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
The Test cricket summer is finally upon us so it’s time to make some predictions for how the summer will play out. If you think it’s been a longer wait than usual, you’re right. Apart from 2020 when the pandemic made international travel all but… Read More »Test cricket summer random predictions: Head to surpass top duo, Lyon on the hunt, Warner’s farewell and who’ll replace him