Peter Beattie faces bigger issues in rugby league than Sharks gaffe
The new ARL Commission chair risks being defined by his failure to answer Phil Gould's simple question about Cronulla - here are my tips for his survival
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LeBron shows why sport and politics should mix
As sports stinks go, they don't come much more fascinating than LeBron James and Laura Ingraham.
Winter Olympics have lost their lustre ... does anyone even care?
The Winter Olympics! Can't you just feel the buzz, the hype, the glory of it? Don't you just know that we'll talking about the things we've seen for years to come?
The Fitz Files' predictions for the sporting year of 2018
It is time for your humble correspondent to focus not on the sport of the moment, but have a quick look at the sport to come, with, yes, fearless predictions.
Number crunchers queuing for Premier's rubbery stadium figures
After all our ranting and raving over stadiums, it appears that Premier Gladys Berejiklian will be answering at least some of the public's concerns.
Stadium rebuilds still have a stink around them
None of this adds up. The government is coming up with reasons that were not sighted just two short years ago.
Gushing over Ben Simmons before normal sneering resumes
Ben Simmons. Have you ever seen a more mesmerising Australian sportsman on the world stage in just his first year?
Is Tomic swapping one jungle for another?
I hope Tomic gets the help that will come simply from getting the hell away from tennis for a while.
My favourite image from the Australian Sporting Dreamtime
Wonderful, that both Evonne Goolagong-Cawley and Shane Gould were named in the Australia Day Honours List yesterday.
When Raelene Boyle made Betty Cuthbert cry
It was one of the great moments in Australian sport.
Giving a word for Australian sport (clue: four letters)
We see good sportspeople go bad, because they just don't give a f--- about the things they should, and good sports people become great because they only give a f--- about the things that actually count.
Boom goes the stadium splurge
It is more important than ever for those of us in the business of #realnews to make sure our assertions are based on solid facts.
Grace under pressure was par for the course for Garcia and Rose
Excuse me, while I exult once more. I mean, just how extraordinary is the culture of golf?
For my Ange Postecoglou comments, I make zero apologies
Goodness! There I was, minding my own business at home, on Thursday evening, when I checked in on the SMH website.
Castle’s heart belongs to All Blacks, but good luck anyway
Good luck to Castle
Premier's #StadiumSplurge math doesn't stack up
The reaction of Premier Gladys Berejiklian to the stadium protests quite stuns me.
Government can build stadiums or get re-elected, but not both
Now, where was I before I was interrupted?
Stadium largesse: In 30 years, I have never had a reaction like this
No joke, in 30 years in this game, I've never had a reaction like it.
Exactly why are we spending $2 billion on new stadiums?
Twenty-odd years ago in this space, I wrote: "Sports stadiums are the cathedrals of our time." My basic idea was that whereas cities around the world would measure their glory by the grandeur of their cathedrals, the real steeple people now are those who build sporting cathedrals. I was wrong.
Kevin Brown case shows rugby league still has not learnt
What continues to stun me is the continued flagrant abuse of the concussion protocols in 2017.