Michael Lynch, The Age's expert on soccer, has had extensive experience of high level journalism in the UK and Australia. Michael has covered the Socceroos through Asia, Europe and South America in their past three World Cup campaigns. He has also reported on Grands Prix and top class motor sport from Asia and Europe. He has won several national media awards for both sports and industry journalism.
Melbourne Victory wide man Marco Rojas was a darling of the home crowd in his first spell at AAMI Park, which finished with him winning a Johnny Warren Medal as A-League player of the year before he departed for Stuttgart at the end of the 2012-13 season.
Seventy per cent of W-League players would consider switching to the AFL, with money the major motivating factor, according to a survey by a leading women's soccer website.
Qualification for Russia 2018 remains a work in progress, but Australia could not have made a better start: six points, three goals and none conceded.
Sheik Fahad Al Thani of Qatar's ruling family could not have had a better introduction to Australian racing than winning the Melbourne Cup with Dunaden in 2011.
Oakleigh Cannons will face South Melbourne in the NPL Victoria Grand Final next weekend after seeing off the defending champions, Bentleigh Greens, 3-1 at Kingston Heath Soccer Complex in the second semi final on Sunday afternoon.
One of the most crucial jobs facing an international manager is the constant regeneration of a national team squad.
The Moir Stakes has been the personal fiefdom of that great old sprinter Buffering for the past few years, but Mark Kavanagh is aiming to not just see off the Queensland hero but also Australia's star sprinter Chautauqua in this year's contest at the end of Septmeber.
Awesome Rock blew away his rivals to guarantee himself a Cox Plate start with a storming two length win in the Group Two Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes at Moonee Valley, belying his $31 starting price and gaining a measure of compensation for his disqualification in the Australian Cup last season.
It's not often Darren Weir goes into a Melbourne metropolitan race mob-handed and fails to land a winner, never mind a placed horse.
NPL Victoria champions Bentleigh Greens will be hoping to cause a major FFA Cup boilover when they entertain Melbourne Victory in the FFA Cup quarter final later in September.
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