Kurtley Beale has discussed his Wallabies ambitions with new coach Joe Schmidt ahead of his return to Super Rugby with Western Force. Beale has arrived in Perth on a short-term contract as cover for injured Harry Potter, having played a couple of matches for Randwick. He sat out 2023 while engaged in a court case […]
From football hero to Hollywood star to infamous accused murderer: Muted tributes for OJ Simpson
The extraordinary episodes after his life as an American Football hero quite overshadowed the career of O.J. Simpson, who has died at the age of 76. On Thursday, the game was left paying muted tributes to the one-time running back superstar who was later acquitted of charges that he killed his former wife and her […]
NRL News: Defiant Roosters stage their own Jennings 300 celebrations, off-contract Bronco star playing for his future
Premiership heroes from 2013 had a starring role as the Sydney Roosters delivered on their promise to celebrate Michael Jennings’ 300-game milestone behind closed doors. Ahead of Thursday night’s clash against Newcastle, the NRL announced it would not mark Jennings’ milestone with traditional festivities due to the centre’s “past conduct”. Jennings tested positive to performance-enhancing […]
World Cup chances up in the air but Smith makes Major call on T20 future, Green dumped despite huge IPL deal
Test great Steve Smith is to play for Washington Freedom in the second season of Major League Cricket as the Australian influence in the American T20 competition gathers pace. The 34-year-old Smith will link up with another batting great, coach Ricky Ponting, in the capital-based franchise after the T20 World Cup in the US, where […]
‘Stuck in quicksand’: The Bulldogs are lost in mid-table mediocrity again – and something’s got to give soon
At some point, a line has to be drawn in the sand at the Bulldogs. Quite frankly, it’s grown pretty tiresome, watching the same rollercoaster that never quite marries up to even weekly expectations, and the same divisive reaction that comes from it. Clearly, there’s a disconnect. Something’s a little off with the players, something’s […]