Kyrgios heading down a sad path
If he continues on his current path he could become the saddest form of sporting entertainment there is.
If he continues on his current path he could become the saddest form of sporting entertainment there is.
Some records remain unrivalled to the point at which it feels like they're forever.
With the Olympic Games around the corner, the question as to what degree of on-field, social, or even legal misadventure should disqualify a sports performer from being selected has lately been prominent. Such issues, of course, have long been around, but it does seem athletes are under the microscope, and are judged, like never before.
A trip to the US Masters at Augusta is for some Australians the bucket-list item in life. For others, the final round is one of the must-see television sporting denouements of any year. Like so much else about golf in this country, it's largely Greg Norman's doing.
Sunday's finals of the women's and men's World T20 tournaments offer a heady mix.
A weekly column can have its origins in unexpected places: this one comes from a visit to a menswear store in a seaside resort favoured by many Melburnians.
When big fish are caught in modern sport's anti-doping net, there is cause for comfort. It confirms the anti-doping business is serious. When these big fish are then treated without fear or favour, there's cause for quiet celebration. It's not personal, but it states that sport is serious.
Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you…
Just as he always had an instinct for conjuring the big wicket, Shane Warne surely knows how to create a headline. Whether he's aware of the potential for fallout from the bombs he occasionally throws, though, is another matter.
Through many years of broadcasting cricket across the holiday season, I've often imagined the location and circumstances in which people are engaged as they listen.
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