They might have failed to make the World Cup knockout stages for the first time, but former Wallabies coach John Connolly believes the fallen rugby nation can respond quickly and, in fact, end their two-decade trans-Tasman drought against the All Blacks in 2024. Tempers are… Read More »‘Talent to beat the All Blacks’: Ex-Wallabies coach’s bold call following ‘hash of a year’
Stop the contest. End the World Cup. Tell Sachin to stop blubbing. Glenn Maxwell has completed ODI cricket and the best thing for us all to do is to go home and think about what we have just witnessed. It’s barely worth continuing the tournament.… Read More »Cricket World Cup Power Rankings: Forget Dutch destruction, ‘spineless’ Poms still deserve last spot
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: Whoever Des Hasler gets, it’s the collective that will make the difference at the Titans
Glenn Maxwell’s double century was spectacular and deserves to go down as one of the greatest innings in one-day international cricket history. But the Australians are kidding themselves if they think they can go all the way in this World Cup unless they fix a… Read More »Six-win streak but problems abound: The tactical, selection and form issues Australia must fix before World Cup semis
The halftime whistle goes at the Emirates Stadium and a bumper WSL crowd heads for the concourse. Queues have already formed for stadium food that traverse the walkways, the line for the women’s bathroom snakes out of the door and merges into those patiently waiting… Read More »Australia’s football fans still don’t appreciate how spoilt we are by our A-Leagues