Tiger Woods has penned another glorious chapter in his storied career with a record-breaking 24th consecutive cut made at the Masters. The 15-times major winner dragged his battered 48-year-old body around Augusta National for 23 holes on Friday in a mighty display of mental and physical resolve to earn another weekend tee time. After starting […]
Lyon and Boland suffer brutal County Championship debuts – but ‘very unknown’ Aussie lights up IPL
Two Aussies abroad have endured wildly different fortunes as Jake Fraser-McGurk joined the world stage with a thrilling first IPL half century, but Scott Boland suffered a shocking debut in the County Championship with his side Durham ending the day on the wrong side of 1-490 while Nathan Lyon was similarly clouted. With five booming […]
Viewers need more of Paul the analyst, less of Fatty the class clown’s cringeworthy commentating
Television commentary is a tough gig. Everyone’s a critic and if you are going to make it all about yourself, the viewers get real cranky really quickly. Paul Vautin is a semi-retired commentator for Nine these days, usually only dipping in for Queensland matches like Friday night’s Broncos vs Dolphins clash at Suncorp Stadium. And […]
NRL in Vegas was such a hit, my American mate wants a Canberra Raiders jersey
My American mate wants a Canberra Raiders jersey. If someone had told me a couple of months ago that I’d have friends in the small American town I live in asking me about how they could get their hands on a Raiders jersey, about how the Penrith Panthers were able to create a dynasty with […]
Youngest ever Australia Cup scorer, another electric talent from Adelaide, and sons of Socceroos: Meet the future of Australian football
The next generation of Joeys opened up their national team careers this week with a win against Switzerland. With players playing club football in Italy, Belgium, England, France, and Croatia, the cohort has a large quantity of overseas-based talent, a positive sign that Football Australia is taking the national teams at younger ages more seriously, […]