A spectacular 80 from opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz and four wickets from captain Rashid Khan have powered Afghanistan to a dominant 84-run victory over a sloppy New Zealand, to start their T20 World Cup on the sweetest possible note. Having never previously downed the Black Caps… Read More »Black Cap bashing: Rashid Khan dazzles as Afghanistan demolish NZ for 75 in T20 World Cup stunner
People are allowed to change their minds. We are only human, we have our opinions and we all make mistakes. From 20 year old professional rugby league players to 48-year veterans of sports journalism. Nobody is perfect. But a send-off from a high tackle in… Read More »Death, taxes and hypocrisy in rugby league: Suaalii send-off reignites inconsistent debate
Tennis star Alexander Zverev has settled a domestic abuse case after reaching an out-of-court settlement with his former partner, who accused him of assaulting her. A district court in Berlin ended the trial on Friday with the agreement of state prosecutors and lawyers for Zverev… Read More »Zverev settles domestic abuse case amid French Open final run: ‘Does not constitute a finding of guilt or an admission of guilt’
It may not have been in the same league as the US hosts beating Pakistan less than 24 hours earlier but Canada have kept up the shocks at the T20 World Cup with their 12-run defeat of Ireland in New York. Nicholas Kirton scored 49… Read More »Scenes in New York: Another T20 World Cupset as Canada shock Ireland to notch first ever win
Jonny Bairstow has not been tempted to watch Australia’s latest behind-the-scenes documentary ahead of a renewal of hostilities at the T20 World Cup, but he remains convinced his controversial run-out last summer helped England raise their game. The rivals face off in Barbados on Saturday… Read More »‘Look at the results after that thing that happened at Lord’s’: Bairstow slips in sly dig at Aussies over Carey stumping