As part of a series profiling the expected Round 1 sides for all 17 NRL clubs in 2024, it’s time to see if Souths can finally deliver a Premiership after last year’s collapse. South Sydney were the great flameouts of 2023, yet enter 2024 with… Read More »Round 1 predicted teams: If Latrell fires and Wighton fits in, Souths can go all the way in 2024
“I want to say that I am very sorry. I love the game of cricket and playing for my nation and my state, there is no greater pride for me.” So said a 25-year-old Cameron Bancroft in March of 2018. Speaking to a packed, cramped… Read More »The longer road: Warner and Smith have had their redemption stories… it’s time for Cameron Bancroft’s
The imminent death of Test cricket has been discussed for decades. From the inception of Kerry Packer’s World Series Cricket in 1977 to Andrew Symonds’ million-dollar bid in the inaugural IPL auction in 2008 to the hypothetical future of only three nations playing Test cricket,… Read More »South Africa backstabbed the Black Caps with their squad of leftovers – and twisted the knife into Test cricket
As David Warner reaches the final stages of his career, the accolades are flying thick and fast with the latest plaudit coming from Pat Cummins, calling the opener Australia’s best three-format batter of all time. T20s have only been around at international level for a… Read More »Warner is an all-time great – but he’s not Australia’s best ever multi-format player
The Minnesota Timberwolves are arguably the NBA’s biggest success story so far this season, earning a 24-8 record that sees them at the top of the Western Conference. This is their best-ever start to an NBA season in franchise history. However, it came completely out… Read More »Out of the blue: How the T-wolves found their teeth and silenced all of their critics