‘Specialist position’: Bancroft calls for full-time opener to get Warner replacement nod

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Cameron Bancroft insists a specialist opener would be best placed to take over from the retiring David Warner, believing experience at the top is crucial in the difficult role. Australia have named an unchanged 13-man squad for this week’s third Test against Pakistan at the SCG, but crunch time is coming in the quest to […]

New Year, New You: Who each NRL club needs to shine if they are to hit the heights in 2024

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2023 is done and 2024 is hurtling towards the horizon for all 17 NRL clubs. With the new season looming, let’s look at the key players that each club need to shine if they are to achieve their best in the year to come. More League New Year, New You: Who each NRL club needs […]

‘Inconsistent, awful and the most boring team in the Premier League’: Man United manager’s $750m calamity

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Under-fire manager Erik ten Hag says misfiring Manchester United have to “step up” and find a modicum of consistency after Nottingham Forest inflicted their 14th defeat of a chastening season. A year that began with positivity and silverware ended with the Red Devils under intense scrutiny given they are already out of Europe, the Carabao […]

Australia announce Third Test squad: Warner to have familiar faces by his side for SCG farewell

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David Warner will be surrounded by familiar faces for his farewell to Test cricket with the Australian squad unchanged for Wednesday’s series finale against Pakistan at the SCG. Warner will bring down the curtain on his illustrious Test career a short drive from where he grew up in Sydney’s east after controversially nominating this match […]

Dropped catches lose matches: India let sitters slip through their fingers as Aussies hold their nerve in thriller

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Australia have absorbed Deepti Sharma’s historic five-wicket haul and Richa Ghosh’s batting masterclass to notch a nailbiting, series-clinching three-run win over India in the second women’s one-day international in Mumbai. After a bungling, butterfingered fielding display from India allowed Australia to post 8-258, the hosts looked well on track in their reply at Wankhede Stadium […]