The final weekend of domestic rugby is upon us with the finals of the Super Rugby U16s and U19s bringing down the curtain on the regular domestic rugby season for the year – and all eyes soon set to turn to the upcoming tours of Australia XV and the Wallabies. The final round of both […]
2024 Victoria Derby Day – Group 1 tips and preview: An unpredictable race to call with several chances to topple the favourite
Derby Day at Flemington kicks off the Melbourne Cup carnival and is one of the biggest events on the racing calendar with Group racing that is sure to be hotly contested. Let’s break down the three big races. Victoria Derby The Victoria Derby is always a bit of an unknown, with three-year-olds stepping up to […]
Candidates for opening position continue to stumble – Runs not the metric required, Aussies need another Boonie
The upcoming Test series against India will require the Australian cricket team to be better than it has been in recent times against the world’s best. In fact, seven of the previous nine Test series between the two have gone the way of India and the last time the Aussies tasted victory was in 2014-15. […]
100 years on: The Ashes of 1924/25, when one captain was a Fascist, and the other a bookie
This summer will mark the centenary of an Ashes series that took place during a significant period in world history and differed significantly from the type of cricket that is played nowadays. The Great War had ended six years previously, and its effects were still being felt. King George V ruled over a British Empire […]
Former college basketballer Eliza West has proven she’s a true footballer and has a second premiership in her sights
As the final siren sounded on the AFLW’s Grand Final after season seven, Melbourne players rushed from all directions to embrace in the middle of Brighton Homes Arena. Etched on their faces was the sheer relief and shock of winning the closest Grand Final in the league’s history, perfectly encapsulating the rollercoaster journey it took […]