Sailing The Rock
The first thing you notice is the air, scrubbed by a thousand miles of ocean and a hundred miles of evergreen forest. The spruce-scented breeze wafts along the shores of western Newfoundland filling the billowing sails of our tall ship, Concordia, and... [Read more]
How I’ve Come To Love The World Cup
The World Cup has made a convert out of this writer even though he hates sports. [Read more]
Full Frontal Spain: Of Bullfights and Old Bull
On a trip to Madrid, Julia McLean takes her husband to see a bullfight and discovers a combination of bravery, splendour and old bull. [Read more]
Writer’s Blocks and Ice Blocks: What My Life Might Have Been Without Sports
A writer and sports enthusiast looks at what his life might have been like if he hadn't spent so much of it watching and playing sports. [Read more]
A Trickle-Down World Cup?
Will hosting the World Cup brings tangible benefits to the people of South Africa, or will the dream promised by trickle-down-type economics fade away once the last goal is scored and the soccer fans go home? [Read more]
World Cup Soccer, K’Naan and the “Largesse” of Dirt Industries – Guest Post by Alan Heather
And here we go! The World Cup has begun...the world is about to discover South Africa. South Africa is going to discover South Africa. Alan Heather explores sport, national pride, the FIFA theme song by K'naan and the global village ... and somehow manages to tie it all together. [Read more]
Free Film Friday — “Ride for Your Life”
Welcome to "Free Film Friday"! Every Friday we will be sharing a short free film for you to enjoy. Tell us what you think, and what you'd like to see us present... Mike Duff was a Canadian motorcycle racer in the 60s. He shattered his hip in Japan and had major surgery to repair it. His recovery and return to racing was captured by Robin Spry in the 1966 documentary Ride for Your Life. [Read more]
Boat Builder: Crafting the Feeling of Freedom
“When we went to the early boat shows, we were called cockroaches by the big manufacturers,” remembers Robert. “That’s OK; cockroaches survive atomic blasts. Most of those manufacturers are now gone. We’re still thriving.” [Read more]
The Ties That Bind Cricketers
Within the pavilion at Bradman Oval, a neat display of 132 neck ties in handsome timber and glass cases, boasting a kaleidoscope of colours, patterns and insignia, never fails to capture the attention of visiting players and cricket aficionados. [Read more]
Free Film Friday — The Sweater by Sheldon Cohen
Every Friday we will present a free film for you to enjoy. This week it's the loved hockey story "The Sweater" by Sheldon Cohen . [Read more]
