Alex de Minaur will head into the Australian Open as a dual Newcombe Medal winner after being rewarded for his most consistent season yet with Australian tennis’s highest individual honour. De Minaur claimed the award outright for the first time on Monday night, after previously… Read More »De Minaur earns Newcombe honour as he looks to convert strong year into grand slam glory
Socceroos captain and first-choice goalkeeper Mat Ryan appears in a race against time to lead Australia’s campaign at January’s Asian Cup after suffering a fractured cheekbone. Dutch club AZ Alkmaar said on Monday that Ryan, 31, suffered a head injury at training on Sunday, then… Read More »Socceroos cop major blow for Asian Cup with skipper undergoing surgery after training mishap
England have blocked Jofra Archer from taking in part in the Indian Premier League next year, but it seems that did not prevent him playing for his old school team in Barbados. Archer’s appearance on Sunday for Foundation in the Barbados Cricket Association league, taking… Read More »Jofra makes long-awaited injury return while England in West Indies – there’s just one problem
There’s something heart-warming about seeing Aston Villa do well. They’re what journalists are contractually obliged to refer to as a ‘proper football club’, as if other, less well-supported teams were somehow illegitimate – a designation that simultaneously makes no sense and perfect sense at the… Read More »What the EPL?!: The Villans are the heroes, the good Son and ‘lucky’ Liverpool fly under the radar
As players, Adam Reynolds and Reece Walsh couldn’t be much further apart in style. Where Reyno is a master of control, Walsh is an agent of chaos, and where the halfback exists to manage the game over the length of 80 minutes, the fullback is… Read More »Pressure Points: Reece and Reynolds were near-perfect last year – but backing it up might be the hardest part