Reaction to Smith catch proves cultural cringe is alive and well
This is the last bastion of the cultural cringe.
The Fitz Files
Here's to more sporting fairytales in 2017
This was the year of thunder and wonder, the year of the fairytale for all those teams more associated with chunder and blunder. Which leaves us hoping for what in 2017?
Rah rah! Union has league on the run
Told yers! I refer to the comments by the famous rugby league coach Chris Anderson this week: "Our biggest danger is rugby union ... It's a big world sport. It's taken over Europe. Rugby league has died in Europe. All good players now go to union; in England, in France. So it's a big game. It's growing in America. That's our danger. If we don't get our house in order, our danger is we'll be playing rugby union in 10 years."
If the Wallabies beat England all will be forgiven
Bring it in tight, you bastards and listen.
Could the Poo be the answer for Kyrgios?
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.
Faf, you cheated, you got caught, you should be banned
I think of Justice Marcus Einfeld every time I drive past a particular speed camera on the back road to the Spit Bridge.
What are the world's leader thinking? Just ask Sharkie
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.
The Australian team could learn a thing or two from Captain Cranky
The Australian cricket team did what?
Is Smith too vanilla to captain Australia?
The question is being posed with a little more force in the wake of the team losing the last four Test matches in a row.
Barba was stupid but he shouldn't be banned
Is it any of the NRL's business if Ben Barba takes cocaine?
Why the Wallabies aren't on TV
"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 ..."
Warne finally gets something right
Mark Taylor, Dean Jones and yes, even Shane Warne, are right.
Ring the bell - it's time boxing went the way of the dinosaurs
I ask again to those who wish to support/watch/pay for this grotesque charade. Do you really want it on your conscience?
Forget the farce of Green and Mundine, think of the brain damage
In the words of Billy Birmingham, "I am sorry, I am going to have to go with me, on this one."
The real decision facing 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.
The law trumps the brotherhood of cricket
There has been a great deal of bitter criticism this week at the very idea of a coronial inquest into the tragic death of Phillip Hughes at the SCG two years ago.
The NRL are not taking concussions seriously
I knew it would happen, and it didn't.
Bears, Jets next in line for NRL fairytale
So rugby league needs a new fairy tale? Here are two teams whose run to an NRL title would have Hans Christian Andersen looking over his shoulder.
Time for the Fitz Files' Kiss of Death for the grand finals
In my bones, I feel it will be ...
Why the parkrun concept is taking Australia by storm
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.