Sydney FC’s past two A-League titles were delivered by a deadly strike partnership. Will Bobo and Holosko bring their third?
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Once upon a team, there was a crown
“The Doggies won the premiership. They won the premiership.” It was three hours after the grand final, in a bar deep in the bowels of the MCG. The man still pinching himself was Neil Cordy, a former Bulldogs player, later an estimable Sydney defender, also uncle to newly minted Dogs premiership player Zaine, and now a journalist.
Why the Wallabies aren't on TV
“The TV business,” Hunter S Thompson once famously wrote, “is uglier than most things. It is normally perceived as some kind of cruel and shallow money trench through the heart of the journalism industry, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs …”
The world could be watching the new Cox Plate on Saturday
Saturday’s first running of the re-invented $2 million Emirates Stakes could be in years to come the most popular weight-for-age race of its kind in Australia, even eclipsing the nation’s flagship weight-for-age event, the Cox Plate.
Whincup ready for Supercars title shootout
While Shane van Gisbergen is unfazed by the prospect of a Supercars title shootout with six-time champion Jamie Whincup, he is downright dismissive of a suggestion that disgruntled rivals are out to get him.
Winx jockey Hugh Bowman says Fell Swoop needs to "put his hand up" in Darley Classic to become standout sprinter
Having worked closely with Matthew Dale a few years ago, champion jockey Hugh Bowman says it would “mean a lot” to “win a big race” for the Canberra trainer and he hopes it’s the $1 million Darley Classic (1200 metres) at Flemington on Saturday.
Gallop Cup: Cricket ACT welcomes Papua New Guinean players into local scene
In the only nation that calls rugby league its national game, Papua New Guinean native Kila Pala’s one true sporting love was cricket.
Ashleigh Karaitiana making up for lost time with Bendigo Spirit
Ashleigh Karaitiana is making up for lost time with Bendigo Spirit.
Cricket Australia working towards making neck guards compulsory
Cricket Australia will not make the wearing of neck guards compulsory until it is scientifically proven they will protect players from the type of hit that claimed Phillip Hughes’ life.
Australia v South Africa: Dale Steyn sent to hospital as Steve Smith's blood boils
South African spearhead Dale Steyn was sent to hospital for scans on a day Steve Smith was left bewildered by a controversial lbw dismissal which has set a “dangerous precedent” for the rest of the summer.