Former champions Pakistan have kept alive their slender chances of making the semi-finals of the 50-overs World Cup with a comprehensive seven-wicket victory against Bangladesh. Electing to bat, Bangladesh could never really recover from a top order collapse and posted a modest 204 before being all out in the 46th over at the Eden Gardens. […]

On a wet Paris night of driving rain, in a match of Shakespearean drama with a slippery field and ball that made handling and running difficult, a superbly coached and motivated crazy brave Springboks side defeated a resilient but careless All Blacks side 12-11, four penalties to an unconverted try and two penalties, before a […]

Despite all the highs experienced in Australian football history and the deserved credit given to those who pioneered the path for the modern generations, the game has never, ever, been amidst a more exciting and potentially successful phase. Plenty is made of the heroes of 1974; the amateur players that headed to the FIFA World […]

With the Finals over and the November 1 contract deadline passed, we can officially declare the NRL’s silly season open. That means the return of our Smart Signings column, where we dive deep into the recruitment issues facing each club. We use stats and tactics, while ignoring rumour and conjecture, to determine who NRL clubs […]

Let’s lay the cards on the table early here. Your columnist is an England fan, and thus Australia’s poor start was quite hilarious. Suffice to say it is not funny anymore, given that the reigning, defending champions have jumped out of the Lamborghini and into the clown car over the last few weeks. England make […]