They might have failed to make the World Cup knockout stages for the first time, but former Wallabies coach John Connolly believes the fallen rugby nation can respond quickly and, in fact, end their two-decade trans-Tasman drought against the All Blacks in 2024. Tempers are high and the feeling within the Australian rugby landscape is […]

Stop the contest. End the World Cup. Tell Sachin to stop blubbing. Glenn Maxwell has completed ODI cricket and the best thing for us all to do is to go home and think about what we have just witnessed. It’s barely worth continuing the tournament. The feeling on Wednesday morning, Aussie time was analogous to […]

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. […]

Glenn Maxwell’s double century was spectacular and deserves to go down as one of the greatest innings in one-day international cricket history.  But the Australians are kidding themselves if they think they can go all the way in this World Cup unless they fix a range of conspicuous issues before their semi-final showdown with South […]

The halftime whistle goes at the Emirates Stadium and a bumper WSL crowd heads for the concourse. Queues have already formed for stadium food that traverse the walkways, the line for the women’s bathroom snakes out of the door and merges into those patiently waiting for their nachos. There’s no way of getting a drink, […]