Teflon Bailey: Johnson right about selectors being too close to players but Warner won’t be denied fairytale farewell

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Mitchell Johnson was well within his rights to launch a double-barrelled attack on two former teammates David Warner and George Bailey but it’s not going to change anything.  Warner is going to get his desired send-off from Test cricket at an SCG New Year’s Test and Bailey will keep his teflon reputation as a chief […]

Scott’s horror hole sinks Aus Open hopes as foreign star wins in spectacular play-off

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Adam Scott stood on the tee at the seventh with hundreds of spectators lining the fairway sensing something special. After spectacularly birding the sixth from 30 feet to move to 14-under with three holes to play, having started five shots behind overnight leader Min Woo Lee at eight-under, Scott sniffed a second Australian Open as […]

‘Embarrassing post’: Tigers star in strife over social media comment on LGBTQ+ inclusion

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Wests Tigers have issued Adam Doueihi with a “please-explain” after he called a social media post about LGBTQI inclusion in sport “embarrassing”. But the Tigers five-eighth denied he had intended to belittle the LGBTQI community with his since-deleted Instagram comment. Doueihi  replied to a post on the English Premier League’s Instagram page that had the […]

‘That was unreal, unbelievable feeling’: Dakota delivers as Lions surge home to kick clear of Kangaroos in decider

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Wounded Brisbane forward Dakota Davidson kicked two last-quarter goals to help deliver the Lions a stunning 17-point AFLW grand final victory over North Melbourne. After trailing by seven points at three-quarter time, the Lions were able to avenge last year’s defeat in the decider against Melbourne by storming home to win 7.2 (44) to 4.3 […]

‘Two points lost’: Victory regret one that got away after Torres penalty salvages Mariners draw

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An Angel Torres penalty has helped the Central Coast Mariners salvage a 2-2 draw with unbeaten Melbourne Victory in the A-League Men. After scoring the opener through Alou Kuol, the Mariners fell behind at home on Sunday by conceding twice in six minutes either side of half-time. But in the 73rd minute, Colombian recruit Torres […]