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
Noeline Taurua was made a Dame of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to netball. During her time playing for the Silver Ferns in the 1990s Taurua won bronze at the Birmingham World Championships in 1995 and silver at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. Her
Most excellent news last week out of Australia: the fightback against dodgy pretend females taking over women’s sport seems to be starting. You may recall seeing Callum (Hannah) Mouncey back in 2017 when SB wrote about him being denied the opportunity to play Aussie Rules in their Women’s
Australia’s Minister for Indigenous Australians – himself indigenous – has rapped the knuckles of the pampered cry-babies in the NRL who whine about playing the national anthem. Not only are these whingeing ingrates alienating the very people who line their pockets, frankly, they’re crying through their collective arses. Minister
Today’s face of the day Sir Peter Snell passed away on Saturday. A few years back when our son, Michael, was needing accommodation in Dallas for a triathlon Sir Peter and his lovely wife Miki hosted him for the weekend […]. It was a beautiful experience he will never forget.
