The owner of the A-League’s incoming Auckland franchise has promised to make a splash in the transfer market after signing Steve Corica as the club’s inaugural coach. Corica was announced as leader of the start-up side on Thursday, his first appointment since being sacked by Sydney FC earlier this year. The 50-year-old has spent time […]
Pressure Points: Cron has his work cut out to make the west a Force in Super Rugby
Few clubs have had a journey as tumultuous as the last six years have been for the Western Force. From being removed from Super Rugby, to a grassroots movement so strong it led to the club surviving with no set competition, to picking up support from a WA mining billionaire who created a whole new […]
‘Not curtains for me in Test cricket’: Windies star defends putting T20s above Australia tour as weakened squad named
West Indies star Jason Holder insists his Test career is far from over, despite making himself unavailable from the team’s upcoming Test tour of Australia. The Windies, once a cricketing superpower but who haven’t won a Test down under in the 21st century, unveiled an inexperienced squad with which they will face the reigning World […]
Jones despatches West Ham to send Liverpool into semis – keeping two amazing records intact in the process
Curtis Jones’ double and strikes from Dominik Szoboszlai, Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah have eased Liverpool into a record 19th League Cup semi-final with a 5-1 win over West Ham United. After Sunday’s disappointing goalless draw against Manchester United, the first time Juergen Klopp’s side had failed to win at home this season, ended a […]
The Aussie late bloomer who’s gone from gardening to surprising $1.78m IPL payday
Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins may have been the biggest money winners – but it’s a rather less celebrated, injured-riddled Aussie quick who has been left a bit dazed at finding himself at the centre of the unlikeliest rocket-to-riches fairytale at the IPL auction. Spencer Johnson had been held back for years by injury setbacks […]