Mitch Marsh has been appointed as Australia’s men’s Twenty20 captain, set to lead a squad to the World Cup that does not include Steve Smith or Jake Fraser-McGurk. Selectors officially confirmed Marsh’s appointment on Wednesday, succeeding Aaron Finch after several players juggled the role in the past 18 months. After captaining Australia on recent tours, […]
‘Everything got taken from me’: Former Manly prop threatens legal action over excessive training techniques
Manly are at risk of becoming the second NRL club to face legal action over training techniques, with former player Lloyd Perrett threatening to take the club to the NSW Supreme Court. Perrett has revealed he is planning to launch action over a training session in late 2017, which left him hospitalised with heat stroke […]
‘Want your babies!’ Socceroo’s strike puts delirious club on brink of EPL return for first time in 22 years
Socceroo Cameron Burgess has put Ipswich within touching distance of the Premier League after a 2-1 win over Coventry in the English Championship. Kieffer Moore put the Tractor Boys a goal ahead early on at Coventry on Tuesday (local time), before Haji Wright’s second-half equaliser. But Burgess squeezed his effort through a crowd of bodies […]
NRL News: Ciraldo defends trainer over Topine’s $4m wrestling lawsuit, DCE backs judiciary reform for cleanskins
Cameron Ciraldo has launched an impassioned defence of Canterbury’s culture and the character of trainer Travis Touma, amid Jackson Topine’s civil suit against the club. Topine kicked off legal action against the Bulldogs in the NSW Supreme Court last week, citing psychiatric injury after a wrestling session last year. In the statement of claim, Topine […]
What the UCL?!: ‘Strange’ semi on a knife edge after Kane and Sane cancelled out by Vini double
A double from Vinicius Junior has put Real Madrid in a strong position going into next week’s Champions League semi final second leg as the Spanish giants fought back from a 2-1 deficit to grab a draw away with Bayern Munich. The Germans will be peeved that they let the lead slip, but both Thomas […]