The Downside

[Placid Ark]

The matildas have been held to a 0-0 draw by Portugal, ending their eight-match winning run

[Placid Ark]

New figures show more than 1,200 Australians complained to the national consumer watchdog about cryptocurrency ********** last year


source : abc

[Placid Ark]

The Matildas beaten 2-1 by Portugal, their first loss in over 18 months

[DCFC]

Joany Badenhorst, Australian co-captain & opening ceremony flagbearer, has been ruled out at a second consecutive Winter Paralympics after a training crash.

Badenhorst was one of Australia's best hopes to break a 16-year gold medal drought after reaching the World Cup podium 22 times since 2014.

[POSEIDON]

Chautauqua refuses to jump again. Barrier trial at Cranbourne on Monday. Multiple times this campaign that Chautauqua has refused to leave the barriers in a trial. His future racing career is now up in the air.

[thorns]

Aussie cricket team shown to be made up of cheating low lifes who are sorry becasue they got caught....

[UselessBettor]

Aussie cricket team shown to be made up of cheating low lifes who are sorry becasue they got caught....

What a disgrace ... They should be banned for at least a year not only a match. They are suppose to represent our country and its disgusting.

[Placid Ark]

Aussie cricket team shown to be made up of cheating low lifes who are sorry becasue they got caught....
..and not that long ago

South Africa captain Faf du Plessis found guilty of ball-tampering against Australia, second Test in Hobart
And subsequently lost his appeal against the ball-tampering charge

[DCFC]

Organisers had to cancel the Margaret River Pro surfing competition due to safety concerns following two shark attacks at nearby Gracetown

[Sandgroper]

Australia’s oldest active jockey Danny Miller has vowed to never set foot on a racecourse again after being forced into retirement by Racing and Wagering WA.

The 70-year-old was devastated when recently told his 56-year career in the saddle had come to a sudden end.

In a statement, RWWA general manager of racing Charlotte Mills said Miller was “declared unable to ride as a result of medical advice”. Mills said there had been no policy changes relating to age limits of jockeys.

Dashing Dan, who was taken off his subsequent two rides at Carnarvon, claimed he was in top fitness and passed recent medical tests.

“They’ve taken my licence off me,” Miller said. “They’ve broken my heart. I’ll never walk on a racecourse again".

Source: The West Australian

[westineast]

Australia’s oldest active jockey Danny Miller has vowed to never set foot on a racecourse again after being forced into retirement by Racing and Wagering WA.

The 70-year-old was devastated when recently told his 56-year career in the saddle had come to a sudden end.

In a statement, RWWA general manager of racing Charlotte Mills said Miller was “declared unable to ride as a result of medical advice”. Mills said there had been no policy changes relating to age limits of jockeys.

Dashing Dan, who was taken off his subsequent two rides at Carnarvon, claimed he was in top fitness and passed recent medical tests.

“They’ve taken my licence off me,” Miller said. “They’ve broken my heart. I’ll never walk on a racecourse again".

Source: The West Australian

Dashing Dan may yet get an appropriate farewell. And perhaps one last ride.

[Chrome Prince]

Poor bloke, I really feel for him.
Pat Hyland who is at least 76, still rides his horses in trackwork, he feels he can get a better gauge of where his horses are fitness wise by being hands on rather than putting a trackwork rider on.

[Placid Ark]

The NRL has de-registered Cronulla Sharks coach Shane Flanagan & given the Sharks a $800,000 fine

[Placid Ark]

The NRL has de-registered Cronulla Sharks coach Shane Flanagan & given the Sharks a $800,000 fine
Cronulla have installed assistants John Morris and Jim Dymock as their caretaker NRL coaches for the interim

[Sands]

The NRL has been busy, also deregistered Wests Tigers CEO Justin Pascoe

[Placid Ark]

The NRL has been busy, also deregistered Wests Tigers CEO Justin Pascoe
The Wests Tigers have also been fined $750,000

[grizzle]

The Wests Tigers have also been fined $750,000
and the tigers have lost $639,000 from their 2019 salary cap

[grizzle]

Cronulla have installed assistants John Morris and Jim Dymock as their caretaker NRL coaches for the interim
john morris now the lone interim coach

[Mark]

Tried to have a $200 bet with a certain bookie @ 5/1 whose name is a colour.
They accepted $10, what a fu**en joke.
How do they keep their licence?

[Puntz]

Tried to have a $200 bet with a certain bookie @ 5/1 whose name is a colour.
They accepted $10, what a fu**en joke.
How do they keep their licence?

Did it win ?

[Mark]

Did it win ?

Hasn't been run yet and is irrelevant if it wins or loses.

[Sands]

Chautauqua refuses to jump again. Barrier trial at Cranbourne on Monday. Multiple times this campaign that Chautauqua has refused to leave the barriers in a trial. His future racing career is now up in the air.
Chautauqua eventually was retired after failing one last specially-arranged barrier trial

https://twitter.com/i/status/1045627836990554112

[kiwiz]

They gave "The Grey Flash" every chance
Numerous attempts to resolve his barrier manners
Record 32-13:7:4
Earnings A$8,821,935
Australian Champion Sprinter (2016)

[Sands]

Organisers had to cancel the Margaret River Pro surfing competition due to safety concerns following two shark attacks at nearby Gracetown
There were talks to can permanently but the Margaret River Pro is still alive & well, although this year has a later commencement date of May 27

[kiwiz]

The NZ White Sox have crashed out of Olympic Games softball contention after a 1-0 extra inning loss to the Philippines at the Asia-Oceania qualifying tournament in Shanghai

NZ,,ranked 11th in the world had to win to advance to the Super Round playoffs & keep alive their chances of making the Tokyo 2020 Games

[grizzle]

"Russia has been handed a four-year ban from international sporting competition for a doping cover-up that means the country will not feature at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics or the 2022 football World Cup in Qatar."

[DCFC]

The US Presidential Election

[Placid Ark]

The US Presidential Election
Yep! What a fiasco !!

[thecritic]

Courtesy ABC News

Jamie Kah, Ben Melham, Ethan Brown and apprentice jockey Celine Gaudray have been banned for three months

All four were found to have breached Victoria's COVID-19 protocols

Their bans expire on November 25