Forget the ill-fated and rather pathetic Wallabies. There are other great Australians in sport this weekend.
Casey Stoner won the Moto GP World Championship:
Mark Webber shared the limelight in winning the F1 Constructor’s Championship with fellow Red Bull team member Sebastion Vettell:
And the Kangaroos demolished the Kiwis – how sweet that must have been!
Just now after suffering a huge and uncharacteristic lull in sport, Australian athletes are enjoying a bit of a return to international pre-eminence.
In tennis Sam Stosur won the US Open in fine style beating the legendary Serena Williams and so becoming only the second Australian after Margaret Court to win the title.
In Cycling Cadel Evans surprised the the world by winning the Tour de France; the only Australian ever to do so.
In motor cycling Casey Stoner is dominating the Moto GP title race and looks like becoming champion.
In Rugby Union the Wallabies stung the All Blacks by taking the Tri Nations Crown for the first time in 10 years and are hot faves to take the World Cup as well.
And Australia’s cricketers are showing a resurgence in Sri Lanka.
Now for the Olympics and the next Ashes series!
