Red-ball cricket and the quality of pitches will be the major talking points when India take on England in an absorbing five-Test series. This is India’s only long-format international engagement at home in the 2023-24 season, after the country had previously hosted the World Cup last year… Read More »Bazball bolters: Shock 62-year first as England unveil spin-heavy XI to face India
Dayana Yastremska is dedicating her inspired Melbourne Park run to Ukraine’s fighters after becoming the first qualifier through to the Australian Open semi-finals in almost half a century. Yastremska produced another fearless display of shot-making to end Czech teenager Linda Noskova’s own giant-killing charge with… Read More »Ukraine star defends ’emotional and confused’ teen over controversial handshake with Russian rival
James O’Connor recognises he’s no guarantee to feature in the Queensland Reds’ matchday 23. But, for now, that doesn’t bother him. Why? For the first time in a long time O’Connor, the veteran Wallabies back who made his Super Rugby debut way back in 2008,… Read More »‘We’ve moved to a more mental realm’: JOC reveals the change from Thorn to Kiss – and his 2024 ambitions
Spanish young gun Carlos Alcaraz has been sent packing from the Australian Open with a quarter-final loss to German fourth seed Alexander Zverev. In another late-night encounter on Rod Laver Arena, Olympic champion Zverev put Alcaraz to the sword in the first set two sets… Read More »Zverev puts Alcaraz to the sword with familiar foe who’s been ‘kicking my ass’ waiting in semis
It was a tough week of tipping in Round 13, with no better than three correct selections achieved by the panel. There’s a whole lot of head scratching going on when it comes to the ever unpredictable A-League Men’s competition. A Big Blue headlines the… Read More »The Roar’s A-League Men tips and predictions: Round 14