South Africa have seen off a spirited fightback from Afghanistan to win by five wickets with 15 balls to spare in their final World Cup group game and ensure they’ll go into their semi-final against Australia in buoyant mood. Consolidating second place in the standings,… Read More »Bavuma hopes Proteas’ successful chase will ‘give us confidence’ after nervy win over Afghanistan
Sri Lanka Cricket’s (SLC) membership of the International Cricket Council (ICC) has been suspended with immediate effect because of government interference. Sri Lanka’s ministry of sport dismissed SLC’s board and replaced it with an interim committee following the country’s poor performance at this year’s World… Read More »Sri Lanka suspended by ICC after ‘serious breach’ with entire cricket board sacked
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: Cronulla are allergic to the transfer market – and it might be holding them back
As the World Cup reaches it’s final phase it has been a life-changing experience for several players and will end the careers of others who have failed to live up to expectations. The semi-final teams are locked in and the six teams are either running… Read More »World Cup player stockmarket: Whose shares are rising and plummeting after Indian odyssey
The passing of South’s legend John Sattler this year gave me pause to remember not only one of the Rabbitohs’ greatest players, but also the pack of forwards he led in their remarkable run of success between 1967 and 1971, when they won four premierships… Read More »Forward pack dominance: A look back at John Sattler and his Cardinal and Myrtle wrecking crew in the 1960-70s