Sport’s ability to bring about unity
As the 2018 FIFA World Cup sounded off in mid-July, it brought to a close arguably the biggest sporting event on the world calendar. With more than 3 billion viewers tuning in for a...
2018 FIFA World Cup: Final round up
France = Champions
The French squad went from being pre-tournament outsiders to champions of the world for the second time since 1998. We got to see the rise of teenage sensation Kylian Mbappe. Antoine...
2018 FIFA World Cup: Semi-final round up
FIFA World Cup Finals
Sunday is the big game, France v Croatia. These 2 teams met in the 1998 World Cup semi-finals, France won and went on to win the tournament for the first...
2018 FIFA World Cup: Knockout stages round up
1. Brazil Picking Up Steam
Brazil has finally hit top gear after a slow start to the tournament.
They had a convincing 2 - 0 win over Mexico, and a strong displace from their key man...
2018 FIFA World Cup: Group stages round up
The German’s Have Fallen
Recent history would tell us not to be shocked that the defending champions struggled. France in 2002, Italy in 2010, and Spain in 2014 were all defending champions and they...
2018 FIFA World Cup: Round 1 round up
FAVOURITES, NOT SO FAVOURABLE
Naturally, in professional sport the favourites are favoured for a reason, but no one would have expected such a poor start to the World Cup for most of the pre-tournament...
Guide to 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia
Today is the start of one of the world’s biggest sporting festivals, the FIFA World Cup.
In terms of viewership, the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Games sit neck and neck with the previous...
That’s just not cricket
It’s fair to say that the emotional dust is beginning to settle around #sandpapergate with all three players delivering highly emotional public statements of apology to their families, Australian cricket fans, Australia as a...
