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The Formula One news cycle abruptly arose from its wintery slumber last week, with the Haas F1 Team announcing it would be parting ways with long time Team Principal Guenther Steiner, effective immediately. 58-year old Steiner’s contract with the Gene Haas owned outfit expired at… Read More »Haas-ta la vista, Guenther Steiner – but F1’s perennial battlers have bigger problems than TV celebrities

The West Indies are probably not going to beat Australia at the Adelaide Oval. They’re probably not going to get close. For all the grit and skill of Kirk McKenzie with the bat, and the speed and raw enthusiasm of debutant Shamar Joseph with the… Read More »COMMENT: What’s the point in playing the Windies? Only the future of Test cricket itself

The latest edition of the Big Bash League, BBL13, has been a resounding success, with improved TV ratings on both Channel 7 and Fox Cricket and consistently big crowds across the country. Adelaide Strikers captain Matt Short has dominated with the bat, striking at over… Read More »Five simple ways to make the Big Bash 10 times better

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova was bundled out of the Australian Open in straight sets at the hands of Paula Badosa – but before departing the tournament, the Russian veteran had surely the strangest criticism of the Melbourne Park fans yet. Complaints have flown in thick and fast… Read More »‘Really disturbing’: The bizarre way ‘Courtside Bar’ hecklers got under Aus Open star’s skin