Sport

Sport 

Plenty of roles for Malthouse

Dream run for viewers

Cycling

Benched couch fan at a loss

Football

Who dares wins, but losing is all the rage

Test proves another gritty day in paradise

Cricket lovers left out in cold

Time to hold on to your seats

Weird weekend turns codes upside down

Race didn't stop the world

Rugby Union - The game they play in heaven

Real world not my cup of tea

Tennis, swimming show new skins game

If only fans could relax

Not all Irish eyes were smiling

Mould is broken without ad break

Science, stats say the Eagles

I've got Friday on my mind

I just wish this windbag would drift off

Champ with the biggest heart of all

Time for new stars as old ones fade away

Level of debate hits rock bottom

Day that's the low mark of the week

Indians not quite up to speed

Advertising sure is more than a game

Warne missed like no other

Little joy in an emotional weekend

Top sport, pity about the timing

Dockers provide entertainment plus

The big men fly on new field of battle

Auntie struggles to keep possession

Ashes dull without good fight

TV skirts women's sport

West Coast fans stricken by footy fever

Magpie man must clip his wings

WA users set the mark in inventive footy sites

Soccer kicks big goals

Netball

Winter Games? The less sled the better

It's time to turn on, tune in and switch off

Love of sport takes a high dive

Yahoo's new Dawn puts a Tin Tank in our pool

I'd like to make a comment

We're all missing out

Bring on Brereton v Newman

Hard loss to accept, especially for the cat

Carey focus too narrow

Poor form a big turn-off for footy fans

Boxing

No cheer in empty outer

Seriously, it's a bit of a joke

Football is here, and don't they love it

Joy as TV learns to cover all the angles

Local cricket team humbles the big boys

In search of the real bossy boots

A pass - but no distinction

Fans thrive on overs exposure

Rookie Worsfold faces a tough time on air

This simply wasn't cricket

Test Cricket

Making the eight on Seven

TV needs more bias

When it's this good, just keep it coming

Sri Lankans leave world in no doubt

Keeping the faith can test a fan's patience

Sport gets caught in TV squeeze

Footy feast is top television

World's game comes of age at the MCG

Spare a thought for the poor old enemy

Sports addicts, click here for quick fix

TV brings the ugliness right home to all of us

Few see end of matchless boredom

Don't spend and save the world

No escape from TV grip

It's all there on the Net

Screen out the exhausting muffler

Lions claw out ugly truth on f . . . ball fervour

It's all too hot for seeds

SUPER BOWL

Cunning Cummings highlights tipping dilemma

There's a catch in the cricket lover's delivery

Might and Power's victory defies belief

Peshawar, Dublin in too hard basket

Search for meaning of life foiled

Listen up, enough's said

Wet weekend worsened by Warriors woe

A plug in time saves nine

Stop press: This column is footy-free

Big Dazza up with the best, or worst

Carlton's hard men belie myth

A sea of AFL drowns watersport coverage

Test puts welcome spin on Warne waistline

Another weekend goes by without Glory

Promising start for Norms of the world

Entertainment value sees Lions top of ladder

Waugh has lifted us all

Games absolutely successful

Snakes, sharks and roos: we've got it all

Fair game for festive feud

Forget summer, it's bouncedown time

World game is no laughing matter

Seriously, early TV footy a bit of a joke

Want drama? Watch cricket

Our anthem is girt by doubt

Hard of hearing have a ball

AFL OVERLOAD

Thorpe's record a ratings ripple

Soccer

Early days yet but it's all happening

Season promises pain and suffering

Seven and Bo Derek no longer strong 10s

SEEK AND YE MAY FIND

Lost weekend gives fans little to cheer

Feathers ruffled as ugly chicken stays put

Chappelli's declarations can be a turn-off

Newman's a big turn-off

Rolton wins bigger prize

Red faces galore as Bulls charge

Eagles win tops a mixed bag

Couch potatoes settle in

Sports of all sorts

Losses hide pathos of bigger picture

Beefy barrage throws up commentary questions

Faces mirror the agony and ecstasy

No acquittals at the television tribunal

Twice the fun with Handy and company

The "Collingwood show' a turn-off

Crumbs feed footy fans

Surfing

Caller off the pace

Live AFL action slips through the Net

Fans expect dickens of a fortnight

Spring carnival sets the passions racing

Nine leads field but then drops the ball

Cheerful Dockers chips off old block

Funny game, this cricket

Big names still rule the roost

Focus on horseflesh turns on top day

Baseball

And the winner is ... NRL

Balmy autumn brings whiff of September

It's enough to make you sick

Sale of the century a big test for viewers

Test leap for joy a sight to remember

Believers delight in medal haul

Forget the hype, remember the hiding

Footy blues abound on and off field

Blowing the whistle on God's neutrality

It's time the Vics were screened for bias

Fourth is not funny

Golfers break pain barrier

Sports of all Sorts

Game doesn't match the hype

Now for a sporting chance . . .

Idiot tag covers multitude of sins

Let umpires be seen and the crowd heard

Free-to-air Windies a thing of the past

Cup rugby (on delay) a ratings winner

Wasteful ways of the Web

Life and sport go on amid tragedy

These guys cut my time

Yachting

Expert is good foil

Facts not for eagle-eyed

Footy nothing to smile about

Viewers might appeal for more meters

Miracles too lofty for Kelly gang

Victorian views out of date

Fairytale turns to horror story

Balance lost in swim of things

Vintage 96 Lewis still a top drop

League rates well with hot-blooded males

On the ball, but off the family list

Faster than a speeding bullet

Umpire Carey does it again

Great Scott, saved by humour

Blood boils over hot air

Athletics

All wired up in first of super bore

Gentelman start your engines

Super League promoters trying too hard

Glory days now far and few between

A week's a long time in Melbourne

Time for a few home truths

A case of the devil you know

Wake up, TV planners

Racing

Crisis time for footy fans

Yes, you just had to feel for them

Premiership race hides real title battle

Grandstanding at the cricket ends in tiers

Calling brain-cam, is everything there?

Please bring on the next footy season

Sydney makes mark amid joyous finale

Triathlon

Rain delays simply don't rate

Get in some Net practice for watching Ashes tour

Shame about the game

Kicking on with ABC

Great expectations put stars on spot

Net details Aussie glory

Tennis hyperbole at its best

Getting it wrong is name of the game

Late-night cure for Aussie Rules hangover

All systems go despite missing stars

One-day wonder is light, bright and mindless

Here's to golf, and many more winners from WA

Switching on to handy trifecta

Our Tony is also in tune

East is least and West is . . .

Windies hit rock bottom

Sports of all sorts

Synchronised singing earns top marks

Life will change when Tubby turns to tube

More Poms than pomp

Fox trumps Nine: no exaggeration

The cup runneth over

Stripped for action, but not on the box

Aussies show their colours

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Last update January 21 2018