‘Long-term options’: Abbott predicts new breed can follow in big dogs’ footsteps for ageing Australian side

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Sean Abbott believes Australia’s one-day International series victory against West Indies has unearthed long-term stars of the future. Only four players who played in last year’s victorious World Cup final were available for both of Australia’s two matches since, leading four debutants to earn selection across the pair of wins. Quicks Xavier Bartlett and Lance […]

‘Schoolboy stuff’, ‘pub team defending’: Liverpool let Arsenal back into title race after Alisson howler

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The Premier League title race has just got a lot tighter. Arsenal benefited from two second-half errors from Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson on Sunday to claim a 3-1 home victory over the league leaders. It enabled the Gunners to move up to second place and just two points behind Liverpool after 23 of 38 games in […]

The Wrap: Concussion is a key area where Australian rugby can become a leader, not a follower

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It’s the issue that’s never going away. What can rugby do about concussion? Released last week, provisional findings from a University of Auckland research project found the risk onset for Alzheimer’s Disease was 42% higher for rugby players than the general population, and 17% higher for any neurogenerative disease. Will players of the future – […]

Walsh v the NRL: How far can the fullback go now that every team has seen the Broncos’ best move?

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It would be unfair to Reece Walsh to call 2023 his breakout season. That was in 2021, when he burst onto the scene with the Warriors and was named Rookie of the Year by his fellow players in the RLPA Awards as an 18-year-old. Coming onto the scene as he did, expectations were sky high […]

Are we a mature enough football nation to honestly discuss the Socceroos?

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In a parallel universe, Graham Arnold would be preparing to face Jordan in the Asian Cup semi-finals as undoubtedly the most successful Socceroos coach of all time. The Socceroos were barely a minute away from sealing their place in the final four of the Asian Cup in Qatar. Craig Goodwin’s 42nd-minute opener was one of […]