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Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson will turn to his best available line-up for Australia’s second friendly against Canada but remains adamant his younger players learned crucial lessons from their 5-0 loss in the first game. Gustavsson fielded six players with fewer than 20 caps in Langford… Read More »‘We’re in the process now’: Matildas coach turns to stars for second Canada game, defends blooding young players

The man who worked as the television match official for this year’s Rugby World Cup final has stepped away from the international game “for the foreseeable future”, saying a “torrent of criticism and abuse online” led him to the decision. Englishman Tom Foley made a… Read More »Rugby News: RWC final TMO quits over ‘torrent of abuse’, Wallabies Grand Slam tour touted, Fiji lock facing jail

Mitchell Starc has signed with the Sydney Sixers for the Big Bash League but the Australian tearaway is unlikely to play this summer. Instead, Starc will be on call as a mentor for the side’s bowling attack, serve as membership ambassador and can take to… Read More »‘Shaping really well’: BBL’s Sixers sign Mitchell Starc to new marquee list

Mitchell Johnson has blasted chief selector George Bailey for questioning whether he was OK in the wake of his explosive newspaper column questioning the ongoing selection of David Warner in the Test team.  He also revealed he has fallen out with Warner over his clash… Read More »‘Quite disgusting, childish, condescending’: Johnson blasts Bailey over mental health comment as Warner feud gets nastier

As night follows day, so discussions around eligibility follow rep footy. Discussing who can and can’t play for NSW and Queensland is almost as popular as the actual games and ranks right up there with stadium infrastructure, the judiciary and how many clubs there should… Read More »If Kiwis and Poms are allowed to play, Origin might be about to stumble into eligibility rules that work