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Five surprises, five disappointments and five things to figure out as Super Rugby 2024 reaches the end game

After this weekend there will be five more rounds of Super Rugby Pacific and then the finals. So, let’s reflect on the five biggest disappointments, surprises and unknowns this season. Surprises 1. Advance Australia, Fair or Not Much of the time, Aussies consume Super Rugby… Read More »Five surprises, five disappointments and five things to figure out as Super Rugby 2024 reaches the end game

IndyCar cheating scandal: Season opening violations come back to sting Scott McLaughlin’s Team Penske

Normally, race weeks are all about the long build to Sunday’s crescendo, but this time around, IndyCar dropped a bombshell by announcing revised results from last month’s season-opening St. Petersburg Grand Prix, in Florida. With one of its flagship teams caught cheating, multiple drivers disqualified,… Read More »IndyCar cheating scandal: Season opening violations come back to sting Scott McLaughlin’s Team Penske

Cricket’s long-standing battle between bat and ball: Is the IPL money-driven ‘show’ ruining the contest of the game?

The IPL has changed the game of cricket, there is no doubt about that. Millions of dollars splurged onto players each year, not just rewarding the players for honing their craft but changing lives forever. But it seems the league has forgotten about the great… Read More »Cricket’s long-standing battle between bat and ball: Is the IPL money-driven ‘show’ ruining the contest of the game?

‘Failing to inspire much confidence’: Sergio Perez is racing the clock to prove that he is worth being re-signed by Red Bull

It sounds harsh considering that he lies second in the drivers’ standings and only the equivalent of a victory behind the points leader, but Sergio Perez’s performances are failing to inspire much confidence in the final season of his current contract with Red Bull. Nobody… Read More »‘Failing to inspire much confidence’: Sergio Perez is racing the clock to prove that he is worth being re-signed by Red Bull

Storm slaughter second-rate Souths to hammer the final nail into Demetriou’s coaching coffin

Having a week off to recharge from the bye did nothing to stop South Sydney’s season from hell descending further into the abyss.  Jason Demetriou received a stay of execution from the Rabbitohs after a spirited performance against Cronulla but the speculation about when, not… Read More »Storm slaughter second-rate Souths to hammer the final nail into Demetriou’s coaching coffin