Haumole Olakau’atu has a confession that he hopes NSW fans can forgive him for. The Blues forward grew up a Queensland fan. “If I’m going to be honest, I was growing up going for the Maroons,” Olakau’atu admitted on his first full day in Blues… Read More »Origin News: Blues debutant admits he was a Maroons fan ‘since day dot’, Rooster booster with Teddy at the ready
Former Australia Test batter Joe Burns is attempting to help Italy qualify for the 2026 T20 World Cup as a tribute to his late brother. After being dropped from Queensland’s contract list for the 2024-25 season, the 34-year-old is switching his focus to a subject… Read More »‘This shirt will carry on his spirit and give me strength’: Burns posts touching tribute to brother as he launches Italy mission
Alex de Minaur has helped dispel the gloom in the Australian tennis ranks with a virtuoso drought-busting victory on a long, rainy day at the French Open. Alex Michelsen, a teenage American tyro who had already beaten Australia’s No.1 on a hard court this year,… Read More »De Minaur provides Aussie hope amid Parisian gloom after sending US teen into tantrum
Every week, two things occupy the minds of rugby fans in this part of the world. The first is the question of how, exactly, are we to revive the popularity of the sport of rugby union in this great nation which has such a sporadically… Read More »Rugby’s route back to relevance: More back stabbing, vicious boardroom sagas, and Evil Emperor Waugh
We hit the first round of byes (if we forget the horrendous fixturing of earlier this season), with all clubs having played 11 of their 23 games – the last time the ladder will be on an even keel until the end of June. Today,… Read More »‘Standout’ Swans, ‘unsustainable’ Pies, ‘boring’ Giants: How the top-eight sides are tracking at the halfway mark