Crescendo of boos and another loss for Eddie as Barbarians cop a Welsh walloping – with a Wallaby twist

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Eddie Jones and his Wallabies have ridden again in the guise of the Barbarians – but, alas, the result was just the same for rugby’s favourite pantomime villain. Five days after quitting as Australia coach amid a rare old tumult, Jones was back to oversee 10 of his former Wallabies in the famous invitation side […]

NBA early (over)reactions: Shades of Wilt in Wembanyama, 76ers fleece Clippers in Harden trade, In-Season Tournament a goer

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A week and a bit into the NBA season and there’s a bunch of storylines developing but none bigger, literally and figuratively, than Victor Wembanyama.  Expectations were sky high for the French phenom heading into his rookie season and somehow he has managed to exceed them in the space of his first five forays onto […]

Zenzational Zampa! Leggie’s all-round performance for the ages officially ends Poms’ WC defence in tense Aussie win

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Not since Andy Bichel claimed 7/20 and 34 not out at the 2003 World Cup has an Australian enjoyed a more extraordinary all-round performance at the prestige tournament as Adam Zampa’s in a tense 33-run win over England to extend their victory streak to five. While his figures were far from as dramatic as in […]

‘Most Pakistan thing of all time’: DLS drama as opener’s blitz sees New Zealand smack 401 and LOSE

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Pakistan endured a battering by New Zealand’s top-order before launching their own onslaught through centurion Fakhar Zaman to win a rain-hit World Cup game by 21 runs via the DLS method  and stay alive in the hunt for a semi-final spot. Chasing 402 to win the high-stakes clash on Saturday, Pakistan took the attack to […]

Missed opportunity: Graciousness could’ve taken Warner to another level but he went the other way

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David Warner is a phenomenal cricketer. Few have hit the ball harder through their career and few have had the ability to turn themselves from being one of the first T20 artists into a Test player of such note that he has played more than 100 times in the baggy green. Who remembers the look […]