Each week, award-winning journalist Amy Remeikis brings the female perspective on sport, as only she can. Slightly off-beat, sometimes cynical, Amy takes a good look at the world of sport, sports stars and anything to do with bats, balls, tracks, stumps and pools – but with no jock straps in sight! Recent entries
Why should Andrew Symonds have a day off?
1 CommentsRoy needs to decide: the baggy green or bagging barra? >>
Our pathetic Olympic result?
7 CommentsIt's just sport, and losing is good for the soul. >>
Silly Olympic sports
2 CommentsSeriously. Ping pong? Walking? Judo? >>
Games bring out the inner athlete in us all
I was inspired to enjoy a little physical activity myself. >>
Sports scandals deja vu
3 CommentsEverything old and controversial is new again. >>
Olympic swimmers hit a low note
Team's song is right up there with Achy Breaky Heart. >>
Bogan love triangle is not sport
Barry Hall's life has turned into a soap opera. >>
Give poor Jana a break
So she has some attitude. That's good in an athlete! >>
Weird and wacky Olympic gold
If they let ping-pong in, they should allow zorbing. >>
My cranky radar's gone off
2 CommentsGimelstob and screaming sideline parents deserve a big time out. >>
Jane McGrath was a courageous fighter
I cried when I heard she lost her cancer battle. >>
Tennis toffs, Footy Show fools and league louts
3 CommentsSome things in sport are just so predictable. >>
Passion is a sport staple
1 CommentsMental toughness and self-belief win both games and fans. >>
Forget the horse racing...
2 CommentsThe real sport on 'Soaks' Day was fashion. >>
I could never be a football wife
How do they watch their loved ones get hurt? >>
Could AFL's Big V work in Big Q?
2 CommentsMaybe if we lost the stupid Dream Team tag. >>
Sam Newman, you're a caveman!
3 CommentsWhy do people tune in to watch him degrade women? >>
Girls can play rough too ...
The only thing that stops them is attitudes like mine. >>
IPL furore has cricket tragics switching off
1 CommentsHave our Australian boys sold out? >>
Grudge match hype seriously gets on my goat
2 CommentsI, for one, am sick of hearing about them. >>
When did sports stars become like rock stars?
5 CommentsWe put them on pedestals and rejoice when they tumble. >>
The day AFL gained two unlikely new fans
2 CommentsEven if they were more interested in mullets and showtunes. >>
I take my footy tipping seriously
3 CommentsIn fact, I think it should be an official sport. >>
We're not ready for the World Cup
8 CommentsAnd it's rubbish that Australia's making a bid for it. >>
'Silent Assassin' a killer swimmer
1 CommentsBut don't forget to share the love ... >>
My heart beats true for black, white and not blue ...
I know I deserve better but I can't let go of those Pies. >>
Wayne meets the karma train head-on
2 CommentsIt's been a long time coming ... >>
The tennis finally got exciting
1 CommentsIt was good riddance to Snore Federer and Yawn Nadal. >>
Casey's a true-blue tennis hero
1 CommentsYou've gotta love a girl who loves her Holden. >>
I'm no sports expert but at least I have passion
1 CommentsAnd I bite. So just keep that in mind. >>
Latest controversy is not cricket
7 CommentsBut Aussie players aren’t known for being the fairest either. >>
Resolving to improve sports stars in 2008
4 CommentsHappy New Year, blossoms! >>
The Boxing Day sales are a very dangerous sport
2 CommentsThey require strategy, courage, training and sensible clothing. >>
Nancy was right: When it comes to drugs, just say no
3 CommentsIs winning at any cost really worth it? >>
C'mon boys, get over it!
16 CommentsObviously my last blog touched a few nerves. >>
None of our cricketers bowl me over
29 CommentsIt's no wonder women start snoring during the summer. >>
Who cares that Daz and Joey got married?
2 CommentsSurely there's some real news for the front page. >>
Loyalty should extend beyond the boundary line
If there's one thing sport prides itself on, it's mateship. >>
Who really cares about women's sport?
10 CommentsI've had my first complaint - and it had to do with soccer. >>
I love Bathurst, but I don't much care for cars
I'm more likely to point to a car and comment on its colour and cuteness than what actually makes it go. >>
Is there life after the grand finals?
We have officially entered what I call the no-sport zone. >>
We have to help poor footy phobics
There are a whole bunch of people out there who have lived the past six months in a football-free world, completely oblivious to the power and the passion. >>
I haven't quite got this sports thing nailed
Non-contact sports can be very violent. >>
Footy heroes dare not show weakness
1 CommentsEcstasy just a symptom of Andrew Johns' real agony >>
Competition is fierce in the great stiletto run
1 CommentsWhen was the last time you balanced yourself on 1.5cm of rubber, squeezed your foot into something the size of a banana peel and just bolted? >>
Over-exposed in a celluloid shocker
Many things make me laugh, and Warwick Caper is one of them >>
Racing to fill that competitive 'black hole'
2 CommentsSo Leigh Matthews thinks all competitors have a black hole inside of them which can only be filled with winning. >>
Who doesn't love a good scandal?
1 CommentsWho can honestly say they don’t enjoy a little gossip and intrigue now and then? >>
Broncos can survive without Locky
1 CommentsBroncos' fans pay attention: Darren Lockyer is not dead. He is only injured. >>
Nobody loves a loser
We are a fickle bunch aren’t we? In case you didn’t notice, the premier event on the tennis tour just ended. >>
Get your priorities right, you great oaf
2 CommentsAdmittely it doesn’t take a lot to rile me. I bite. Hard. Dangle a little titbit of information in front of me and I’ll jump up and grab it with ... >>
Those Channel Nine guys drive me crazy
1 CommentsWhat I am about to say may come as a shock to some people. But I’ve decided it is time. If they are serious about attracting new fans to the ... >>
Sport is something we can all relate to
There is always a lot of talk about sporting stars and whether their abilities should earn them hero status. >>
Match made in heaven for falling sports star
I never thought I would say this, but maybe the Scud is onto something. World domination through tennis is obviously not working out as planned, so it seems the Poo ... >>
That crowded feeling – you can’t beat it
After learning I was present for the mighty Pies’ win over the Lions at the Gabba on Saturday night, our intrepid sports editor made me promise I wouldn’t write a ... >>
One, two, three... are you game, sport?
Once again (and probably not for the last time) we have been faced with the question, “what is sport”. I don’t have an answer. Certainly not one which would satisfy ... >>
Let’s be consistent in making statements
So the government has banned our cricketers from heading over to Zimbabwe. Fair enough. But I guess that means we won’t be sending an Olympic team to Beijing next year ... >>
Reds need to know – loyalty’s a two-way street
Funny thing, loyalty. It can take a lifetime to earn, and then one bad game and ... poof! It’s all over. >>
All over, you say? Did I miss Anything?
I heard a rumour the cricket World Cup was finally over. Apparently, we won. I’m pretty sure it’s right – after all I did see pictures of the Aussie cricketers ... >>
It’s time for all fans to say ‘Enough’
It seems the war is officially on. The war between the codes, that is. The recent controversies that have hit the AFL, and more particularly the West Coast Eagles, have ... >>
Save your thumbs – and play a real sport
There are a lot of things I am willing to accept as “sports”. Surfing is one. Skateboarding another. Heck, in the right conditions, even dancing is a sport. Video gaming, ... >>
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