Steve Smith has given Australia’s coaching staff their latest World Cup headache as he battles a bout of vertigo on the eve of the team’s crucial clash with in-form Afghanistan. Smith arrived at his pre-match press conference in Mumbai on Monday showing some signs of… Read More »Smith in doubt for crucial World Cup clash – as selectors face tough calls with Maxwell, Marsh returning
Watching the Melbourne Cup is always a special feeling, particularly for those of us who are born and bred in Victoria. It is a part of who we are. It is un-Australian to not have a bet in the Cup, even if it just takes… Read More »Melbourne Cup 2023: Exotic bet help – quinella, exacta, trifecta, first four!
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: Latrell and Wighton could be great together – but Souths are far from the finished article
Cricket Australia has opened itself up to accusations of virtue signalling and a boycott of convenience by being content to play Afghanistan at the World Cup but not wanting to play them at other times. It’s easy to show your contempt for the country’s treatment… Read More »Playing World Cup match makes Cricket Australia’s previous Afghanistan stance look like a boycott of convenience
If you look at betting markets, 2023 is another year you would assume that the Melbourne Cup has been run and won already – there are two or three short-priced favourites, with the rest of the field making up the numbers. The agencies seem to… Read More »Look outside the favourites: Why this leading stable is every chance to quinella the Melbourne Cup