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topThere used to be a tennis court...
Oh how far we have fallen.
As I made my way down memory lane to White City's centre court in
Sydney’s Eastern suburbs recently, an overwhelming blanket of sadness
overwhelmed me.
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It was without doubt one of the most controversial requirements ever proposed by a sporting body.
I’m talking about the Ladies Professional Golf Association’s (LPGA) decision to require all its members to speak English by 2009 or face suspension.
It was the defining moment of the XXIX Olympiad. In the annals of human history, the word “impossible” has served as both a challenge and a spur.
Michael Phelps reacts after winning his 8th gold medal at Beijing (Getty)
A new kind of Rice in China
For weeks, she was Australia’s most talked about Olympic athlete ... and she hadn't even swum a competition lap inside Beijing's Water Cube.
Stephanie Rice (AAP)
So it was somewhat refreshing that swimmer Stephanie Rice made news at the Games not for some frivolous relationship bust up but for her exploits in the pool.
On Friday, the world will watch with anticipation as the games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing get underway.
Steve Hooker (AAP)
Simply a mess: rugby league now the game forgotten by all
The weekend escape by NRL star Sonny Bill Williams to play rugby union in France has capped off a dismal period of defections, poor attendances and contributed to a growing sense that league is in crisis, says Robert Grasso. But hey, at least the Tour was a cracker.
Tina Turner may have hollered "You're Simply the Best" during Rugby League's landmark television commercials of the 90s.
However, it's perhaps ironic in this, the NRL's Centenary Year that "the greatest game of all" may well become the game forgotten by all.
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