The Rockhampton Panthers
The Rockhampton Panthers have recorded one of the biggest losses on record in central Queensland's AFL Capricornia competition, with Panthers assistant coach Rob Taylor saying that seven of their best players missed the game to attend a wedding.
The Boyne Island Saints obviously took advantage of the situation kicking 43-14-272 to the Panthers 3-1-19.
"A lot of the guys that have played football together for the Panthers football club for a lot of years and they're the mainstay of our football club", he said.
"But we're not offering an excuse, We brought a lot of under 17 players up and gave them a run",
"They got knocked off the ball fairly easy because their bodies weren't - they're not fully grown men yet and obviously they were playing experienced and talented footballers from Boyne Island".
Joonas Jokinen
Normal penalty kicks are apparently too boring for Finland U-16 player Joonas Jokinen, so in a match for Swiss club FC Baar, he decided to cap his off with a back flip.
Lucky for him, he made the penalty so he was saved the embarrassment of celebrating a miss with his preemptive gymnastics.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Police now involved in Storm betting plunge
Last night the NRL handed over ma report to police focusing on the Melbourne Storm wooden spoon betting plunge amid revelations punters obtained inside information to net nearly $200,000 in winning bets.
Ray Murrihy, the NSW Racing chief steward, carried out a report into the betting sting months ago, the contents of which were kept secret until they were uncovered yesterday.
In the report, Murrihy found: "privileged information was leaked and used for betting purposes", by punters who had prior knowledge of the Storm salary cap scandal.
One punter won $40,000 from the TAB by backing the Storm at 200/1 less than 24 hours before they lost all their points.
All up, the TAB paid out $70,000 on the Storm wooden spoon option.
Such was the extent of the plunge in three states, Bookmakers and the TAB were forced to suspend betting on the wooden spoon the day before the NRL stripped the club of all premiership points.
Spokesman for the TAB Glenn Munsie confirmed the agency paid out $70,000 on the Storm, but refused to comment when asked if the betting activity should have been passed on to police.
"It's not our job to investigate these things", Munsie said.
"We suspended betting when it was obvious something was happening and we handed over the bet details, which we are required to do".
The TAB and bookmakers in three states paid out a combined $200,000 on the Storm, but the complaints were few because they were saved from bigger payouts on Cronulla or the Cowboys if they had come last.
Ray Murrihy, the NSW Racing chief steward, carried out a report into the betting sting months ago, the contents of which were kept secret until they were uncovered yesterday.
In the report, Murrihy found: "privileged information was leaked and used for betting purposes", by punters who had prior knowledge of the Storm salary cap scandal.
One punter won $40,000 from the TAB by backing the Storm at 200/1 less than 24 hours before they lost all their points.
All up, the TAB paid out $70,000 on the Storm wooden spoon option.
Such was the extent of the plunge in three states, Bookmakers and the TAB were forced to suspend betting on the wooden spoon the day before the NRL stripped the club of all premiership points.
Spokesman for the TAB Glenn Munsie confirmed the agency paid out $70,000 on the Storm, but refused to comment when asked if the betting activity should have been passed on to police.
"It's not our job to investigate these things", Munsie said.
"We suspended betting when it was obvious something was happening and we handed over the bet details, which we are required to do".
The TAB and bookmakers in three states paid out a combined $200,000 on the Storm, but the complaints were few because they were saved from bigger payouts on Cronulla or the Cowboys if they had come last.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Record fines await star duo
According to reports, Aston Villa are expected to hand out the biggest fines in the history of football to two of their star players. Defenders Richard Dunne and James Collins were at the centre of an alcoholic rage during a team-building trip to a spa hotel last week, in which the pair got drunk and set about insulting their team-mates and club coaching staff.
Both players have since apologised, but the Daily Mirror claims that Villa chiefs are so furious about the debacle, and after the disciplinary action is complete they are likely to fine the players up to an eye-watering £300,000 ($481,000 AUD) each.
Such a fine would be the biggest ever given to a player, and enough to sting even the wallets of the £50,000-a-week stars.
If the club goes ahead with the staggering fine, they could face a challenge from the players' union however. PFA rules stipulate that players' fines are to be a maximum two weeks' wages, yet a Villa spokesperson confirmed that "the end result is likely to be a fine of four to six week's salary".
It is also reported that the two players stayed behind in the hotel while their team-mates went paint-balling, with neither able to take part as they are recovering from injuries. Both were reportedly drunk by the end of the team's dinner that night, after which all the 'fun' began.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Miami players reduced to tears following loss
The Miami Heat took Monday's loss to the Chicago Bulls harder than most, with Heat coach Erik Spoelstra explaining that several players were reduced to tears following the team's performance.
In losing 87-86, it marked the Heat's third close loss to Chicago this season, topping off a frustrating week that started last Monday (AEST) with the squad's tough defeat at the hands of the New York Knicks.
The Heat now have lost four in a row.
After Dwyane Wade's last-second desperation jumper rimmed out, a catatonic Heat team sulked to the locker room. The Heat's season-long clutch struggles were made even more obvious by Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau who said after the game that Chicago has "guys who can close".
What's more important is this astonishing lack of clutch play from Miami's troika of LeBron James, Wade and Chris Bosh. All three had exemplary clutch statistics in the seasons leading up to 2010-11, but in shots taken with less than 10 seconds to go in the fourth quarter or overtime, with Miami trailing by three or fewer points, the Heat have gone 1 for 18 this season.
A falloff like that is remarkable and just about unprecedented in recent NBA history.
With the win, the Bulls have moved percentage points ahead of Miami in the Eastern Conference standings while sweeping the teams' season series three to nil.
In losing 87-86, it marked the Heat's third close loss to Chicago this season, topping off a frustrating week that started last Monday (AEST) with the squad's tough defeat at the hands of the New York Knicks.
The Heat now have lost four in a row.
After Dwyane Wade's last-second desperation jumper rimmed out, a catatonic Heat team sulked to the locker room. The Heat's season-long clutch struggles were made even more obvious by Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau who said after the game that Chicago has "guys who can close".
What's more important is this astonishing lack of clutch play from Miami's troika of LeBron James, Wade and Chris Bosh. All three had exemplary clutch statistics in the seasons leading up to 2010-11, but in shots taken with less than 10 seconds to go in the fourth quarter or overtime, with Miami trailing by three or fewer points, the Heat have gone 1 for 18 this season.
A falloff like that is remarkable and just about unprecedented in recent NBA history.
With the win, the Bulls have moved percentage points ahead of Miami in the Eastern Conference standings while sweeping the teams' season series three to nil.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
NRL betting scandal deepens
The NRL betting scandal that has embroiled Bulldogs player Ryan Tandy and two others has deepened, with police searching for four more people.
The NSW Crime Command's Casino and Racing Investigation Unit are appealing for public assistance to identify four people shown in CCTV footage as part of ongoing investigations.
Strike Force Suburb from the unit was established to investigate alleged illegal betting activity surrounding the NRL match between the Canterbury Bulldogs and the North Queensland Cowboys in August lst year.
On Friday, police launched a public appeal to help identify four people depicted in CCTV footage who attended Sydney betting facilities in Beaconsfield, Ashfield and in the Queensland city of Townsville.
Police are not suggesting the people in the footage have engaged in unlawful activity but believe they may be able to assist detectives.
The investigation in question focuses on an incident relating to the Bulldogs-Cowboys match, which involved a plunge on a betting option that the first points of the game would come from a penalty goal.
Tandy was penalised two minutes into the game for impeding Cowboys playmaker Grant Rovelli in front of the posts.
The Cowboys were awarded a penalty, but did not opt for a kick at goal and instead scored a try from a quick tap.
The NSW Crime Command's Casino and Racing Investigation Unit are appealing for public assistance to identify four people shown in CCTV footage as part of ongoing investigations.
Strike Force Suburb from the unit was established to investigate alleged illegal betting activity surrounding the NRL match between the Canterbury Bulldogs and the North Queensland Cowboys in August lst year.
On Friday, police launched a public appeal to help identify four people depicted in CCTV footage who attended Sydney betting facilities in Beaconsfield, Ashfield and in the Queensland city of Townsville.
Police are not suggesting the people in the footage have engaged in unlawful activity but believe they may be able to assist detectives.
The investigation in question focuses on an incident relating to the Bulldogs-Cowboys match, which involved a plunge on a betting option that the first points of the game would come from a penalty goal.
Tandy was penalised two minutes into the game for impeding Cowboys playmaker Grant Rovelli in front of the posts.
The Cowboys were awarded a penalty, but did not opt for a kick at goal and instead scored a try from a quick tap.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Olympic logo "racist"
Iran has protested against the already London's controversial logo for the 2012 Olympic Games, saying the emblem is racist and spells the word 'Zion'- Zion is a biblical term that often refers to the city Jerusalem - the ILNA news agency reported.Iran's national Olympic committee have made an official complaint about the logo to the International Olympic Committee (IOC),and are threatening to boycott the Games.
Mohammad Aliabadi, head of the national Olympic committee in the Islamic republic, said the logo undermined the event and accused the British organisers of indulging in "racism".
"Unfortunately, we all are witnessing that the upcoming Olympics ... faces a serious challenge, definitely spawned out of some people's racist spirit", Aliabadi said in a letter to IOC president Jacques Rogge.
"The use of the word Zion by the designer of the Olympics logo ... in the emblem of the Olympics Games 2012 is a very revolting act".
London 2012 chiefs expressed surprise at the claims.
A London 2012 spokeswoman said, "The London 2012 logo represents the year 2012, nothing else. It was launched in 2007 following testing and consultation, we are surprised that this complaint has been made now".
The IOC have confirmed that they have received a letter from the Iranian national Olympic committee but have backed London's position on the logo.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Your Mate ... (28/02)
Ashley ColeSurrey police will question staff from Chelsea football club over reports that Ashley Cole accidentally shot an intern at the club's training ground.
A spokesman for Surrey police said they would be "contacting the club in due course to establish whether any criminal offence has been committed".
The England left-back, who was previously married to pop star Cheryl Cole, fired a .22 air rifle at 21 year old Tom Cowan, thinking it was not loaded.
The sports sciences student then began to bleed profusely from a side wound which was treated by Chelsea medical staff.
A club statement read, "We have fully investigated the incident and we are taking appropriate action. We will not be commenting further as it is an internal matter".
Cowan was reportedly just a metre and a half away from Cole at the time of the incident.
The type of air gun involved in the incident doesn't require a licence in Britain and Surrey Police didn't attend the scene.
Bryan Carrasco
The childhood torture "Stop hitting yourself" took on a new meaning when Chilean Under 20 football star Bryan Carrasco was caught on camera trying to perpetrate a heinous crime against fair play.
With Chile trailing Ecuador 1-0 in the last quarter of an hour, Carrasco grabbed the arm of Edson Motano, then hit himself in the face with it before diving to the ground to try to get his opponent sent off.
Luckily for Motano, and for fans of sporting justice in general, the referee spotted Carrasco's attempted subterfuge, and gave the free kick against the men in red.
As karma would have it, Chile went on to lose the match and also any chance of qualifying for the 2012 Olympics in London.
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