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The Poms – a Boxing Day tradition

The Poms – a Boxing Day tradition

Australia, a country that has remained the same in name only, is slowly losing its reputation as a stoic nation, stepped in rich traditions and culture. .

  • 2010 Highlights in Australian athletics

    Who were the fastest athletes in Australia for 2010? The end of the year rankings for Athletics Australia highlight several great performances.

  • Snow puts end to fixtures!!

    Only 2 premier league fixtures were played this weekend as snow made it impossible for games to go on. In temperatures that didn't go past freezing, only Sunderland at home to Bolton and Blackburn at home to West Ham.

  • Australia rises from the ashes

    Fortunes in cricket are very fluctuating as was witnessed in the third Ashes test at Perth. Only a week ago Australia seemed to be down and out with little positives to take from the second test. On the first day of the Perth test England won the toss and bundled out Australia for a below par total, but what happened afterwards was just sensational.

  • Sport gifts and Santa's sacks

    It is four sleeps to Christmas Day, and there is familiar imagery associated with Santa Clause. We\'ve all seen photographs of Santa\'s sleigh filled with sacks of toys ready for his rounds, and poking out from those bags of goodies, are some form of sports items.

  • NFL streak ends for Favre

    In 1991 Brett Favre was drafted to the Atlanta Falcons, in a move that was not approved by then Atlanta head coach, Jerry Glanville. Glanville said after the trade "that it would take a plane crash before Favre would play".

  • Australia's Ashes hopes bowled over in the first session at WACA

    A hungry English team has dashed Australia's hopes of winning back the ashes following a disastrous start to the third test at the WACA in Perth.

  • Improving Your Sporting Balanced

    Christmas is not far away. Sporting competitions are slowing down and many get a break from their sport (apart from the Cricket). The whole Christmas season provides an ideal time to reflect on balance in our lives. How do the top athletes balance their sport, success and their lives? Some innovative researchers interviewed 18 Australian Gold Medallists. Their goal was to see how winning a gold medal impacted their life. The findings give all athletes and exercisers some useful advice.

  • United Show Spirit To Take The Lead!!!

    Manchester United have overtaken Arsenal as League Leaders after a 1-0 win at Old Trafford. United are now top of a league that is too close to call after a seesaw last few months for the Barclays Premier League. Park scored the winner at the Theatre of Dreams to take United to the summit of the league. Generally United finish the season strongly and if that's anything to go by, they will be very difficult to dethrone from here on in.

  • Not everyone in sport does well

    Has anyone ever wondered what happens to all those international cricketers (Test, One Day, Twenty/20, IPL and the like), who when they retire are never seen or heard of again – at least in the public eye.

  • Up$ide down Town

    The ups and downs of modern day professional sport comes hard and fast every year, as soon as the euphoria wears off for that winning team, and the sun starts to set and so it begins to rise to a new season.

  • Cricket Australia unveils 'Big Bash' competition for 20102011

    In the lead up to the 2010 Ashes series Cricket Australia boss James Sutherland announced the establishment of Australia's answer to the Indian Premier League, the 'Big Bash'.