With the 2024 Formula One season not having yet officially commenced, the Silly Season for 2025 is in full swing with Lewis Hamilton’s shock decision to defect from Mercedes to Ferrari sending the F1 circus into a frenzy. While we all still catch our collective… Read More »The probables, possibles and wildcards: Who’ll replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes?
Twenty years ago, legendary Swiss maestro, Roger Federer achieved tennis’s peak. In 2003, Federer was ranked second in the world, only behind American superstar Andy Roddick. No one in the tennis world could have predicted the path that Federer was about to take, but it… Read More »Retired but not forgotten: 20 years ago, Roger Federer ascended to the pinnacle of tennis and his legacy lives on
This team is a seriously good one, and ranks among the strongest in the entire series, as it contains seven great batsmen, and four superb bowlers. Despite February offering fewer birth dates than any other month, it would certainly outplay its January counterpart Team of… Read More »Team of the Month: a February-born World Cricket XI
Round 15 was a weekend full of excitement and great football to watch; there’s nothing wrong with the A-League! There were 25 goals in six matches, three score draws and Central Coast Mariners were the only team to keep a clean sheet. Incredibly, the three… Read More »Debutants, defiant keepers and the ‘Kiwi Messi’: The A-League players who were the difference in Round 15
Dear Mr ICC President, there are too many modes of dismissals nowadays. Please eliminate three. I am not a crackpot. The latest round of controversial dismissals in cricket has again highlighted some of the oddities of this sport. England under-19 batter Hamza Shaikh is the… Read More »Why modes of dismissal should be streamlined – the precious ‘spirit of cricket’ tarnished by outdated, unnecessary laws