare (2001)
Dennis Gedling provides a dispassionate account of Australia v Uruguay 2001. Well, maybe not so much dispassionate. Maybe more heart-rent heart-sore therapy.
Top 100 World Cup Moments (From the Aussie P.O.V.): 28-Ghana hold the Socceroos on the Road to Nowhere (2010)
Dennis Gedling was your man at the ground (in the red dust) as Ghana took on the Socceroos in 2010. Dennis paid both the emotional toll and for too many rounds.
Top 100 World Cup Moments (From the Aussie P.O.V.): 29-Iran Defeat ‘The Great Satan’ (1998)
The diplomacy of football. Dennis Gedling reports on Iran v USA ’98. (Hang down your head Thomas Dooley)
Pitch drops, Torps and Bumps
Longworth thinks the bump is slowly dying, just like the torp.
Top 100 World Cup Moments (From the Aussie P.O.V.): 32-Guus Hiddink and the Fighting South Koreans (2002)
Dennis Gedling recalls South Korea’s euphoric 2002 tournament, under the tutelage of a guy called GUUUUUUSSSSS
A Rescue Mission
Dips shares some unique insights into the challenges of parenting and the vital role sport can play for all in the community. Please read and see if you can help play a role too.
Dipping a toe in the bucket
Sporting bucket lists – we all have one. GlennB, our man in Kentucky, shares his Australian bucket list and calls for us Aussies to outline our American versions.
Boxing: East v West as Gyngell squeaks points decision over Packer
Patrick Skene, a very experienced student of the fistic art, applies the wisdom of Sun Tzu, to the Packer-Gyngell stoush. [Beautifully done – Ed]
The bloody brutality of boxing
Matt Watson reviews the Heavyweight ‘Contest’ between Klitschko and Leapai.
A shot needed out of nowhere
Heavyweight Championship. Leapai v Klitschko. A profile of a grub going for glory with one-punch.
Top 100 World Cup Moments (From the Aussie P.O.V.): 50-Brilliant Brazil Blow It (1982)
BUT THIS IS THE NEWS… Brazil fails to stop Paulo Rossi and is kicked to the curb…
Top 100 World Cup Moments (From the Aussie P.O.V.): 52-The Llama and Mr Voller (1990)
Holland v Germany. Spittlefest 1990.
Marathoning the Rotterdam
Rotterdam may not have the reputation or international pull of cities such as London, New York and Paris, but as a marathon-city it has a fine reputation. Andy Fuller reports on a crowd-pleasing event where music meets sponsors meets philanthropy, celebrating individuality and solidarity.
The Universe says that it’s more than a game.
Yvette Wroby is at it again, having stories to tell about sports supporters even when in difficult circumstances. Finding another Sainter will always make the world a better place, and finding other sports nuts is an added benefit.
Cycling (and other disciplines): Ten rule changes to fix the Tour de France, as demanded by Mr A Bolt of Melbourne
Patrick O’Brien shakes up the Tour. Or, he has Andrew Bolt shake it up.
The Big Show Comes To Old Sydney Town
Braham Dabscheck has been going to the SCG since 1959. On the weekend he saw Major League baseball there. These are his observations. [Nicely paced – Ed]











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