Of note the great Eliud Kipchoge upon finishing outside the top 10 and completing the 6 Star Medal (awarded to those who finish Tokyo, Boston, London, Chicago, Berlin and New York, and there’s a 7 Star Medal for those also running Sydney with an 8th to be added) announced he will be no longer running marathons as a pro.
As for me after missing out on the ballot for Sydney next year (about 1 in 4 got in, only way I reckon I run this again is as a pace runner for a slow group) and being hamstrung in Auckland over the weekend, it’s back to the drawing board having secured a Comrades entry for next year. Reckon there’s 4 chances to sneak into a qualifier should work commitments and finances allow.
Have they changed the process now its part of this great marathon group? I guy I work with had his application rejected, but he hadn’t previously run the event so he wasnt that surprised.
Osborne Park, an amateur Aussie Rules club based in Perth, has been banned for two years by the Perth Football League in the aftermath of a disgraceful costume saga during an end-of-season celebration.
Why?
The reason is during Frozen Frenzy, the Capitals game was shown on a split-screen the whole time Hurricanes-Flyers played overtime.
Just in anticipation of that 900th goal.
After overtime the Capitals game went out in full screen, and there was still never a goal scored from Ovechkin or any one of its players.
TLDR: The goal didn’t happen under national spotlight.
Except the game was nationally broadcast on TNT.
LIV Golf revealed last week that the format would change from 54 holes to 72 holes from 2026.
Min Woo Lee has confirmed that he is not going to join LIV next year.
Oscar Piastri finished fifth in the Brazilian F1 Grand Prix, after he was given a 10-second penalty for an early crash. Teammate Lando Norris won the race and extended his lead over Piastri in the world championships standings.
Ballot has been in for this and 6 of the 7 majors for as long as I can recall (Boston being the exception, they use qualifying times) with backdoor ways in via charities and travel packages and Sydney specifically for a couple of years. I’ve even entered the Chicago ballot for next year given Melbourne (not a major) is also going down the ballot path for both half and full races next year.
Well, they suddenly become a team that is set to snap three straight winless seasons.
The induction ceremony took place at Crown Palladium in Melbourne tonight.
A new Unsung Hero award was introduced this year. The first winner was Allan Chandler, after four decades of championing grassroots sports while caring for his ill wife.
Grassroots hero Allan Chandler honoured as first Sport Australia Hall of Fame Unsung Hero
At the ceremony, former Australian women’s cricket captain Belinda Clark was elevated to Hall of Fame Legend status, alongside Andrew Gaze. F1 star Oscar Piastri was named the winner of the Don Award, Australia’s highest sporting honour.
Surfing legend Layne Beachley received this year’s Dawn Award.
Dawn Fraser was named co-patron of SAHOF alongside former PM John Howard.
Max Verstappen, who is looking to get his 5th straight WDC can be knocked out of title contention this weekend IF:
- Lando Norris outscores him by at least 9 points
The Las Vegas race is on Sunday, 3:00pm AEDT lights out. Followed by Qatar next week and the season finale at Abu Dhabi in 2 weeks.
Lando Norris gets 3 pole positions in a row; tonight in Las Vegas. A massive jump for his WDC lead.
Oscar Piastri lands in 5th. Race start tomorrow: 3:00pm AEDT.
Max Verstappen is Vegastappen tonight as he wins the Las Vegas GP 2025.
Piastri finished 4th.
Thanks to Kimi Antonelli’s 5 second penalty.
Lando Norris came second and now leads Piastri by 30 points in championship standings.