Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
By Mark Geenty ANALYSIS: Some cash-strapped national sporting organisations (NSOs) are in line for a funding boost as Sport New Zealand decides how to distribute a $20 million windfall from the newly-passed Racing Industry Amendment Bill. The big question is: how fairly will it be dished out, and will sporting codes who receive very little in […]
We recently expressed our opinion that the AFL had erred by allowing A-grade referee Nick Foote to continue his side hustle as a racing tipster sponsored by corporate bookmaker Sportsbet. In light of this video (at bottom) published this week on the 2Units website featuring Foot (the clean shaven one) and his business partner Dave […]
There is a continuing controversy involving AFL umpire Nick Foot’s employment by Sportsbet, with questions being asked about some of Foot’s officiating calls in the Collingwood-Bulldogs game on the weekend, and whether they were in any way influenced by his association with the bookmaker. Let us make our position on the issue clear. Nick Foot […]
You don’t have to be a genius to work out what’s happened in the Luke Sayers affair, pardon the pun. The bloke’s on holidays with his wife and kids in Italy. Someone sends a dick pic from his phone with a young female executive of one of the club’s major sponsors tagged in. 13 minutes […]
I almost fell off my chair yesterday morning after seeing that the bookies were betting $2.55 about Novak Djokovic beating Carlos Alcaraz. It was the overlay of the century The Joker has an outstanding record un hard courts, having won 71 of his 99 titles on the surfaces. Coming into last night’s match Djokovic boasted […]
If its not bad enough that the Australian mens netball team is called the Kelpies, then they come out and do this on the opening day of the Fast5 series. Rugby league hardman Norm Provan would be rolling in his grave. Surely if they had to do something like this they could at least have […]
Gout Gout is officially the fastest 16-year-old in the world. His times of 10.29 seconds for the 1oom and 20.69 over 200m confirm it. To put how quick he is in perspective, Usain Bolt holds the world record over both distances. His WR times are 9.58 and 19.19, and have stood for 15 years. And […]
What can you say? Pro fighting just ain’t this gal’s game. Judo champion in the Czech Republic just KO’d herself into the cage 😭 pic.twitter.com/TXyaajPetC — Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) April 6, 2024
There is increasing speculation in racing circles that if Gillon McLachlan is proven to have knowledge of the AFL’s drug testing cover-up practices – and to date he hasn’t been – it may cost him the long-mooted Chairman’s role at Racing Victoria. Racing is a sport that is dependent both on being free of drugs, […]
It seems crazy, but as of the Games in Paris later this year break dancing – now called Breaking – is an Olympic Sport. Whoever would have imagined it? A cultural phenomenon that sprouted from underprivileged Puerto Rican and African American kids dancing on the mean streets of the Bronx to entertain themselves has become […]
