With another crushing of the Australians in Melbourne, England ensured they would at least retain the Ashes. The tourists now look to close out a series victory, while the Aussies look to retain some pride with one eye on the future. Ben Waterworth previews the Fifth Test from the SCG.
The A-League’s first derby was a classic, but will the return bout be as exciting and dramatic as the original? John Takemura previews a match that will go a long way towards determining each team’s finals hopes.
The world’s foremost series of test cricket has returned to Australian soil, but, unlike many recent editions, it is the hosts with major question marks hanging over their heads. Ben Waterworth previews the opening salvo in Australia’s quest to regain the urn.
With another crushing of the Australians in Melbourne, England ensured they would at least retain the Ashes. The tourists now look to close out a series victory, while the Aussies look to retain some pride with one eye on the future. Ben Waterworth previews the Fifth Test from the SCG.
The A-League’s first derby was a classic, but will the return bout be as exciting and dramatic as the original? John Takemura previews a match that will go a long way towards determining each team’s finals hopes.
The world’s foremost series of test cricket has returned to Australian soil, but, unlike many recent editions, it is the hosts with major question marks hanging over their heads. Ben Waterworth previews the opening salvo in Australia’s quest to regain the urn.
Brazil will be there for you like they’ve been there before, as Evan Harding remembered when watching the World Cup’s most successful team stifle the Chilean creativity. He now looks forward to the Iberian derby and Paraguay’s chance to make it South America’s best tournament ever.
The predictable English failure has finally happened, and Evan Harding looks at why, ponders the video referee question and FIFA censorship and previews tonight’s action.
The USA were chanting ‘Yes, we can’ but even in a parallel universe, it wasn’t Landon’s lads on the winning side. Evan Harding looks back at the first two second-round matches and previews tonight’s must-see fixtures.
Last night saw the most thrilling part of the World Cup and the most boring as well – all in one match. It was enough to make Evan Harding summon up a ’60s musical.
What do John Lennon, Radiohead and Alicia Keys have in common? And what does that have to do with anything anyway? Evan Harding looks back at last night’s action and previews the last four matches of the group stage.
It was a 24 hours full of heartbreaking exits, and not just for the Socceroos, writes Evan Harding. But there’s still hope going forward, and a new bidder for the 2018 World Cup.
Australia’s World Cup campaign is over despite victory over Serbia this morning and Ben Waterworth looks back at where it all went wrong for Socceroos.
Carlton have been running hot and cold for much of the 2010 AFL season, but why so erratic? Ben Waterworth, upstart’s resident AFL expert, runs his rule over the Blues at the midseason break.
Day 13 and with their immediate future on the line, will the Socceroos run out of luck? Evan Harding looks at tonight’s big matches from Groups C and D, while reviewing the fate of the vanquished from last night.
It was satisfaction for the good-looking last night, and Evan Harding looks forward to the first four entries into the knockout stages tonight.
Last night we saw more Shane Smeltz magic as New Zealand stole a point from the defending champions, and Brazil turned on the joga bonito as another referee got duped into flashing the red card, writes Shane Palmer.
Day 10 is already upon us and so Evan Harding doesn’t mention the words ‘red’ or ‘card’, in his review of the last day’s events and the preview of tonight’s action.
The 2010 World Cup finally got what it needed on Day 8 and the tournament’s most polarising figure is the man behind it all, writes Evan Harding. And what’s that thing he’s got in his head?
It was the biggest shock so far, but for the sake of the tournament this was one underdog we didn’t want to win, writes Evan Harding as he looks back on the first round and ahead to Day 7.
Shane Palmer looks back as the Kiwis earn a point against Slovakia, Franz Beckenbauer hasa whinge and Brazil turns on the style in a result Kim Jong-il says was ‘inevitable’.
Day 5 gets underway soon, but it seems the entertainment is being taken away by the J-word and the V-word, writes Evan Harding. Is it all just hot air?
The world’s premier sporting event is here and we’re taking it on with a daily column filled with expert analysis, reasoned opinion and accurate predictions. Except for the ‘expert’, ‘reasoned’ and ‘accurate’ parts…
In his look at Day 4 of the World Cup, Evan Harding believes in the power of positive thinking and suggests an upset on the cards for tonight.
It’s Day 3 of the World Cup and Shane Palmer reviews the action, previews the Socceroos opener, and begins to feel the magic of the tournament.
It’s Day 2 of the World Cup and Evan Harding reviews last night’s action, previews tonight’s, and takes a brief detour into Wrongtown.
