It is now officially 2024, so that means one thing – NRL prediction season. When it comes to top 8 predictions, the safe option is to stick with last year’s teams, but history says otherwise. As the below table shows, there is an average of 2.67 teams swapping places between top and bottom 8 (Now […]
Injuries, attitude and wasted potential – Is it too late for Nick Kyrgios to ever reach the top?
In sport there is nothing sadder than wasted potential. Sometimes it can be due to constant injury issues, other times it can be down to mentality. In the case of Nick Kyrgios, his failure to reach the heights he was capable of are a result of both of the above. Watch every Australian Open match […]
While the politicians argue, Australia’s young sporting leaders look at how the Olympics use sport for positive change
The 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games is already proving controversial. Brisbane’s Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner quit the delivery forum in December, opposing a $2.7 billion Gabba stadium rebuild and outraging cynics and corporates looking for ways to capitalise on the event. But while the politicians argued, 24 of Australia’s young sporting leaders gathered in Canberra to […]
Syria killers: Irvine strike sends Socceroos into Asian Cup knockout stages
While serious doubts remain over the Socceroos’ ability to scale the heights of 2015 and win the Asian Cup, they have cleared the first hurdle by progressing through Group B with a game to spare in Qatar. A 1-0 win over Syria, via Jackson Irvine’s second goal of the tournament, continued the recent history of […]
22-20! Rybakina & Blinkova set Grand Slam record with UNBELIEVABLE Australian Open tiebreaker
World No.3 and former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina has been dumped out of the Australian Open in the second round after losing the longest singles tiebreaker in grand slam history. Runner-up to Aryna Sabalenka at Melbourne Park last year, Rybakina fended off nine match points against Russian Anna Blinkova but couldn’t manage a 10th, falling […]