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The Fitz Files

Could the Poo be the answer for Kyrgios?

Support: Mark Philippoussis understands Kyrgios' troubles.

TFF has long maintained that in terms of wasted tennis talent, the only one who approaches Kyrgios was Mark Philippoussis who had the complete game, but, after bursting onto the tour in the mid-1990s, never quite got there, because his work ethic never matched his colossal talent.

What are the world's leader thinking? Just ask Sharkie

Pretty pleased with himself: Greg Norman has been having regular chats with President-elect Donald Trump.

No. And again I say NO. Wild tickles couldn't make Greg Norman tell of just how instrumental he was in putting Malcolm Turnbull in touch with Donald Trump after the latter's election victory – and it is not even fair to ask my client that question.

Why the Wallabies aren't on TV

Retiring: Ken Sutcliffe, here with Graham Kennedy in 1988, is ready to start playing a bit of sport rather than watching it.

"The TV business," Hunter S Thompson once famously wrote, "is uglier than most things. It is normally perceived as some kind of cruel and shallow money trench through the heart of the journalism industry, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs ..."

The real decision facing Nick Kyrgios

Lighter ban: Nick Kyrgios.

The Nick Kyrgios thing? The outrageous tanking at the Shanghai Open? It was good, at least, that the Sportsbet mob - did I mention that everyone loses sooner or later, so don't waste your readies? - refunded everyone's money on the match in question, and the quote from them was amusing.  

Why the parkrun concept is taking Australia by storm

Community sport: The parkrun is growing in popularity.

You will recall TFF's rant of 10 days ago that what Australia needed more of was less corporate slug-fests, awash in match-fixing, dodgy deals, bodgy people, bikies and furious factional fighting and more community sport, a la the newly formed Lane Cove Fun Run.

Sell Hayne and Folau and buy, buy, buy women's sport

On the rise: Australia's rugby sevens women celebrate their Olymnpic gold in Rio.

As if you didn't know, it is time – as the flood of muddied oafs begins to recede, and the tide of flanelled fools has not fully engulfed all – for your humble correspondent's annual look at which sporting stocks to buy, sell, and hold.