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Pat Cummins is not known to play mind games before big matches but the Australia ODI skipper couldn’t resist giving South Africa a not-so-subtle reminder about their choking history before their World Cup semi-final showdown. South Africa have famously earned a bit of a reputation… Read More »‘It’s kind of folklore, isn’t it?’ Cummins slips in cheeky choking dig at Proteas as Aussies bank on experience factor in semi

Michael Hooper has joined Australia’s rugby sevens squad in a bid to cap his glittering career with an Olympic gold medal. The 32-year-old, who was controversially overlooked by former coach Eddie Jones for the Wallabies’ ill-fated World Cup bid, has signed up to play in… Read More »Hoops commits to Olympic dream after Eddie snub – and he could face another massive star of the XVs game in Paris

Australia’s current crop of stars is coming to the end of a lengthy period of sustained success without ever becoming truly great like dominant teams of the recent past.  But the cohort under Pat Cummins has the opportunity looming on the horizon of becoming the… Read More »Unifying the belts: Australia could become cricket’s first triple champions … but Proteas can put the choke on them

India superstar Virat Kohli has hit a record 50th century in one-day internationals, describing his landmark as the “perfect picture” as he surpassed the mark he shared with countryman Sachin Tendulkar at the World Cup.  Kohli raised his arms then sank to his knees and… Read More »‘Perfect picture’: King Kohli smashes ton to break Tendulkar’s world record as India send New Zealand out of World Cup

With the Finals over and the November 1 contract deadline passed, we can officially declare the NRL’s silly season open. Into the morass of gossip and conjecture, we will bring sanity, with the relaunch of Smart Signings, our dissection of where clubs are weak, what… Read More »Smart Signings: The Storm have invested everything in the spine – but are the days of ‘next man up’ over?