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Upstart takes on the World (Cup): Day 3

It’s Day 3 of the World Cup and Shane Palmer reviews the action, previews the Socceroos opener, and begins to feel the magic of the tournament.

Upstart takes on the World (Cup): Day 2

It’s Day 2 of the World Cup and Evan Harding reviews last night’s action, previews tonight’s, and takes a brief detour into Wrongtown.

Upstart takes on the World (Cup): Day 1

In what is planned as the first of a daily series, Evan Harding kicks off a semi-informed look at the world’s biggest tournament, and even briefly enters Nelson Mandela’s head.

Soccer: the world game

In part two of our World Cup 2010 preview, Adele Truefeldt caught up with some of Melbourne’s soccer enthusiasts to answer the question, why is soccer the world game?

Being the coach: the joys of fantasy football

Ever wanted to coach your own team of AFL superstars? With fantasy sports you can. Ben Waterworth takes a look at the AFL DreamTeam competition and the Herald Sun’s SuperCoach.

A fan’s guide to the World Cup

Forget the Olympics, the Rugby and Cricket World Cups: the FIFA World Cup is days away. Shane Palmer suggests the best ways to enjoy the party in South Africa back home in Australia.

AFL Round 10 Preview- Dees face their biggest test

Melbourne’s form has improved considerably in the last few weeks, but do they have enough momentum to topple premiership favourites Geelong? That’s just one the questions that’s been weighing on Ben Waterworth’s mind as he previews round 10.

AFL Round 9 Preview: Beyond the Clash of the Titans

The Collingwood versus Geelong showdown isn’t the only big match this weekend. Ben Waterworth previews the rest of the round, tipping the West Coast to hold out the Saints at Subiaco tomorrow.

Round 8 preview: Stokes returns

Mathew Stokes is back for the Cats, Freo faces one of it’s biggest matches this season and Barry Hall faces up against his old club. All this and more as Ben Waterworth previews round eight of the AFL season.

FA Cup preview – can Chelsea hold out Portsmouth?

League champions Chelsea FC face relegated and debt-laden Portsmouth in the FA Cup final this Saturday; as Portsmouth look to restore some pride Chelsea will chase the ‘double’. Shane Palmer previews the clash.

Round Seven preview: so how good are the Sydney Swans?

The Hawks are staring at six straight losses, while the Adelaide Crows could win their first match in round seven of the AFL competition, says Ben Waterworth. But the real question to be answered this weekend is whether the Swans will meet their match against the Cats.

Round 6 AFL preview – rivalry round

Round six of this year’s AFL season is rivalry round and sparks are set to fly. Ben Waterworth previews the weekend’s big clashes and take a look at the likely leaders in the race for the Brownlow Medal.

Heavy Storm could get worse

The news of Melbourne Storm’s salary cap breaches is one of the biggest stories in Australian sporting history. Ben Waterworth reflects on the issue and asks the question, can the Melbourne Storm survive this scandal?

Round 5 AFL preview – the Pies to own ANZAC day

Outside of the finals series, the ANZAC Day clash between Collingwood and Essendon is the most anticipated match of the season. 90,000 will turn up to see a great contest, says Ben Waterworth, as he previews round 5 of the AFL season.

Did the sports media drop the ball?

The Melbourne Storm were yesterday stripped of their 2007 and 2009 premierships due to salary cap breaches, but they had been under investigation since March. Could the story have been broken earlier? Did the sports media drop the ball? Evan Harding investigates.

Round 4 AFL Preview – Dockers to upset Saints?

On Sunday, the AFL’s top two teams – Fremantle and St Kilda – face off at Ethiad Stadium. But Ben Waterworth reckons that there’s another match that could turn out to be the highlight of round four.