Rafael Nadal is to make his comeback to action in Brisbane in January, a landmark sporting moment that even a fellow sporting legend believes should be something to treasure while we can. Tiger Woods, who’s making his own golfing comeback in the Bahamas, was effusive about the prospect of the return of the Spanish tennis […]
Australia fail depth test with second-stringers spun out as India clinch series: ‘They got hold of us and didn’t let go’
Questions are starting to mount over Australia’s white-ball depth after their second-stringers have failed to fire in India. With a side featuring mainly fringe candidates for next year’s World Cup squad, only established stars Travis Head and Matthew Wade made decent contributions with the bat as the Aussies fell shot in their run-chase. India exacted […]
Thanks, NRL Grid: you’ve made me realise how little I know about rugby league
It was inevitable really. Just when you think you’ve got it cracked, something appears to make you feel stupid all over again. Life covering the Greatest Game of All involves a lot of watching, discussing, interpreting and analysing rugby league, but there’s always something coming that you can’t understand. Prior to the launch of NRL […]
Sheffield Shield Round 6 Wrap: Who’s hot, who’s not heading into the Test summer?
The final round before the Big Bash League gets underway and the Test summer… let’s see who impressed in an intriguing Round 6 of Shield cricket! New South Wales vs Tasmania 3 Sentence Summary: Tricky conditions and a difficult pitch led to some incredibly low scores in this match. New South Wales skittled Tasmania in […]
Why Lyon should keep playing Tests into his roaring 40s – and Maxwell can keep white-ball berths as long as he wants
Nathan Lyon is joining James Anderson at Lancashire next year and it wouldn’t be a great surprise if the Australian spinner plays Test cricket into his 40s like his new county teammate. Lyon is just five wickets away from becoming only the eighth player in Test cricket history to reach the 500 milestone. Even though […]