Max Verstappen has completed an emphatic victory at the Brazilian Grand Prix after Australian Daniel Ricciardo escaped injury when his car was struck by a flying tyre. Lando Norris finished second for McLaren in Sunday’s race, with Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso holding off Verstappen’s Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez by just 0.053 seconds for third. […]
Kohli equals Tendulkar with birthday ton as Proteas start World Cup choke early with horrendous collapse
Virat Kohli has celebrated his 35th birthday in style with a record-equalling 49th one-day international hundred to help India smash South Africa by 243 runs at the World Cup. Kohli scored 101 not out off 121 balls — to move level in the all-time ODI ton table with another India batting great Sachin Tendulkar — […]
Sorry Adelaide fans, but Nestory Irankunda deserved to be sent off
Whatever you think of referee Alex King’s decision to send off Nestory Irankunda on Saturday night, the teenage Adelaide United tyro shouldn’t have let his emotions get the better of him. King’s decision not to award the 17-year-old a free-kick deep into stoppage time for what looked like a foul by Melbourne Victory substitute Chris […]
The Wrap: What will the Wallabies’ external season review reveal that we don’t already know?
In the wake of Australia’s shambolic pool stage exit at the World Cup, Rugby Australia announced last Thursday, the appointment of a three-person panel to conduct a review of the Wallabies’ season. According to an official statement, “The panel will review the strategy and structure of the Wallabies’ performance environment in 2023 and aims to […]
Bats hit crazy distances: Joy of six diminishes as modern chunks of willow turn average batters into master blasters
A six used to mean more. It just did. Cricket matches now have so many that they have much less significance. When you look at some of the mediocre batters who are able to clear the rope with their souped-up batters these days, you can only imagine how someone like Viv Richards would have gone […]