Barcelona have crashed 1-0 against Shakhtar Donetsk and have been forced to wait to qualify for their first Champions League last-16 berth in three years. Danylo Sikan’s looping 40th-minute header into the right corner off Giorgi Gocholeishvili’s cross from the right made the difference on… Read More »Barca blow, Dortmund complete Newcastle double as fans protest against UEFA change
Springboks prop Bongi Mbonambi has spoken for the first time about the racism allegations directed at him at the World Cup and called out England for being “unprofessional”. England flanker Tom Curry accused Mbonambi of a racial slur during the Springboks’ 16-15 semi-final win on… Read More »Bongi breaks silence on Curry racial slur claims with dig at ‘very sad’ reaction from ‘first world country’
Australia may not win the World Cup even if Mitchell Starc gets back to his best but they’ll have zero chance if he keeps dishing up a smorgasbord of pies. Starc sprayed the ball all over the place in Tuesday’s clash with Afghanistan in Mumbai… Read More »Starc raving bad: Pace spearhead’s worrying form slump jeopardises Australia’s World Cup hopes
Australian allrounder Glenn Maxwell has put on the biggest show of his career in the three-wicket triumph over Afghanistan. Struggling with back spasms and cramp, he made an unbeaten 201 in Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. He has received plaudits from a long list of past and… Read More »Mad Max blockbuster: The record-breaking numbers behind unprecedented knock for the ages
The light at the end of the tunnel for fans of Australian football over recent years has been the committed move towards a men’s National Second Division. Without such an entity, the game would simply remain fractured and unable to eliminate the chasm between the… Read More »Altruistic but not all-embracing: Australia’s National Second Division will be nothing more than a South-East Coast League