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Money talks. It will go ahead with various levels of players - mostly lower end, while the big boys talk with their sponsors etc about possible repercussions. But no one except the Top-20 or so can ignore that kind of money. The tour will probably lose money, but then then the good bits will...

I did some Little Aths coaching on Saturday and there quite a few kids going (ages 9/10/11-ish). And talking about it, being excited etc. Ok, maybe they were only going for the dancing and the fireworks and the crowd chanting. So what? They never go to a normal Grand Prix meeting...

Well, I'm glad they got that DQ right. I switched off immediately after that and had a good laugh about it - 'The Only Way The Aussies Can Lose is By Being Disqualified!' - and, well............ You have to keep some integrity in the sport. Overall - I like the concept. Some of the events...

I honestly don't know why people get so excited about 'that's a sport, that's only a game, it has to be physical, you have to sweat, change shoes etc'. Who cares what it's called? If you like doing it or watching it, keep doing it or watching it. If someone sneeringly says 'That's actually...

Played at Sandringham about two weeks ago - first game in probably 5 years. Front 9 - great (for me). 45 off stick. Back nine - started OK, got tired, shoulders and back got stiff, scored - well, it really doesn't matter (50-ish, I dug the foundations for my future retirement home in one...

Does anyone know why SBS2 had a repeat of the of the 2nd last night day on their recap show yesterday, instead of showing the last day? And if anything is going to be done to show the correct replay. Some of us haven't got FOXTEL.

I dont think so- the american depth is always so great that the times of their four fastest runners usually guarantee them a lead of 2-3. Maybe the legendary 1948 London one where Arthur Wint and co knocked them off (plenty of Youtubes, and it's a great story) - but even I wasn't around for...

They did that at the World Relays the last two years (they've now copied it for the swimming as well). Some of the women's teams in the Bahamas were told to 'tone it down' a bit. I think it's a great idea. It helps promote the relays, which are the most exciting races of all.

Cleveland had an NFL team from the 80s (I think) that won a lot of close games - comebacks etc. They became known as the Cardiac Kids. The 1927 New York Yankees were the first team to be called the Bronx Bombers. The top of their order (Tony Lazzeri, Mark Koenig, Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig) was...

All New Zealand teams call themselves 'Black' - All blacks, Tall Blacks, Black Caps etc. The badminton team wanted to call themselves the 'Black utensils'. Imagine the Haka!:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

10.44 is bloody impressive for a 16-year old. However, we have had others like that. Paul Narracott ran 10.6 at 16 for example. I've no info on whether he is a big kid or not for his age (ie how much more will he grow), or how far advanced is his training (is he doing weights or overloads...

The Armstrong Lie is coming out soon. Basically, when Armstrong was making his comeback in 2009, he took along a doco maker to film it for a fly-on-the-wall 'insider's look' etc - you know the drill. Anyway, whn the lastest doping accusations blew up, he shelved it, and picked up the camera...

Interesting. I always like to see a race won using a bit of nous. You are supposed to 'run your own race' - but if you can get into the head of your opponent and make him NOT run his race - I reckon that's good. It's not just time-trials. James isn't the first, and he won't be the last to get...

Rollins just too fast today - no excuses. And Bolt is now completely taking the piss - he even jogged the final! He's just far too good. He ran hard for 120 metres, cruised for 50, and then had a light walk.

Finally, Pearson runs something close to her best form. Her semi was far, far better than her heat (although only .12 faster). Looking like she's getting back to form. Should be good final - Rollins is still the one to beat, and Harper showed that of the top 2 slip up at all, she'll pounce...

I think she's a bit of an outsider - just too many injuries to get her speed up. Hasn't been able to do the work. These days, it's almost impossible to hit you peak without an injury-free season. Being just a couple of percent under done turns you from being a potential medallist to a hopeful...

No one in the stadium either. Track and Field by itself is not a major sporting drawcard these days (of course, put the word 'Olympics' in front, and the public would watch anything).

Apparently one of the athletes in the Women's discus was doing a few warm-up swings (discus in hand)and got a bit close to a fellow competitor. Whoops! Broken nose, stitches. Still competed (well, it is the WC). I think Fabrice LaPierre could do OK for Australia in the Long Jump. He's...

I'd probably have Carl Lewis up there - Best sprinter in the world for several years, best long jumper EVER - and I'm reasonably comnfortable with hios doping record. Yes, he was found to have taken something, but it was at a microscopic level, and he wouldn't go for that today. He was (still...

Lindrum is a tad over-rated here in Australia. He was the best in the world for some of his career, but he played in an era where huge scores became the norm, and so many matches became 'chase a record'. Many of his 57 World Records are things like 'Most Points in 5 minutes', 'Most Points in a...

I disagree entirely. I think the biggest problem is that the fact we insist on having a swimming 'team'. They're not a team - they're individual performers who happen to do similar events (ie in a pool). What do the butterfliers have in common with the backstrokers? What do the distance...

The trouble with the Jesse Owens one is it only has 'Significance' looking back now that we know all the post-event rationalising and furore (and Hitler didn't snub Owens particularly - he was politely told after he publicly congratulated the first german winner 'If you do one, you have to do...

Steve Davis personality award?!?!?!?!? Bloody hell.............................. (Actually, the last few years now he's moved into commentary he's excellent, but while he was playing:eek:................)

This is cool - goes on a bit long, but the first 2 minutes are exceptional.

How about Zatopek - did the 5/10K double in '52, and then decided to enter the Marathon - on 3 days rest and having never run one before. Supposedly, being a novice, about half-way through the marathon, he asked the race favorite if the pace was OK, and the favorite tried to trick him - he said...

Just quietly. I think the Poms have had us covered the last 4 or so years. The Women's game is almost entirely ODI's now - There has been ONE Australia v England test in the last 4 years. Poms are No 1.

Australians used to take Sport far more seriously than other countries - hence a lot of our success. Elite athletes would naturally rise to the top. Now, because of almost all major sport being basically professional (even if there is no prizemoney, top athletes can make money from...

David Graham had a near shocker when he won his US PGA in 79. Had a 2-shot lead coming to the last - drive down the middle and then the worst-ever 6-iron played by a professional golfer. Wound up with a double-bogey, so he sneaked into the pay-off. His opponent then choked the sudden-death...

Hindsight, I know, but the signs weren't great early on - he kept leaving makeable putts short. But his ball striking was good. He just couldn't make a putt all day - particularly when he needed to.

And you're the sort of person that shows why we NEED media Opinion writers. Without them, people just wouldn't know what to think. They need guidance, moulding, brainwashing.............. :D