Fullback Andrew Kellaway has marshalled Melbourne to a morale-boosting 26-21 victory over Fijian Drua in their final Super Rugby Pacific trial, ending a horror week on a bright note. The Wallabies utility is set to start in the No.15 jersey for the Rebels’ opening round match against the ACT in Melbourne next Friday night, after […]
Ashwin out of Test after reaching major milestone as Duckett’s Bazball blitz gives England a fighting chance
India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has withdrawn from the third Test against England in Rajkot because of a family medical emergency. Ashwin became just the ninth bowler and second Indian after Anil Kumble to reach 500 Test wickets on Friday when he dismissed Zak Crawley in the final session of the second day. But just a […]
‘Who cares?’ Ange more worried about getting Spurs firing than speculation over replacing Klopp at Liverpool
Ange Postecoglou says Tottenham are still a “long way” from playing the football he wants after he fended off talk he could leave at the end of the season to replace Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool. Klopp announced last month he would depart Anfield at the conclusion of the campaign following nine years at the club. […]
‘I want to be a Wallaby great’: The World Cup heartache driving one of Eddie’s bolters forward
Off the back of last year’s World Cup disappointment, you could forgive Ben Donaldson for wanting to retreat into his shell. At one point last year, as he read countless negative headlines about his performances and, indeed, the Waratahs, he almost did. But the second-year Test back, who was a controversial selection for last year’s […]
Give it a trial! How to watch the NRL’s Preseason Challenge (without getting carried away)
Trials are meaningless, but so, when you think of it, is life. We’re clinging to an overheated rock flying through space, knowing that our ultimate destination is to be deluxe worm food in an overpriced wooden box waiting for the sea to consume us. With that attitude, a mid-afternoon run out between half of Parramatta’s […]