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Your Australia-Netherlands Open Thread
Holland have the most impressive victory of the tournament so far, but Australia played a Chile team they were expected to lose big to pretty close. So it's probably Holland big again, no? Let's talk about it....
Can Spain Redeem Themselves After The Netherlands Thrashing?
Tiki-taka is dead. The Dutch killed it. Of course, every time Spain or Barcelona lose a major match tiki-taka is proclaimed dead, only to rise again. The truth is tiki-taka remains effective—Bayern won their league and Barcelona came within a Diego Godín header of doing the same—so long as you have ...
World Cup Goals, As Called By Local Announcers: June 13
Here's every goal scored at the World Cup yesterday, as called by that country's home announcers. GOL!!!...
Chile-Australia Will Probably Be A Bloodbath
For most, match day two of the World Cup will be entirely about Spain and Netherlands–a titanic sequel to one of the most miserably negative cup finals in the history of the event. ...
Australia Should Probably Just Relax And Enjoy Their Holiday
A couple dozen Australian soccer players will vacation for a couple of weeks this June in Brazil. Here's what you need to know....
Dad Totally Drops Kid In Background Of Aussie Rules Football Interview
The video's a couple of years old, but it's new to us. (And still funny.)...
Triathlete Hit In Head By Falling Drone During Race
The machines are revolting. Be prepared....
Australian Child Freaks The Hell Out Over Baseball
Ahead of this weekend's series against the Diamondbacks, the Dodgers took on a team of Australian all-stars yesterday. (Today? Tomorrow? Time zones are confusing.) One young fan proved that the incoherent desire for a baseball is something that can bring us all together. ...
Australian Cricketer Suspended For Etching A Dick And Balls On Pitch
Australian cricketer Daniel Worrall found himself a little bored during a match last Friday. Suddenly struck by inspiration, he decided to draw the dick and balls you see above onto the pitch, an act of lewdness for which he has now been suspended. Where the hell is your sense of humor, Australian c...
Stanislas Wawrinka Dominates An Injured Nadal, Wins Australian Open
Rafael Nadal hadn't dropped a set to Stanislas Wawrinka before today's Australian Open final. Wawrinka promptly changed that by winning the first set, eventually taking the match in four sets, 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. But Wawrinka didn't come out on top only because of Nadal's injury. The Swiss was in ch...
Li Na Wins Australian Open, Sasses Husband In Victory Speech
Li Na defeated Dominika Cibulkova 7-6, 6-0 to win the 2014 Australian Open and gave a delightfully hilarious speech following the match. Among other things, she thanked her agent for making her rich and congratulated her husband for now being famous in China, thanked him for fixing her drinks (edit...
Rafael Nadal's Hands Are Disgusting
Rafael Nadal will play Roger Federer on Friday (overnight for U.S. audiences) in a semifinal match at the Australian Open, but forget about that for a minute. Look how gross Rafa's hands are. ...
Here Comes The Federer-Nadal To Possibly End All Federer-Nadals
Maybe every Federer-Nadal is a Federer-Nadal for the ages, and when we look back we'll marvel at our luck that these two comets coincided for a decade. But let's say with a bit of boldness that the upcoming Federer-Nadal — in a date punched when they respectively dispatched Andy Murray and Grigor Di...
It's Still Really Fucking Hot At The Australian Open
[Practicing before his loss to Florian Mayer, Jerzy Janowicz basks in the mist. Photo by Vince Caligiuri/Getty]...
Australia Needs To Work On Their Outfield Fence Construction Skills
Two different outfielders ran through the fence on back-to-back nights during a series between the Melbourne Aces and the Adelaide Bite this past weekend....
Players Are Fainting, Puking, And Hallucinating At The Australian Open
It is fucking hot in Melbourne. Temperatures soared to 108 degrees today, weather unfit for human existence, let alone playing world-class tennis. A short compilation of bad things to happen to tennis players so far at the first Grand Slam event of the year:...
AFL Player Breaks Teammate's Jaw, Reportedly Over Rihanna Autograph
Veteran Australian footballer Campbell Brown is facing perhaps the end of his career as his team decides whether to cut him following a fight with a teammate at a Los Angeles club on Monday night. The impetus for the brawl? Rihanna, naturally....
Australian Horse Race Interrupted By Sprinklers
As the horses came around for the final stretch of Race 8 at Bathurst Racecourse, a gauntlet of sprinklers screwed everything up. Path To Freedom ended up passing Run Bullet Run and Roman Victory to win the race, and those tickets were honored, but there was good news for losing bettors. All non-wi...