TV in no rush to pull the plug on one-dayers
Richard Hinds Even if the interest of spectators has diminished, that of vested interests is as strong as ever.
Olympics: time to put pee back in podium
Richard Hinds The men's pole vault at the London Olympics has concluded. It is time for the presentation. Out marches Steve Hooker to collect his gold medal.
Cross-hitting star should be given his head
Richard Hinds It is compulsory viewing every time David Warner strides to the crease.
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The Cousins blueprint for airing the dirty laundry
Richard Hinds As promised, the documentary Such Is Life: The Troubled Times of Ben Cousins delivered a chilling message that no potential drug addict could ignore: The X Factor begins on Seven next week.
At least there's some colour in the chaos
RICHARD HINDS Hindsight: Delhi Commonwealth Games disaster? You must be kidding.
With so much variety, we really are the lucky country
RICHARD HINDS Hindsight: The commercial imperatives driving the football war no doubt seem as compelling to the administrators of the feuding codes as the desperation to keep open Arabian oil pipelines was for...
Don't mind the grovel rash if we win '22 Cup
RICHARD HINDS Hindsight: 'How high?'' ''How high?'' ''How high?'' Our family had been reciting that phrase a thousand times every morning before gulping down the last of the FIFA-approved, South Africa 2010 muesli.
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The larrikin defence has gone to dogs
Richard Hinds If you caught a whiff of charred peroxide this week, that was Jason Akermanis being burnt at the stake. According to his media paymasters, Saint Aka of Footscray is a martyr.
A guide to the unwritten rules of sport
Richard Hinds RICHARD HINDS The Tour de France kerfuffle highlights a question of honour.
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Soul owners: Wealthy men with a passion
Richard Hinds You listen to the spruiking of the talkback host, inciting listeners to feed the voracious beast that is the round-the-clock sports format.
Hindsight
Don't laugh, we may see Ablett doing a LeBron
Richard Hinds With po-faced gravitas, ESPN called the hour-long special The Decision. Yet, throughout the anguished, long-winded lead-up to yesterday's LeBron James verdict, it was possible to forget what was...
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Plenty to talk about in weird world of sport
Richard Hinds Let's see. You've got an empty rectangle and the entire ridiculous, self-mocking, po-faced and occasionally uplifting world of professional sport with which to fill it.
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Under any flag, Jana equals drama
Richard Hinds In the context of Jana Pittman-Rawlinson-Pittman-Rawlinson's soap operatic career, and a well-publicised silicone enhancement, her latest appearance on the front pages might be considered a mere...
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Be a good sport, Julia: dust off the Crawford report
Richard Hinds Dear Prime Minister: There has been a lot written in the past two days about the historic nature of your achievement.
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New PM has a sporting chance at greatness
Richard Hinds RICHARD HINDS No one knows better than the sports fan how tough, robust and focused a woman engaged in combat can be.
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Game remains the same as Coates gets his chocolate frog
Richard Hinds The federal government's response to the Crawford Report on sports funding could have been worse. It could have mandated the installation of insulation in change rooms or deemed childhood obesity a...
Swift, tough decisions have stopped with the Storm
RICHARD HINDS Hindsight: When there is a heavy hit on the field we now call for a Royal Commission. When tough punishment is meted out by football officials we call it ''strong leadership''.
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One out of the box - fans have a window seat on 'rectangular codes'
Richard Hinds In a city where the crowd of 80,645 that attended the game between Collingwood and Carlton at the MCG last Sunday was deemed slightly disappointing, the twist is unmistakable.
Robertson goes where Charlton couldn't
RICHARD HINDS My entire childhood autograph collection: former Collingwood great Des Tuddenham, who opened the local sporting goods shop; hyperactive England batsman Derek Randall, who just happened to be at the...
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All bets are on as the money changers crowd into the temple
Richard Hinds A few weeks ago you could have received long odds - probably literally - that Brendan Fevola would arrive in the home town of reluctant model Lara Bingle as the victim, rather than the villain.
