Australia’s current crop of stars is coming to the end of a lengthy period of sustained success without ever becoming truly great like dominant teams of the recent past. But the cohort under Pat Cummins has the opportunity looming on the horizon of becoming the first side to “unify the belts” in boxing parlance. In […]
India superstar Virat Kohli has hit a record 50th century in one-day internationals, describing his landmark as the “perfect picture” as he surpassed the mark he shared with countryman Sachin Tendulkar at the World Cup. Kohli raised his arms then sank to his knees and bowed to the fans with his helmet off on Wednesday […]
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. […]
Back in the day, my wife and I went to all of the Force games, as high-level members. We happily flew to Brisbane and Sydney to watch the Wallabies play All Blacks or South Africa, went to Hong Kong to watch the Bledisloe, had an absolute blast talking to John Mitchell after the game… even […]
For a brief shining moment in 2021, The Chicago Bulls were the number 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. A feat they had not achieved since 2011, led by Derrick Rose. But that point in time has been one of the only bright spots in recent Chicago Bulls history. What followed was a fall from […]
