‘Never-say-die attitude’ saves India as Bumrah’s brilliance puts Pakistan on brink of World Cup exit

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India have beaten rivals Pakistan by six runs in a low-scoring but tense T20 World Cup encounter in front of a whopping 34,000 fans in New York. Sunday’s result moves India to the top of Group A with two wins from their opening two matches, while Pakistan are in real trouble, with no points following […]

Prince Carlos takes Rafa’s King of Clay crown with epic comeback to vanquish Zverev

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Make some room Rafa – there’s a new Spanish ‘King of Clay’ on the Roland Garros throne now. The incredible Carlos Alcaraz is the new darling of Chatrier courtiers, achieving another tennis milestone at the tender age of just 21, outlasting Alexander Zverev over five exhausting, absorbing sets to become French Open men’s singles champion […]

The Wrap: Rebels’ emotions mask ‘anger and frustration’ as Brumbies cop a six-day semifinal turnaround

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Super Rugby’s form-lines held strong as all four quarterfinals delivered convincing wins for the top-ranked sides. It is the way of modern rugby that genuine, David-slaying-Goliath upsets are few and far between. In another time, it was possible for an underdog to keep a game tight, and scrap and niggle their way to a 9-6 […]

‘His athleticism is through the roof’: Brumbies’ ‘excitement machine’ who looks destined for gold

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The Brumbies tied down Charlie Cale to a one-year extension last week, before he made a stunning return in their quarterfinal win over the Highlanders. Let’s all hope the club and Rugby Australia are already nutting out a way to tie him down for the next decade. Cale came back after a stint out with […]

NRL Round 14 Talking Points: An unbalanced draw, tired Cowboys, Wahs fix themselves

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State of Origin hangovers affected some teams but helped others as the regular season sputters on. Here come your talking points for NRL Round 14. Who’s back? Who’s gone? Well played to Cronulla, who once again took care of business when many thought they’d fail. A 22-12 away win at Brisbane might not be worth […]