We are now almost halfway with the Euros with the tournament starting to take shape. As some teams have managed to secure their place in knockouts, others are still chasing hard. After two matchdays and only one to go before we move on to the knockouts, let’s see how the 24 teams are doing coming […]
NRL News: Johns calls out DCE Origin I ‘cheap shot’, Panthers one step closer to ripping up May contract
Andrew Johns has taken issue with Queensland captain Daly Cherry-Evans over a ‘cheap shot’ during the Maroons’ crushing win in Game 1 of the 2024 State of Origin series. Just days out from Game 2 at the MCG, the NSW great pointed to an innocuous incident during the series opener at Homebush, where Cherry-Evans roughed […]
‘Someone has to explain’: Coach raging as penalty denied and late sucker punch knocks out Scots, Germany top Group A
Hungary knocked Scotland out of the Euros in the 10th minute of added time, while Germany’s late equaliser against Switzerland took them above the Swiss to qualify first in Group A at the Euros. A draw wasn’t good enough for either Scotland or Hungary and both teams attacked with desperation in a chaotic end to […]
Jordan dunks on Team USA: England rebound after slow World Cup start to make semis
Pace bowler Chris Jordan has fired England into the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup with an emotional hat-trick in a thumping 10-wicket victory over the United States on his home island of Barbados. Jordan, a born-and-bred Bajan who went to school with pop star Rihanna just a 10-minute drive away from Bridgetown’s Kensington Oval, […]
Schmidt has named the weakest Wallabies squad in memory. He didn’t have to – but it could pay off
Joe Schmidt hasn’t made it easy on himself. He could have looked overseas to any number of foreign-based stars, including Marika Koroibete and Samu Kerevi for his first Tests in charge of the Wallabies. He didn’t. He could have selected NRL-bound backs Carter Gordon and Mark Nawaqanitawase. He chose not to. He could have called […]