The first weekend of rugby league is wrapped up and there is much to discuss. The main talking point comes out of the second game, as the Broncos were rolled in a ten-point defeat by the Sydney Roosters. The Broncos were outplayed in their season… Read More »‘Outplayed’: Was Brisbane’s Vegas disaster a blip, or are the lights just too bright for the Broncos?
Round 19 was an interesting weekend of football with no draws, 19 goals in six matches, two five-goal games on Sunday and for the third consecutive week three teams kept a clean sheet. In the three games where a team claimed three points, the winning… Read More »Captain’s knocks, new faces and match-winning braces: The A-League players who were the difference in Round 19
Carlton coach Michael Voss insists Sam Walsh’s indefinite absence with a back injury isn’t cause for concern, despite the star midfielder missing at least the first two games of the AFL season. Hard-running Walsh had appeared in doubt for Friday night’s opening-round clash with Brisbane… Read More »Sam Walsh out ‘indefinitely’ for start of AFL season but Blues teammate set for ’emotional’ return
Sport in Australia now has its first real concussion test on its hands in the brave new world of head injuries protection. It is a test that has to be passed to save further pain down the track. The sickening footage of precocious batting talent… Read More »Will Pucovski has given Australian sport its first major concussion test case
New Zealand’s women’s sevens team have seized the momentum ahead of the Paris Olympics, with the Black Ferns smashing Australia 29-14 to take out the Los Angeles Sevens. Despite losing Jorja Miller to injury inside the opening minute, the Black Ferns were back at their… Read More »New Zealand smash Australia in Los Angeles sevens final as card issues haunt Levi again