Malcolm Norman Meninga is an Australian icon. A legendary goal-kicking centre that dominated all three tiers of professional rugby league; a hairy, muscle-bound warhorse of the pre-metrosexual era. But the Origin doyen’s stinging attack on the NSWRL, labelling the organisation hierarchy as “filth and rats”, was a verbal tirade unmatched in rugby league history. And…
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Read More Study reveals ‘white line fever’ is just a mythWest Indies veteran Shivnarine Chanderpaul has shouldered arms to a delivery for the one millionth time in a test match. The incredible feat comes just one day after New York Yankees slugger Derek Jeter registered his 3,000th ‘hit’ some 16 years after making his MLB debut. Chanderpaul’s historic moment came in the 43rd over of…
Read More Chanderpaul outshines Jeter, notches up millionth ‘leave’ThePublicApology’s calls for a new chairman of selectors may have been answered, with reports that Cricket Australia is seeking Rod Marsh to replace Andrew Hilditch in the top job. ThePublicApology can report that CA believes the team is suffering from a lack of genuine facial hair and is seeking to appoint one of its most…
Read More Rod Marsh to stamp out ‘metrosexual’ team cultureThe Matildas have sauntered into the quarter-finals of the Women’s World Cup with a 2-1 win over Norway, but the campaign is set to cost the Australian economy more than $100 million in lost productivity. An report from analyst firm OziMarket has found that there has been a dramatic spike in the number of women…
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