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lllawarra have completed one of the more remarkable comebacks in Australian sport in recent times by flying into the NBL playoffs when the club appeared to be in disarray. After collecting the wooden spoon last year with a paltry 3-25 record, they were 2-7 early… Read More »‘Unbelievable’ Hawks fly into improbable playoff berth after wooden spooners sack coach to spark amazing turnaround

Captain Rohit Sharma and middle-order batter Ravindra Jadeja have smashed defiant hundreds to drag India out of the doldrums and to a comfortable 5-326 on the opening day of the third Test against England. India were reeling at 3-33 inside the opening hour after Mark… Read More »Tons of fun for Sharma and Jadeja as India bludgeon England on dramatic day after top-order collapse

If there is one club that has kept Australian fans from turning off Super Rugby, it is the Brumbies. Australia’s highest achievers at the Super Rugby level and the team that has made the second-highest number of grand finals in the competition’s history (a distant… Read More »Larkham’s Brumbies must gallop to fifth gear to be title contenders – and address two key challenges in uncertain times

Round One of the frontloaded 2024 Six Nations pitted the top two northern teams against each other. It was not the contest we expected. Round Two featured two challengers trying to stay unbeaten to allow the tournament to retain suspense. England did just enough; Scotland… Read More »Spoiler alert: Cocky Irish wary of grim, grafting England as France forget what made them winners