Sport

Cycle your way into History- Ride to the Gong!

Date: October 18th, 2006 | No Comments

Are you feeling fit and up for a challenge? Sunday November 5, 2006 Grab a bike and take place in Sydney’s biggest and best cycling and fundraising challenge: The Portfolio Partners MS Benefit Bike Ride. Sydney to the “Gong” (Woolongong) There are two different lengths- 90 KM and 56 KM. [read more]

Havaianas Beachley Classic (Women’s Surfing!)

Date: October 11th, 2006 | No Comments

A Havaiana is an extremely poular brand of thong (flip flop). Urban legend has it they are so comfortable and soft that they don’t give you blisters at all! This glorious footwear company sponsored the Havaianas Beachley Classic..otherwise known as the world’s biggest women’s surf comp. located in Manly. [read more]

Australian boxing bout sparks nationwide brawls

Date: May 19th, 2006 | 1 comment

Oopps…
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Pugnacious Australians just love a good fight — in the ring or in the pub. Some 30 bar brawls broke out across the nation, and one man died in a fight, on Wednesday night following a much-hyped televised bout between Aboriginal boxer Anthony “The Man” Mundine and Danny “The Machine” Green.
Mundine, an [read more]

Australia and the World Cup

Date: April 19th, 2006 | No Comments

In less than two and a half months, Australia is taking on the World Cup!
Unfortunately for them, they’re going at it with Brazil, as well as Croatia and Japan in Group F.
You can follow the team on the Australia World Cup Blog over at BotosnAll’s World Cup site. Recent posts have included [read more]

Photos Outrage Australian Sports Officials

Date: February 8th, 2006 | No Comments

Really, what were these people thinking? Since when has playing with guns become cool and funny again?
Photographs of a trainer conducting mock executions of young Australian swimmers at a military-style boot camp prompted outrage from athletic officials on Wednesday.
The images published in local newspapers earlier this week showed a trainer holding an imitation 9 mm [read more]

Learn to Surf!

Date: October 11th, 2006 | No Comments

If you move to or are even just visiting Australia it is basically a requirement for entry into the country that you at least try surfing. There are tons of surf schools throughout Australia and some really fun surf tours you can take. Last year I took a 5 day Sydney to [read more]

Australia onto the round of 16

Date: June 23rd, 2006 | 1 comment

With a fantastic late game goal, Australia tied Croatia to move onto the round of 16 in the World Cup!
Follow the action over at www.worldcupblog.org, with a dedicated Aussie [read more]

Nudists remember fallen Diggers

Date: April 25th, 2006 | No Comments

The title of the article just seems so wrong….
DESCENDANTS of Australian and New Zealand diggers will mark Anzac Day with a playful game of beach cricket near Byron Bay tomorrow – in the nude.
More than 400 bare bods are expected to attend the annual nudist day at North Belongil Beach in New South Wales, hosted [read more]

Australia in the World Cup

Date: February 16th, 2006 | No Comments

Sure, they’re not expected to make it past the first round, but Australia is sending a team to the 2006 World Cup! They’ve only made it two times before, so qualifying was a tough road. Looks like they might not have to worry about it in 2022, however - they’re hoping to host [read more]

World Cup ticket rush

Date: January 3rd, 2006 | No Comments

Got an extra 10 G hanging around? If so, consider splurging on World Cup packages, where Australia’s team takes on one of the best in the world in Brazil. Don’t have that kind of dough? Then keep $10 in your pocket and plan on a few drinks when you head to your [read more]