Having a great rugby-playing father or grandfather does not guarantee their offspring will emulate their feats. For those born to greatness, it is often a curse rather than a blessing for sons and daughters who will always be in the shadow of their dominant parentage. The odds of descendants equalling or bettering their parent’s accomplishments […]
The IndyCar Afterburn: Indy GP 2024 – Will Power the bridesmaid again as Alex Palou retakes standings lead with victory
The IndyCar Series might run from March to September, but the undisputed heart of the calendar is the month of May, when the action comes home to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. After an instant classic at Long Beach and the bat-guano insanity of Alabama, this year’s Grand Prix of Indianapolis was a less dramatic affair, […]
The value of foreign-developed players: What Football Australia can learn from Morocco for Socceroos success
At the last World Cup, Morocco gripped the imaginations of nations without much footballing pedigree everywhere, as they beat Spain, Portugal, and Belgium en route to an astonishing fourth-place finish. Although some may conclude from their staggering improvement that they must have improved their pathways or stumbled upon a lucky golden generation, a quick look […]
A Letter to Todd Payten: If you want to avoid the fans’ call for you to get sacked, please do these simple things
Dear Todd, I hope you are travelling well mentally, physically and emotionally after the events of the past several weeks. It’s difficult to read that fans want you sacked, and I can only imagine the toll that must take on your emotional and mental health. After five losses on the trot, can you blame them? […]
It is the right time for Anderson to retire, but he goes down as one of the greatest players to ever do it
After a career that has spanned more than two decades, James Anderson leaves cricket as a legend of the game, up there with the very best fast bowlers like Sir Richard Hadlee, Malcolm Marshall and Glenn McGrath He is statistically the most prolific fast bowler in cricket history and it has been quite the journey […]