After dominating for most of the night and leading by as much as 33 points, Melbourne found themselves against a fast-coming siege from Adelaide who had kicked the last three goals to close the deficit with over five minutes to go. As the Crows once again looked to go quickly through the middle, their attacking […]
Australian guards Dante Exum and Josh Giddey have both come up big for their NBA clubs in crucial wins in the lead-in to the play-offs. Exum forced overtime with a buzzer-beating three-pointer on Sunday (Monday AEST) as the Dallas Mavericks rallied from 22 points down for a 147-136 NBA victory over the Houston Rockets. Kyrie […]
It is curious to me that the NRL executives have decided they are comfortable to register Michael Jennings’ contract, but then draw the line at celebration of a milestone game. Watching him make his comeback to the NRL last Friday night, I must admit it made me uncomfortable. He is now set to play his […]
Melbourne will challenge Kysaiah Pickett’s one-match ban at the AFL tribunal in a bid to free the gun forward for their bumper clash with the Brisbane Lions. But Carlton have accepted Lachie Fogarty’s suspension for rough conduct, with the forward sidelined for the Blues’ home game against Adelaide on Saturday. Pickett was on Friday handed […]
The NRL has decided not to honour Michael Jennings’ 300-game milestone with traditional celebrations due to the Sydney Roosters centre’s past off-field incidents. Jennings, 36, is set to become the 51st player to reach the coveted milestone when the injury-plagued Roosters bring him into the starting side for Thursday’s clash with Newcastle. Ordinarily, NRL chief […]
