Jordan Thompson has made it into the quarter-finals of the Queen’s Club Championships but could take no pleasure from defeating home hero Andy Murray for the second time on one of the Briton’s grasscourt strongholds. Thompson last beat Murray on the beautiful Queen’s courts back in 2017 when the Scot was Wimbledon champion and world […]
‘It’s killing the game’: Knuckles calls on Waratahs to appoint Hoiles to help fix Aussie rugby
John Connolly might bleed red but the former Queensland and Wallabies coach says NSW’s performances are “killing Australian rugby” and the veteran statesman of the game has thrown his weight behind emerging coach Stephen Hoiles to turn the Waratahs around. After the Waratahs finished dead last in this year’s Super Rugby competition, NSW chose not […]
The Roar’s mid-season AFL All-Australian team: Dockers skipper is a lock… even over Weitering
It’s that time of year again: the winter chill has set in, the electrical fires are roaring, and all over the nation, footy fans are getting out their notepad and paper (or laptop computer) and jotting down their mid-season All-Australian teams. Who’s been the best key defender of the year: Harris Andrews or Alex Pearce? […]
The crucial cogs of AFL’s Round 15: Which players need to be the difference makers?
There will be 12 teams featuring in Round 15, with Adelaide, Collingwood, Hawthorn, Richmond, St Kilda and Western Bulldogs all having a bye. The Round will start with the De Koning brothers facing off against each other, when Carlton takes on Geelong. Tagging and negating roles are back in vogue. We’re taking a look at […]
Questions to ponder ahead of Round 15: Will Jezza lift, can Sydney get even better and will Essendon’s engine room ignite?
We have a tearaway favourite, a logjam for positions in the top eight, and teams who are already looking forward to next year. As the season begins to heat up, we ask the big questions ahead of Round 15. Carlton v Geelong Can Jeremy Cameron return back to form? When these two sides played earlier […]