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Aussie rules, OK! Putting the boot into Rugby League's superiority complex

The bitterness of League's thick-neck fans towards the AFL is so out of order. Australia is big enough for both sports. Posted November 12, 2007 by Craig Hackney

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Sri Lanka lose the high ground as gloves come off over Gilchrist

The World Cup runners-up have been held up as a paragon of virtue for the way they took defeat by Australia in the Final. But their ridiculous protest over Adam Gilchrist's confession that he used a squash ball in his batting glove seems to have changed all that. Posted May 17, 2007 by Craig Hackney

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Rugby League: a game coming out of its shell

Sportingo's Donna Gee suggested in a recent article that Rugby Union and Rugby League should pool their assets and combine. The idea sparked a war of words between fans of both codes and complaints that Donna was biased towards Rugby Union. This is one Rugby League fan's response. . . Posted January 05, 2007 by James Vukmirovic

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How the best team in the world disgraced themselves and cricket

The Sydney Test between Australia and India sparked claims of bad sportsmanship and racism, and was not a bright point in the history of the game ... Posted January 06, 2008 by Sailesh Akkaraju

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All Blacks lose their No.1 ranking to Springbok World Cup heroes

Barring a massive upset by Wales next week, South Africa will close the year as the IRB's top Rugby Union nation - despite New Zealand's last four years of dominance. Posted November 16, 2007 by James Mortimer

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Shame on Ricky Ponting, shame on Australia, shame on the ICC

For this incensed Indian supporter, the Aussies' record-equalling victory in Sydney leaves a bitter taste of racism and incompetent umpiring. Posted January 07, 2008 by Sidharth Bhan

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India call a halt to the mayhem in Australia as cricket sinks further into the mire

The BCCI have suspended the acrimonious series Down Under until Harbhajan Singh's appeal against his three-match ban is heard. What on earth is cricket coming to? And whatever happened to integrity and sportsmanship? Posted January 07, 2008 by Craig Hackney

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Sania Mirza: Why is India glorifying a tennis loser?

It's mystifying how a player who loses by the third round of every slam tournament is accorded cult status in her home land. Posted July 06, 2007 by Budhaditya Roy

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Soccer, rugby, gridiron, Aussie rules, Gaelic: Which is football's best code?

The rivalry between the different football codes will never end, but which has the balls to come out on top? Posted January 05, 2007 by Craig Hackney

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Why Rugby League converts don't make it big in Rugby Union

International coaches are under increasing pressure to include top RL stars who switch codes in their teams. But, Jason Robinson apart, they find it a struggle - as England's Andy Farrell is experiencing. Posted September 21, 2007 by Hamish McBrearty

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