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A long walk still ahead

With the dust settling on a tumultuous week in the AFL, David Lowden explores how the events shone a light on the work we still have to do.

Goodness, what a week

Extensive column inches and airtime has been dedicated to the AFL racism issues in the past week. Cartoonist Hayden Morris covers the issue from a different angle.

Tyre turmoil

Is a change of tyre regulations tainting the F1 title fight, asks Daniel Baricevic.

Football’s new royalty

AS Monaco’s promotion to Ligue 1, and pending signing of Radamel Falcao, shows the small club means business writes Paddy Naughtin.

Icy Cole

Ashley Cole’s attitude may be perpetuating public misinterpretations about his own character, writes Matt Goss.

Upside Round Nine – Port Adelaide

The Power have lost four in a row, and their unbeaten start is now a distant memory. Sam McInerney explains why the last month was one Port Adelaide had to have.

Footy finding asylum

Dana Affleck uses the AFL to provide a cultural introduction for asylum seekers and refugees. She tells Andrew Miller how the program helps new Australians feel at home.

Nervous Roos still heading north

While the Kangaroos have shot themselves in the foot early in 2013, it’s easy to forget how far they have come, writes Paul Bastin.

One Percenters Podcast: Follow the Leader

On this week’s One Percenters Podcast, Eric George and Sam McInerney make sense of a senseless comment, commend the commendable Bulldogs, and solve the Kangaroos’ collapses.

Affluence over equality

With a host of AFL club chiefs preparing to visit the US to study the NFL’s equality, Liam Quinn explains how wealth doesn’t equal parity.

AFL True Ladder: Round Nine

After an Indigenous round that featured good, bad and ugly in equal measures, Josh Barnes rearranges the AFL True Ladder.

Women in the fast lane

Will Susie Wolff be the woman to break the F1 drought, asks Zainab Hussain Shihab.

The Fifth Quarter: Round Nine

A sour round-starter, a Sunday afternoon thriller and a monkey off the back of an embattled club features in Riley Beveridge’s AFL wrap.

Battle of the sexes

In light of female Australian cricketers’ recent success and the scandals surrounding the male team, Tahlia McPherson looks at steps towards equality in the sport.

Monaco Grand Prix – Race Preview

It may have the slowest average speed of any track on the Formula 1 calendar, but Monaco is certainly not a Grand Prix devoid of excitement, writes Daniel Baricevic.

Champions League Final Preview

Ahead of the 2012/13 Champions League Final between German powerhouses Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, Paul Bastin and Paddy Naughtin offer their thoughts and predictions for the highest honour in European club football.

The world’s richest game

Watford and Crystal Palace will compete for football’s biggest jackpot on Tuesday morning, writes Paddy Naughtin.

EPL’s top ten players

After another thrilling Premier League season, Riley Beveridge ranks the best 10 players of the competition.

Indigenous dream not yet realised

Ahead of the AFL’s Indigenous round, Liana Neri argues racism is more ingrained in football culture more than most realise.

French Open preview

Can anyone stop the king of clay on his way to an eighth Roland G­­­­arros crown? Ryan Lepore dissects this year’s French Open.