Ukrainian star Marta Kostyuk has called on the global media to black out Russia from its reporting on the Australian Open in a lengthy social media post about the “murderous country” which “uses its athletes as part of its propaganda”. Kostyuk booked a quarter-final berth… Read More »‘A murderous country using athletes as propaganda’: Ukraine star calls for media blackout on Russia
Round 13 was a cracking weekend of football with 16 goals scored in five games and with Sydney FC the only team to keep a clean sheet. Incredibly for the second week in a row only one team kept a clean sheet and three out… Read More »Creators, goal line clearers and goal-scorers: The A-League players who were the difference in Round 13
At the end of yet another tumultuous week for the A-Leagues, it was easy to forget there was a round of football being played – something the APL seems to do every single week. Perhaps it was fitting that a largely forgettable round of A-League… Read More »The APL is doomed to fail until it starts focusing on football
Of all the quirks, eccentricities and flat-out weirdness that comes with Australian Rules football, none are more spectacular than the high mark. Call it what you will – a ‘specky’, a ‘screamer’, a ‘hanger’ and all its other names – when executed right, a footballer… Read More »Masters of the Air: The ten greatest AFL ‘speckies’ of the 21st century – and #2 wasn’t even Mark of the Year!
Plenty happening on-field, as well as away from the pitch, in another busy week in Australian football. Here are your A-League Round 13 talking points. Glory overcome Khelifi farce, claim first away win in 15 months A happy ending to another week from hell for… Read More »Glory snap 15-month winless run, Grim times for APL as redundancies hit