Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has produced a gladiatorial 179 not out to steer India to a commanding 6-336 on day one of the second Test against England in Visakhapatnam. The 22-year-old smacked five sixes and 17 fours in his career-best knock, seemingly unfazed by his batting partners’ poor shot selection. Ravichandran Ashwin, who has five Test […]
A set of six individual Air Jordan sneakers worn by Michael Jordan during NBA finals have sold for $US8 million ($A12 million) at an auction in New York, setting a new global auction record for game-worn basketball shoes. The shoes, worn by one of basketball’s greatest players in the clinching games of his six career […]
In a complete shift from Eddie Jones’ bullish approach, new Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt has tempered expectations by saying he’s “not expecting miracles” and doesn’t have a “magic formula” to turn the rugby nation around overnight. Schmidt, who was appointed as Jones’ successor last month, has yet to officially get his feet under the desk […]
The Socceroos have crashed out of the Asian Cup in heartbreaking fashion, suffering a dramatic 2-1 extra-time loss to South Korea after throwing away a 1-0 lead. The irrepressible Craig Goodwin gave Australia the lead on Friday (Saturday AEDT) when he volleyed home in the 42nd minute in front of 39,632 fans at the Al […]
If you walk through NRL training facilities, you’ll usually catch a few big motivational posters that give you an insight into what the team’s mottos are for the year. At Manly’s Brookvale base, one phrase jumps out: ‘live attack’. Anthony Seibold’s side were very unusual in the way that they approached the game last year, […]
