Test captain Pat Cummins was last week named the ICC’s player of the year for 2023 but all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has caused a massive boilover by winning the Allan Border Medal. “I really hadn’t thought about it until a few of the boys started getting stuck into me that they thought I was going to […]
Smith delivers timely response to ‘average’ critics who don’t think he’s an opener
Steve Smith had the perfect response to critics who declared he shouldn’t be opening for Australia in Tests. After a lean first three innings as David Warner’s replacement up top with Usman Khawaja, the 34-year-old almost hauled Australia over the line to avoid the monumental eight-run upset by West Indies at the Gabba. Smith, who […]
Ex-England player’s harmful comments prove sexism in football is still rampant
Joey Barton, the controversial ex-footballer has made the rounds again in the football world, this time for criticising women’s voices in the men’s game. Barton likened two female commentators and pundits to notorious serial killers Fred and Rose West, this after tweeting a month earlier that “women shouldn’t be talking with any kind of authority […]
‘Want to show that rugby is not dead in Melbourne’: Rebels skipper’s fighting words as Eddie calls for ‘hard decisions’
As the Melbourne Rebels entered voluntary administration, homegrown captain Rob Leota says he hopes the rocky road his club is experiencing pulls the side closer together and galvanises them for the 2024 Super Rugby season. It comes as former Wallabies coach Eddie Jones said the franchise’s troubles were another indication that “hard decisions” needed to […]
Arsenal keep pace but only after Forest scare, minnows thump hipster favourites to exit drop zone
Arsenal needed to win at Nottingham Forest and did, keeping pace with Manchester City and leaders Liverpool in the process. That was about as good at it got, but at a ground where they have lost on their last two visits, Mikel Arteta will take it. The Gunners got by thanks to goals from Gabriel […]