Michael Maguire was full of confidence on Monday morning that his overhaul of the Blues for Origin II would work because the team will have both good balance and form heading into next Wednesday’s must-win MCG match. Latrell Mitchell is back in Blue to assert dominance on the left edge, while workhorse Cam Murray returns […]
Connor Watson has admitted his shock at going from being sidelined by injuries to the NSW State of Origin frame, with the utility called in to debut in Melbourne. Watson has emerged as Michael Maguire’s preferred utility option on the bench, leapfrogging Matt Burton to go straight into the Blues’ team. In Watson, Maguire has […]
Jude Bellingham continued his remarkable season, scoring the only goal as tournament favourites England laboured to a 1-0 win in their Euro 2024 opener against Serbia. Coming off La Liga and Champions League glory in his first Real Madrid season, Bellingham ran into the penalty area to meet Bukayo Saka’s cross from the right with […]
Alex de Minaur added a second title to his stellar 2024 season when the top-seeded Australian dispatched Sebastian Korda 6-2 6-4 to triumph at the Libema Open at Rosmalen in the Netherlands. De Minaur produced some trademark elite defence and counterpunching to nullify Korda’s power on the ‘s-Hertogenbosch grass. With his ninth ATP Tour title […]
Queensland have been forced to make a couple of changes to their State of Origin squad for game two with injury ruling J’maine Hopgood and Selwyn Cobbo out of game two in Melbourne next Wednesday. Hopgood was hurt in Origin I when hit hard by Liam Martin and he battled through limited minutes against Canterbury […]
