Sport

The 10 greatest Australian Open controversies: ‘No-Vaxx’ scandal, McEnroe default and Margaret Court protests

The Australian Open has a history littered with controversies – perhaps the biggest coming before the 2022 tournament even began. An unvaccinated Novak Djokovic landed in Australia as tournament favourite and confident he had obtained the required medical exemptions to play. But after touching down,… Read More »The 10 greatest Australian Open controversies: ‘No-Vaxx’ scandal, McEnroe default and Margaret Court protests

Picking apart the selectors’ choices in the Bailey era: Masterstrokes tarnished by blunders as Australia face future upheaval

Being an Australian cricket selector is not only a thankless task but one that comes with guaranteed scrutiny, criticism and downright abuse.  The current trio of panel chief George Bailey, Tony Dodemaide and coach Andrew McDonald have received plenty of brickbats to go with their… Read More »Picking apart the selectors’ choices in the Bailey era: Masterstrokes tarnished by blunders as Australia face future upheaval

A rugby league messiah, a naughty boy or a genuinely misunderstood: Latrell Mitchell is certainly a gift to the media that keeps on giving

There are a couple of things we know for sure about Latrell Mitchell – firstly, that he is a very, very good footballer, and secondly, that he somehow always finds himself on the news feeds and social media – and not always for the right… Read More »A rugby league messiah, a naughty boy or a genuinely misunderstood: Latrell Mitchell is certainly a gift to the media that keeps on giving