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‘Played like a top-tenner’: Great gushes over Aussie Purcell’s heroic effort after epic five-set loss to 11th seed

Max Purcell’s old-school style has won the much-improved Australian plenty of new admirers after he stretched No.11 seed Casper Ruud to five tough sets in a gallant second-round loss at the Australian Open. The 25-year-old saved a match point in the 10th game of the… Read More »‘Played like a top-tenner’: Great gushes over Aussie Purcell’s heroic effort after epic five-set loss to 11th seed

Masters of the Air: The ten greatest kickers in rugby history – from All Blacks ‘wizard’ to the Scot who changed the game

Rugby has had some ridiculous kickers. The ability and skill with the boot can turn the course of a play, a scoreline, or a match. Whether it be clutch moments to decide Lions series, Six Nations tours or World Cups, modern rugby wouldn’t be where… Read More »Masters of the Air: The ten greatest kickers in rugby history – from All Blacks ‘wizard’ to the Scot who changed the game

Giddey won’t face charges over inappropriate relationship claims after police close investigation

Josh Giddey will not face charges after police in California dropped an investigation into the Australian NBA star’s alleged relationship with a minor. Giddey was the subject of an NBA and police probe following an allegation in November that the Boomers guard had been in… Read More »Giddey won’t face charges over inappropriate relationship claims after police close investigation

‘We get plenty of unnecessary rule changes’: Origin star bemused by NRL dropping dropout penalty

Ben Hunt has warned the NRL’s new rules around line dropouts risk making the game more predictable, labelling the changes from head office unnecessary. The NRL announced new rules regarding kick-offs and line dropouts on Wednesday, which remove the penalty if it doesn’t go 10… Read More »‘We get plenty of unnecessary rule changes’: Origin star bemused by NRL dropping dropout penalty

‘Massive boost’: No Hoops but Aussie men’s sevens get welcome surprise for Perth, women name formidable team

Michael Hooper’s exclusion has been confirmed but Australia’s men’s team have been boosted by the returns of Henry Hutchison and Darby Lancaster for next week’s Perth Sevens. While Tim Walsh has named a formidable women’s squad as the 2016 gold medallists attempt to make it… Read More »‘Massive boost’: No Hoops but Aussie men’s sevens get welcome surprise for Perth, women name formidable team