Sport
The headaches of trying to deal with concussion
Richard Hinds When the heads of Australia's four major football codes come together, you might expect a clash of sufficient force to cause concussion. This time, however, they intend to prevent it.
Leading questions: Watson not committed enough to take reins
Richard Hinds Dan Quayle was once a heartbeat from the presidency. It seems no less disturbing that Shane Watson is just a bulged disc from the Australian captaincy.
A-League
Ready to kick off: passion of fans both an asset and a danger
Richard Hinds It is a damp Saturday evening in Melbourne and I am sitting behind the goal at the northern end of AAMI Park with my 14-year-old Main Son. The first half has been tense, if not electrifying.
League
We're sporting gods, not plantation workers
Richard Hinds WHAT? You cannot understand why a superstar athlete is sitting on the roof naked drinking a pineapple Vodka Cruiser?
Cricket
When you've stopped laughing, Arthur's decision does make sense
Richard Hinds There is a serious side to this comic turn on the Indian tour, writes Richard Hinds.
Cricket
Baggy Green phoenix will rise from Ashes
Richard Hinds REGULAR correspondents have claimed this column's glass is usually not so much half-empty as thrown against the office wall and smashed to pieces.
Rugby League
AFL on 'Shark watch' as players face potential ban
Richard Hinds Is this vindication? The shocking revelation that justifies the grandiose announcement of the Australian Crime Commission investigation, and leaves the sceptics with more egg on their faces than...
Skipper needs to get his hands dirty
Richard Hinds For the religious minded, Clarke must suffer for the sins of his fellow batsmen.
Launch aside, let's get back to the future
Richard Hinds WHEN Jennifer Lawrence fell down the stairs at the Oscars, you half expected her to flash a pair of Cronulla undies.
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Evasive on the pitch, Del Piero refreshingly expansive off it
Richard Hinds In the Palladium room at Melbourne's Crown Casino, Lou Sticca has marked Alessandro Del Piero as hard as any ankle-kicking Serie A defender.
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Swimming must focus on problems at the top, not the tomfoolery
Richard Hinds Australian swimming's nationally televised visit to the headmaster's office did nothing to address the real problem with swimming: lack of leadership.
Time to brush off penchant for tar
Richard Hinds We lurch from one crisis to the next and now we face the real danger of a national tar shortage.
A once-great sport sinks to new low
Richard Hinds Not long ago Australian swimmers were beacons of athletic supremacy and models of wholesome virtue.
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Proud sport's belly-flop at Games such a toxic waste
Richard Hinds It does not seem long ago that Australian swimmers were beacons of athletic supremacy and models of wholesome virtue.
Wrestlers lose grip on new-look Games
Richard Hinds For those whose affection for the Olympics was never rekindled after the scandalous removal of Tug of War from the program at Paris 1924, this is the final straw.
Pundits must remain wary until truth is out
Richard Hinds The federal government, the Australian Crime Commission, the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority and the chief executives of five major sports were as one.
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Did our own demands create this monster?
Richard Hinds If we demand the product, what right do we have to be outraged about the consequences?
Damning report points finger of blame at leaders of each game
Richard Hinds The Australian Crime Commission's report into sports corruption is unflinching in its rhetoric. It evokes images of organised crime, match-fixing and, disturbingly, ''drugs not approved for human...
Damning report points finger of blame at leaders of each game
Richard Hinds The Australian Crime Commission's report into sports corruption is unflinching in its rhetoric. It evokes images of organised crime, match-fixing and, disturbingly, "drugs not approved for human use"...
Hell for leather as out come the Sherrin, Steeden, Gilbert, et al
Richard Hinds Swans chairman Richard Colless has often described Sydney as the most competitive football market anywhere in the world.
