Friday night’s two Super Rugby matches were remarkably similar; the two losers, the Melbourne Rebels and Moana Pasifika, doing good things on attack, but because of skill errors, breakdown deficiencies and ineffective first-up tackling, providing far too much leeway for the opposition attack. Compared to other, more attractive grounds, Palmerston North’s Central Energy Trust Arena, […]

The Socceroos will draw a bigger crowd on Tuesday night than many NRL games, yet the simple act of football asking for fair funding invokes howls of fury from mainstream Australia. If you ever want an illustration of the special treatment certain sports get over others, just flick on a St George Illawarra Dragons game […]

For some teams, Round 3 showed they can be better than expected in 2024. But for others, the outlook is worse than first feared – that’s you, Gold Coast and South Sydney.  The Titans were always going to have plenty of doubters this season despite Des Hasler’s arrival but South Sydney have gone from premiership […]

We had a pitch invader, fights galore, Tribunal drama and a couple of remarkable comebacks – footy is well and truly back! It’s weirder than ever, though – the reigning premiers are 0-3, the runners-up are also winless to start the year, and the two hottest teams in the land are both from Sydney. Well, […]

Powerhouse Western Australia have stamped themselves Australian cricket’s premier team of the 2020s after securing their third straight Sheffield Shield with a 377-run dismantling of Tasmania in a lopsided final. After setting the Tigers a near-impossible target of 537 at tea on day four at the WACA Ground on Sunday, veteran seamer Cameron Gannon (5-23) […]