NSW have snapped their 15-match winless run in the Sheffield Shield, shocking Western Australia to claim a 10-wicket victory at the SCG. After resuming on day three needing three wickets for victory, NSW toiled for a little over 100 minutes in the field on Wednesday as Cameron Bancroft’s 54 helped WA reach 136 in their […]
Barcelona have crashed 1-0 against Shakhtar Donetsk and have been forced to wait to qualify for their first Champions League last-16 berth in three years. Danylo Sikan’s looping 40th-minute header into the right corner off Giorgi Gocholeishvili’s cross from the right made the difference on Tuesday (Wednesday AEDT) in Hamburg, the German venue where Shakhtar […]
Springboks prop Bongi Mbonambi has spoken for the first time about the racism allegations directed at him at the World Cup and called out England for being “unprofessional”. England flanker Tom Curry accused Mbonambi of a racial slur during the Springboks’ 16-15 semi-final win on Pairs. The South Africans claimed Curry misheard a direction in […]
Australia may not win the World Cup even if Mitchell Starc gets back to his best but they’ll have zero chance if he keeps dishing up a smorgasbord of pies. Starc sprayed the ball all over the place in Tuesday’s clash with Afghanistan in Mumbai to continue a worrying form slump as the tournament reaches […]
Australian allrounder Glenn Maxwell has put on the biggest show of his career in the three-wicket triumph over Afghanistan. Struggling with back spasms and cramp, he made an unbeaten 201 in Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. He has received plaudits from a long list of past and present players. Australia captain Pat Cummins said “I think that’s […]
