The female Rafa? Scintillating Swiatek emulates clay court legend with crushing win for third straight French Open title

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With a ruthlessness that echoed Rafa Nadal in his Roland Garros heyday, Iga Swiatek has blasted her way to a fourth French Open singles title, dismantling Jasmine Paolini quite mercilessly on Court Philippe Chatrier. At just 23, Swiatek’s current domination of women’s tennis was underlined by her 6-2 6-1 victory over the surprise Italian finalist Paolini in […]

‘Fast, physically impressive and a tough centre’: Cyril Towers was the godfather of running rugby

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The late Cyril Towers and running rugby go hand in hand with the ethos of the Randwick District Rugby Union Football Club. The philosophy was based on an attacking mindset with the main intention to get the ball to the wings. What this does is create and develop players who have only attack on their […]

The All Time XI for India

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India’s first Test was in 1932, and in the past 40 years have generally been at the forefront of cricketing innovation – embracing One Day cricket after the 1983 World Cup, creating the IPL, and generally dictating the direction of the game. The current era is India’s most successful, but there are periods gone by […]

Forging a cohesive unit for the long-term: The potential Wallabies partnership of Lynagh and Gordon

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In the dynamic world of rugby union, where power, strategy, and teamwork intersect – cohesion reigns supreme. Nowhere is this more evident than in the potential pairing of young talents in the number 10 and number 12 roles. Often referred to as the playmaking duo or the tactical hub of the team, the 10 (first-five) […]

‘A fresh start might be the answer to elevate Souttar’s growing career’: The Aussie’s desperate situation at Leicester

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It was as few as 98 minutes. Yes, that’s correct; that’s all the playing time Socceroo Harry Souttar was afforded in Leicester City’s promotion-winning 23/24 campaign. This is not ideal for a player so key in Graham Arnold’s national plans, and in his latest press conference, Australia’s manager made this known to the player and […]