Katoa v Kodi v SOS: What if the best halves pair Wayne Bennett has isn’t the best one for 2024?

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There was a strange little quirk at the heart of the Dolphins’ success story in 2023. For all the talk of Wayne Bennett’s old guard forward pack signed to build culture as much as anything they did on the field, and the Redcliffe Expendables, the cast of NRL journeymen who filled out the rest of […]

Our worst fears are realised – South Africa’s shocker across the ditch is bringing Test cricket into disrepute

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No disrespect to Rachin Ravindra or Kane Williamson, who together put on a Test batting masterclass at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, but to call their opposition underwhelming whould be a huge overstatement. South Africa’s ‘D’ side were simply hapless from start to finish with both bat and ball and the nature mismatch was […]

India’s back level with England – Strap in for one of Test cricket’s greatest series

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So here things sit at 1-1 in a five-test series between two Test nations with a very special rivalry. Experience and youth alike are shining through, the games have been fast-paced and exciting and the contest is very even. What was everyone so worried about? Admittedly, almost no Test series have this kind of interest […]

F1 success followed Lewis Hamilton across teams before… Can it happen again with Ferrari?

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Just when Formula One’s driver market appeared settled for the foreseeable future, the sport has been rocked by the revelation that Lewis Hamilton will join Ferrari from 2025. Despite speculation concerning a move to Maranello over the previous twelve months, the seven-time World Champion ultimately inked a contract extension with Mercedes, which was set to […]

Parochialism and denial runs rampant as Australia’s rugby states are hunted by debt, one by one

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The saddest thing about Australian Rugby right now is that it hasn’t learnt its lesson. In a month when Tom Brady was throwing darts to Reece Walsh in front of a packed media gallery in Brisbane, Rugby’s headlines revolve around administration, debt and survival. Many of us don’t want to hear it, but most people […]