Today’s face of the day Israel Folau had Rainbow activists try to smear his debut by claiming that they were banned from waving their rainbow flags. Folau took just six minutes to score his first try for the Dragons and received a warm reception from home fans at the
A horrible incident yesterday at the World Surf League Tow Surf Comp in Portugal. Jet ski driver got trapped between two huge waves while picking up his surfer. Was unconscious in the water face down for minutes but somehow survived. If you have a great Youtube or Vimeo video to
So it looks like my predictions in relation to Kiwi racer Scott McLaughlin’s chances of shining at this weeks full Indycar test at Austin Texas’ Circuit of the Americas were a bit off on Monday. In that post I said: If he isn’t last on the first day
A few weeks ago I mentioned that our great Kiwi racer Scott McLaughlin had completed a very successful Indycar test with his Penske team. I suggested that it was probably more likely that Scott would be trying out Nascar in the future but with such a productive open-wheeler test, Indycar
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Barely two months ago, Alan Jones wrote that it was “game over” for Rugby Australia and its chief executive, Raelene Castle. He was referring, at that time, to the bruising and costly settlement of RA’s long-running battle with Israel Folau. Today, Jones’s judgment has been vindicated yet again,
Bun Me A cross-code rugby player with a strong religious focus signs for an overseas rugby league team that plays in the UK Super League. He is welcomed, allowed to almost immediately skip training to attend the birth of his third child (so, not a novelty then and can’t
Many years ago, Margaret Court set some tennis records and has a tennis arena in Melbourne named after her as a “legend” of the sport. This week, Tennis Australia honoured her at the Australian Open. “From one tennis legend to another, Rod Laver presented Margaret Court with a replica of
Today’s face of the day Sonny Bill Williams won’t wear the Super League’s chief sponsor due to his religious beliefs. This is not the first time that he has thumbed his nose at his sport’s sponsors. Prime Minister BIll English says it is “hard to understand”
The BFD is designed to expand and we have unlimited space for reviews of every type and specialist topics of every type. One niche that is currently not covered regularly by the BFD is sport. We are currently looking for a sports buff to fill a regular timeslot either every
If you have any type of fuel in your blood system you will be well aware of Scott McLaughlin, our reigning V8 Supercar champion. And if you know anything about Scotty Mac you will be aware that he has long harboured a strong desire to race in America in the
