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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

Four years ago, Rassie Erasmus delivered one of the great rugby speeches ahead of the 2019 World Cup final. “You don’t have the right today to worry about your mistakes,” Erasmus said before the Springboks sealed a stunning 32-12 victory over England to claim their… Read More »Legacy vs ego: The Springboks are playing for South Africa, the All Blacks are playing for themselves

Illawarra Hawks import Tyler Harvey has sealed an 84-83 upset defeat of the Cairns Taipans with a clutch three-pointer in the final seconds at WIN Entertainment Centre. Staring down the possibility of a 1-5 start to the NBL season, last year’s wooden spooners looked intent… Read More »NBL Round 5: Harvey hits Hail Mary for Hawks to topple Taipans at the buzzer, Cheatham injured as Sixers upset Breakers

Beckham, the Netflix documentary on the England legend, global superstar and all-round cultural icon, dropped last week and the torrent of memes has been constant. There’s the one of his wife, Victoria, trying to pretend that she’s working class, as David looks cheekily on from… Read More »Qatar, WAGs and United hate: The Beckham doco was great, but it skipped three of the biggest questions of his career

We roll into week three of international footy and it’s shaping up very nicely indeed. Australia had the week off in both men’s and women’s, but in their absence, New Zealand arrived with a bang: the Kiwis were excellent in dispatching Samoa and the Kiwi… Read More »Kiwi aggression, Mal’s picks and Fonua-Blake’s big mouth: 5 things to watch for in the Pacific Championships