We have just spent five glorious weeks in Australia visiting our son, his partner and their family and friends – it was great. It was even better as a lifelong rugby league fan and someone who has spent a 40+ year career working in the sport. So what did I learn..? Simple to start with, […]
A defiant Jason Demetriou is welcoming the pressure engulfing his tenure at South Sydney as the under-fire coach pleads with friends to stop checking in on him. Vowing that inspirational Souths skipper Cameron Murray would feature in the Bunnies’ Good Friday meeting with Canterbury, Demetriou played down suggestions he would shift the enigmatic Latrell Mitchell […]
Cricket Australia have dropped Marcus Harris from their men’s contract list, leaving the race wide open to become the Test team’s next opener. Selectors on Thursday confirmed their 23-man contract list for this year, with Matt Short, Aaron Hardie, Nathan Ellis and Xavier Bartlett the big winners. The news is not so good for Harris, […]
“He was never going to chase. He was never going to chase. He was never going to chase.” If I close my eyes and listen hard enough, I can still hear Phil Gould whinging about the ‘no try’ decision in the closing stages of the clash between Parramatta and Manly on Sunday afternoon. With 16 […]
Yuki Tsunoda is in his fourth season in Formula One, yet he’s largely flown under the radar throughout his career. That’s changed over the past six months or so since Daniel Ricciardo became his teammate midway through 2023, with his capabilities being reappraised alongside the once vaunted Australian. Tsunoda finished seventh in Australia last weekend, […]
