Sitting beside Alex Ferguson in the directors’ box at Old Trafford, Sir Jim Ratcliffe took in a Manchester United game in person for the first time since agreeing a deal to buy a quarter stake in the boyhood club he hopes to restore as a major power. But if he wasn’t aware already, the rebuilding […]
Is the A-Leagues’ Unite Round worth persisting with next season?
One of the best moments of the A-Leagues’ inaugural Unite Round took place in front of just over a thousand fans, while most of those tuning in on TV were watching a different game. Canberra United’s veteran striker Michelle Heyman became the first A-League Women player to notch 100 goals in the competition when she […]
From playing at World Cup to joining the Force: The mental struggle that saw All Blacks star leave NZ
Most front-row forwards get better as they inch towards 30. But for Atu Moli, the former Chiefs prop felt like he was trapped in a 40-year-old body and repeatedly told his young family he was “done”. Indeed, after three years of frustration, Moli – the youngest All Blacks forward at the 2019 World Cup (24) […]
Zac v Tyrell: If the Dragons want to get the most out of their spine, they have to get the best out of Sloan
Shane Flanagan couldn’t have asked for a worse start to his time as head coach at St George Illawarra. He lost Junior Amone, who had his contract deregistered by the NRL, and missed out on a heap of replacement signings in the halves. When he finally got one, Ronald Volkman from the Warriors, he lasted […]
West Indies playing for their future as a legitimate Test nation with memory fading of long lost Calypso glory days
One of the saddest elements about the West Indies’ steep decline over the past 20 years is a whole generation of fans have never seen them as the force they once were. As they get ready for a second two-Test tour of Australia in as many years due to pandemic-related rescheduling, they are in danger […]