Australia are World Cup champions for a sixth time – and their path to glory in 2023 has been one of the most remarkable ever. Down for the count in unfamiliar condition after beginning the tournament with consecutive losses, the Aussies reeled off nine straight wins to cruise into the semi-finals, then outlast South Africa […]

With the Finals over and the November 1 contract deadline passed, we can officially declare the NRL’s silly season open. Into the morass of gossip and conjecture, we will bring sanity, with the relaunch of Smart Signings, our dissection of where clubs are weak, what they need to improve and where they might find it. […]

Football’s National Second Tier came another step closer to life with Football Australia’s announcement of the eight foundation teams that will take part in the inaugural season starting in March or April 2025. The eight foundation teams include five from NSW and three from Victoria: Apia Leichhardt FC, Avondale FC, Marconi Stallions FC, Preston Lions […]

Unlike Dr Evil and Homer Simpson before them, Australia’s quest for world domination in cricket is falling into place. If they can take out the T20 World Cup when it’s hosted in the Caribbean and the US next year, they will have the full set of global trophies in their bulging cabinet. That’s all three […]

Round 5 had two tricky wickets, a few epic collapses and provided further proof that modern batters struggle to grind out long innings. Here’s the wrap of the round. Western Australia vs South Australia 3 Sentence Summary: Was there a wicket on the square or did the curators just cut the middle of the square […]