Some critics in Australia are quick to blame the average punter for not attending test cricket. They’ve expressed their lack of interest with their feet. A dire crowd attended the first test of last summer in Perth against the West Indies – only 59,125 attended… Read More »Wellington’s character-filled Basin Reserve pities Australia’s soulless, corporate stadiums
In a practically dead rubber on a searing hot Melbourne Wednesday evening at Marvel Stadium against an Uzbekistan team ranked 47th in the world, the Matildas put Uzbekistan to the sword roared on by a capacity crowd of 54,120 people. This was the Matildas 12th… Read More »Have the Matildas eclipsed the Socceroos? Whatever you think, Australian football fans are in for some exciting times
Proving today’s refereeing and officialdom is pedantic, making games unwatchable, is as simple as reflecting on the fifty years since the magnificent 1973 Barbarians versus All Blacks match. We still discuss the game and “the try”, whereas the 2023 Rugby World Cup final between New… Read More »There’s no way rugby’s ‘greatest ever try’ would be permitted these days
Rather than lean harder into their own sound, LE SSERAFIM’s newest album feels like a bid to become another NewJeans. The problem is, HYBE already has a NewJeans and they’d do much better to diversify the style of the roster. It’s easy to see why… Read More »Song Review: LE SSERAFIM – Smart
In 2015 when heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury beat Wladimir Klitschko, the fighter regarded by many as the ‘Greatest of all time’ in the sport, many people thought that he was on top of the world. However, in actuality he was at rock bottom. After a… Read More »It was Tyson Fury who smashed the stigma of being ‘weak’ by talking about his mental health – and it made me feel like I could do anything