The IndyCar Series might run from March to September, but the undisputed heart of the calendar is the month of May, when the action comes home to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. After an instant classic at Long Beach and the bat-guano insanity of Alabama, this year’s Grand Prix of Indianapolis was a less dramatic affair, […]
The value of foreign-developed players: What Football Australia can learn from Morocco for Socceroos success
At the last World Cup, Morocco gripped the imaginations of nations without much footballing pedigree everywhere, as they beat Spain, Portugal, and Belgium en route to an astonishing fourth-place finish. Although some may conclude from their staggering improvement that they must have improved their pathways or stumbled upon a lucky golden generation, a quick look […]
A Letter to Todd Payten: If you want to avoid the fans’ call for you to get sacked, please do these simple things
Dear Todd, I hope you are travelling well mentally, physically and emotionally after the events of the past several weeks. It’s difficult to read that fans want you sacked, and I can only imagine the toll that must take on your emotional and mental health. After five losses on the trot, can you blame them? […]
It is the right time for Anderson to retire, but he goes down as one of the greatest players to ever do it
After a career that has spanned more than two decades, James Anderson leaves cricket as a legend of the game, up there with the very best fast bowlers like Sir Richard Hadlee, Malcolm Marshall and Glenn McGrath He is statistically the most prolific fast bowler in cricket history and it has been quite the journey […]
Giddey struggles but Shai shows the way for Thunder as late barrage sinks Mavericks
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points as Oklahoma overcame a Dallas franchise playoff-record 13 blocks, rallying for a 100-96 victory to even their NBA Western Conference semi-final series at 2-2. Chet Holmgren and Lu Dort hit clutch three-pointers late on Monday night (Tuesday AEST), and Jalen Williams drove for a dunk and a 94-91 lead with […]