It used to be that sporting endeavour was regarded as a noble cause, and that our sporting pastimes were governed by unwritten rules that complimented the written rules or laws, as in the case of cricket which is oft regarded as the most character-building and purest of games.
This is no longer the case with sport in thrall to the dollar rather than the intrinsic pleasure to be gained from participation or indeed spectating.
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