If there’s one thing that rugby league fans love, it’s drama. Sure, there’s the on-field type you get with last minute field goals and come-from-behind wins, but there’s also the soap opera type, the one that keeps four blokes sat around a table every night… Read More »Leniu v Jared: The young tyro wants to take on the old warrior, but who is actually top dog at the Roosters?
Every year, back to 2013, we track the top glove brands worn by MLB starters. As far as starting MLB players are concerned (excluding pitchers), Rawlings continues to hold a firm vice grip amongst glove brands, appearing on 53% of starting Major Leaguers. Meanwhile, the… Read More »What Gloves Do MLB Players Wear? Here’s the Baseball Glove Brands and Webs Worn by MLB Starters in 2023
Pink-ball Tests have been part of the calendar for nearly a decade but flicking the day-night switch did not spark anything near the revolution that it did in the 50-over format. There has been a slow trickle of evening Tests even though they solve a… Read More »Day-night Tests make dollars and sense but India’s reluctance means pink ball snookered by red
Following from my recent article about inspirational coach Geoff Mould I want to focus on one of his protégés at Matraville High School, the precociously talented Russell Fairfax. With a philosophy of running rugby, it was no wonder Fairfax exemplified this attitude. Mould moved him… Read More »Russell Fairfax – rediscovering one of the “free spirits” and an interview to boot!
Money talks. It has seemed inevitable for a long time, but we may finally have the ‘nail in the coffin’ moment for Test cricket outside the major nations. It seems a country once boasting the most destructive and formidable Test side has been reduced to… Read More »Money talks – Understanding why South Africa are willing to burn a Test series for the SA20