Articles tagged with "Sport"
The Ashes, Australia beats England 5-0 in Cricket!
By Heather | January 4th, 2007Australia Inflicts Ashes Whitewash read the Headlines this morning. OK- I admit- being a girl I am not so knowledgeable on the sport- but it is always good when the home team whoops arse don't you think? Condolences to all the P ...
Cycle your way into History- Ride to the Gong!
By Heather | October 18th, 2006Are you feeling fit and up for a challenge? Sunday November 5, 2006 Grab a bike and take place in Sydney’s biggest and best cycling and fundraising challenge: The Portfolio Partners MS Benefit Bike Ride. Sydney to the “Gon ...
Learn to Surf!
By Heather | October 11th, 2006If you move to or are even just visiting Australia it is basically a requirement for entry into the country that you at least try surfing. There are tons of surf schools throughout Australia and some really fun surf tours you ca ...
Havaianas Beachley Classic (Women's Surfing!)
By Heather | October 11th, 2006A Havaiana is an extremely poular brand of thong (flip flop). Urban legend has it they are so comfortable and soft that they don't give you blisters at all! This glorious footwear company sponsored the Havaianas Beachley Clas ...
Australia onto the round of 16
By Court | June 23rd, 2006With a fantastic late game goal, Australia tied Croatia to move onto the round of 16 in the World Cup! Follow the action over at www.worldcupblog.org, with a dedicated Aussie team blog!
Australian boxing bout sparks nationwide brawls
By Court | May 19th, 2006Oopps... SYDNEY (Reuters) - Pugnacious Australians just love a good fight -- in the ring or in the pub. Some 30 bar brawls broke out across the nation, and one man died in a fight, on Wednesday night following a much-hyped televis ...
Nudists remember fallen Diggers
By Court | April 25th, 2006The title of the article just seems so wrong.... DESCENDANTS of Australian and New Zealand diggers will mark Anzac Day with a playful game of beach cricket near Byron Bay tomorrow – in the nude. More than 400 bare bods are expec ...
Australia and the World Cup
By Court | April 19th, 2006In less than two and a half months, Australia is taking on the World Cup!
Unfortunately for them, they're going at it with Brazil, as well as Croatia and Japan in Group F.
You can follow the team on the
Sure, they're not expected to make it past the first round, but Australia is sending a team to the 2006 World Cup! They've only made it two times before, so qualifying was a tough ...Australia in the World Cup
By Court | February 16th, 2006
Photos Outrage Australian Sports Officials
By Court | February 8th, 2006Really, what were these people thinking? Since when has playing with guns become cool and funny again? Photographs of a trainer conducting mock executions of young Australian swimmers at a military-style boot camp prompted outrage ...
World Cup ticket rush
By Court | January 3rd, 2006Got an extra 10 G hanging around? If so, consider splurging on World Cup packages, where Australia's team takes on one of the best in the world in Brazil. Don't have that kind of dough? Then keep $10 in your pocket and plan on ...
Demand for flights and tours soars
By Court | December 12th, 2005Australia is going to World Cup for the first time in 32 years and some people have been saying this whole time for the event. After the national team qualified,
Aussie sportsman happy about losing finger
By Court | October 19th, 2005The winner of the bizarre competition this month goes to the Aussie rugby player to decided to have his finger amputated, rather than the bones fused together. I can only imagine what will happen when people realize that oh, wait ...
Cycling's sisters come to grief
By Court | August 1st, 2005Cycling's sisters come to grief after a tragic accident killed one of their teammates and seriously injured five others after ...
State of Origin III - Second Half
By Chris | July 6th, 2005NSW score. 24-0. Early pressure from QLD came to naught and once again NSW go down the other end of the field and Andrew Johns pulls a few strings and the Blues score. Can't see QLD coming back from here. They just haven't shown a ...
State of Origin III - Game Time
By Chris | July 6th, 2005QLD nearly turned attack into tragedy with a dodgy kick by Lockyer run back by Minichello for an almost certain score. A great tackle by Matty Bowen to save a try, but how did QLD not score?! So much pressure but great NSW defense ...
The Decider
By Chris | July 6th, 2005Let the war begin! Game just kicked off in the third and deciding State of Origin game of rugby league. Queensland has started well putting real pressure on the NSW line with consecutive sets of six. Go the 'Rones!!
From the "Poor Taste" Files
By Court | June 6th, 2005Well, I don't really know what these guys were thinking when they named their racing greyhound Navi Talim, or Ivan Milat (the name of a serial killer) backwards. If I had to guess, they probably thought they were being ingenious ...
State of Origin
By Chris | May 26th, 2005Awww yeah! Bowen and Kimmorley seal Queensland victory Looked like a classic and good to see the Maroons getting off to a winning start this year.
L-plate surfers ride a rising tide
By Court | February 25th, 2005Learning to surf is the new "must do" on the list of backpackers, and women are hitting the water in unprecedented numbers. According to Tourism Research Australia's Report on the backpacker market in 2003, 81 per cent of interna ...
Shark void hurting: Newton
By Court | December 24th, 2004Leading golf commentator Jack Newton says the fact no Australian has filled the vacancy left by Greg Norman on the world stage is an issue with the game's fans here, but is only one of several factors contributing to a slide in th ...
Make a big splash down under
By Court | November 23rd, 2004Learning to surf on the golden beaches of New South Wales is a humbling experience, says Christopher Wakling, but once you're up... From M ...
An extreme Christmas Holiday - the infamous Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
By Court | November 21st, 2004This Christmas, Global Yacht Racing is providing ordinary people with a passion for adventure travel the opportunity to experience the ultimate challenge in adventure holidays — ocean yacht racing. Global Yacht Racing’s next major ...
Esquire writer: Call made Ricky retire
By Court | November 10th, 2004The author of this month's Esquire magazine piece on Ricky Williams believes if Dolphins coach Dave Wannstedt and the estranged running back handled the pivotal phone call in July differently, Williams wouldn't have retired. Esqu ...
Aussies seal historic series win
By Court | October 30th, 2004Australia sauntered to their first series win in India for 35 years with a crushing 342-run win on day four of the third Test in Nagpur. From Aussies seal historic seri ...
Australia vs. USA - Rugby League
By Chris | October 27th, 2004In what could be the start of an America's Cup type rivalry (in that Australia will win it every year for over 100 years), the USA national rugby league team (the Tomahawks) will play Australia's best in a one off game in Philadel ...
Roos facing two felons
By Court | October 20th, 2004TWO convicted criminals who served nine months' detention in England have been named in the Great Britain Tri-Nations rugby league squad. Prop Ryan Bailey and winger Chev Walker - both members of the Leeds side that defeated Bra ...
Australian football now a passport to travel
By Court | October 19th, 2004One of the obvious disadvantages of playing AFL football for an elite sportsman is the lack of opportunity for international travel and competition. Well, at least it used to be. From
Around 1,000 Australians have flown to Bangalore just to be part of the test matches and completely soak themselves in the cricket culture. The City’s star hotels are booked and pubs are making hay after sunset. Three different to ...Aussie fans go pub-crawling
By Court | October 12th, 2004