Touch of the Fumbles
It’s worth remembering that on the original Easter weekend everything seemed to be going pretty shithouse on Friday night, but by Sunday everything had turned out great.
News
Several current and former Greyhound Racing SA employees say the organisation significantly underpaid them – despite receiving hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars last year to “protect local jobs”.
After a tumultuous fortnight, Adelaide United has snatched an away win and faces a crucial match-up at home. But the club needs to rely on more than just its greatest ever import, writes Spiro Karanikos-Mimis.
There was much for our Fumbles correspondent to like, but a frenetic weekend of football was also tinged with heartbreak, as the Adelaide Football Club did more than just win a flag – it planted one, seizing the territory upon which a still-fledgling league can grow.
Hailed as one of the most significant moments in Australian Rules football history, the AFLW grand final combined thrilling play from the Adelaide victors, a record-breaking crowd and heartbreaking injuries to the best player in the competition and a rising star.
The playing career of Tim Cahill has come to an end, with the Socceroos legend announcing he has retired.
Touch of the Fumbles
Are we having fun yet? Our Touch Of The Fumbles correspondent certainly isn’t – as he returns for a season he was sure would see the Crows fly and the Power fail… to find that things haven’t quite followed the script.
Ruthless AFLW flag favourites Adelaide have demolished Geelong by 66 points to advance to the grand final against Carlton.
Soccer
Adelaide United midfielder Ken Ilsø has been suspended for a doping breach.
Sport
Scans have confirmed that Richmond defender Alex Rance ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament during last night’s season opener against Carlton, knocking him out of the competition for the rest of the year.
AFLW star Tayla Harris says she was subjected to “sexual abuse on social media” following the publication of a picture of her playing for Carlton.
The Adelaide United manager’s decisions, both off-field and on, forced the club’s hand, argues Spiro Karanikos-Mimis.
EXCLUSIVE | Adelaide Oval Stadium Management Authority told Port Adelaide as early as 2014 to raise beer prices at the Game Day Village and demanded it stop selling Coopers products – because it undermined sales of a competitor’s more expensive beer inside the oval.
An unprecedented ODI series victory over India has proven Australia’s World Cup defence is no longer the lost cause it seemed months ago.
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