June 2009
Keeping On The real saviour of Aussie soccer isn’t the business magnate or the shootout hero. It was super ‘keeper Mark Schwarzer. By Jesse Fink Full Force Not even strife-torn Zimbabwe or relocating...
View ArticleHow Good Is Holly Aitken
Victorian young gun Holly Aitken is smashing Queensland’s dominance of the Aussie junior triathlon scene and putting senior national competitors on notice.
View ArticleDrinks With Dick Johnson
James Smith recently caught up with Johnson at a Jim Beam Racing promo day at Eastern Creek and tried his best not to appear too starstruck.
View ArticleSquash With David Palmer
Shed your image of squash as the poncy pursuit of private schoolboys.
View ArticleCape Fear
The gruelling eight-day Cape Epic mountain bike race in South Africa will bring you undone, but at least the scenery’s pretty.
View ArticleJohan Cruyff
Johan Cruyff’s wizardry proved a true “turn” for the worse for opponents. Add the “total” football philosophy and he was truly unstoppable.
View ArticleJuly 2009
THE SELF-STYLED MICHAEL CLARKE Our captain-in-waiting likes what he sees in the mirror. As he should. BY AARON SCOTT POMS BY NUMBERS Meet the English XI . . . before they’re all out. BY AARON SCOTT...
View ArticleHow Good Is Jye Kearney
Long and lanky he may be, but Queensland youngster Jye Kearney is backflipping and tricking his way to snowboarding superstardom.
View ArticleDrinks With Nicole Livingstone
With the parity of international swimming again threatened by scientists (this time bearing polyurethane swimsuits rather than vials of ’roids), who better to talk to than Nicole Livingstone?
View ArticleWater Dragons
Australia is fast getting into the spirit and culture of dragon boat racing – a mere 2000 years after its birth in ancient China.
View ArticleHockey with Casey Eastham
Just when the women’s hockey world thought it was safe to strut back on the turf following the retirement of veteran Australian star striker Nikki Hudson, along comes Casey Eastham.
View ArticleTurning The Tables
Sometimes a modern game results from a long string of innovations. It seems that table tennis never stops.
View ArticleAugust 2009
Our little leagues are BIG business for sport’s top end of town. But are we pampering Generation Next?
View ArticleLarry Foley
The legendary Larry Foley took boxing from the back lanes to respectability – when it needed it most.
View ArticleHow Good Is Caroline Buchanan
With the World BMX titles in Adelaide this month, and the World Mountain Bike Champs in Canberra next, it’s this tearaway’s chance to shine.
View ArticleOlympic Van-Tasy
Vancouver never really lost its lustre with Australian winter sports enthusiasts. It’s just that Japan’s star began to shine a lot brighter.
View ArticleDrinks With Gary Freeman
His departure from the international scene after the 1995 World Cup in Britain came as a major culture shock to the Kiwis,
View ArticleOpen Water Swims with Brendan Capell
The 25km open water swim is a distance event. And 24-year-old Brisbane phenomenon Brendan Capell just might make history repeat.
View ArticleHow Good Is Brock Motum
Young giants aren’t supposed to boast the skill set Aussie Brock Motum does. That’s why US college scouts signed him up.
View ArticleBig Bites
Unlucky anglers should head to Fiji’s Kadavu Island, where the wahoo hunt in dangerous, hungry packs.
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