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England have been booed by some of their own fans after losing 1-0 to Iceland in their last friendly before the European Championship, while hosts Germany recovered from a goal down to beat Greece 2-1. Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson left defender John Stones standing as he… Read More »Ice-cold England booed off after losing to Euro minnows but Southgate claims it’s ‘a really good focus for us’

I am a big fan of the Olympic Games but they present a bit of a quandary when they overlap with the AFL season. Which gets precedence? The grand international stage or the national obsession? Well, as somebody with a killer haircut once put it,… Read More »Faster, Higher, Stronger: These 15 AFL players could dominate at the Olympics (with a little imagination)

The Matildas squad has been selected for the upcoming Paris Olympics, which starts on the 26th of July. Sam Kerr was out of selection due to a knee injury she suffered in training camp for club team Chelsea. That is a huge loss for the… Read More »‘Never make excuses’: The Matildas aren’t just going to the Olympics to make up the numbers

With the NRL community possessing varying opinions on Bulldogs hooker Reed Mahoney and his penchant to become involved in feisty on-field situations more consistently than any other player in the competition, his status as the best niggler in the modern game appears unchallenged. Week after… Read More »Niggle it, just a little bit: Where does Reed Mahoney rank in rugby league’s greatest ever agitators?