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‘He made a stupid mistake but he’s taken ownership’: Mal defends Holmes selection call despite white-powder drama

Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga remains a big fan of Valentine Holmes and says the winger didn’t deserve to be dumped from Australia’s Pacific Championships campaign for a “stupid mistake”. Holmes will play his first match in almost three months at AAMI Park on Saturday night,… Read More »‘He made a stupid mistake but he’s taken ownership’: Mal defends Holmes selection call despite white-powder drama

Neser withdraws from Shield match mid-innings due to personal reasons, Queensland to play one short

Michael Neser has withdrawn from Queensland’s Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania for personal reasons. Neser was 51 not out when Queensland went to stumps at 3-293 on day one of the clash in Hobart, eying his second century of the Shield season. However, the 33-year-old… Read More »Neser withdraws from Shield match mid-innings due to personal reasons, Queensland to play one short

‘An absolute disgrace’: Broad lifts lid on fiery Cummins clash over Bairstow incident – and how the Aussie captain bit back

Stuart Broad has revealed his heated exchange with Pat Cummins in the aftermath of the Jonny Bairstow stumping incident during the Ashes at Lord’s in which the English seamer called him an “absolute disgrace” and the Australian captain fired back at him about his record… Read More »‘An absolute disgrace’: Broad lifts lid on fiery Cummins clash over Bairstow incident – and how the Aussie captain bit back

AFL intervention sees Richmond premiership great remove controversial pro-Palestine social media post

AFL figureheads have reportedly stepped in to convince former Richmond great Bachar Houli to remove a pro-Palestine video he posted on his social media accounts. According to a report by the Herald Sun, Houli, who played in all three of the Tigers’ 2017, 2019 and… Read More »AFL intervention sees Richmond premiership great remove controversial pro-Palestine social media post

UK View: ‘A bridge too far’ – Boycott, former greats tear into ‘dysfunctional’ Poms with World Cup defence all but dead

England’s hopes of defending their World Cup crown are in tatters – and we’re barely halfway through the 2023 tournament. Second-last of ten on the table after a fourth abject loss in barely three weeks, this time by eight wickets and nearly 25 overs to… Read More »UK View: ‘A bridge too far’ – Boycott, former greats tear into ‘dysfunctional’ Poms with World Cup defence all but dead