Manchester City were just too good and a bit lucky for overmatched Fluminense winning their Club World Cup final 4-0 to take a fifth title in 2023. City led after just 40 seconds – the fastest ever goal in a Club World Cup final – to make it a match mostly free of tension. Julián […]
They say the hardest part of building a dynasty in sports is that you have to continually climb the mountain. To quote the boxer Marvin Hagler: “It’s tough to get out of bed to do roadwork at 5 am when you’ve been sleeping in silk pyjamas.” Given that the Panthers have made it as far […]
International cricket seems to be dying a death of a thousand cuts. Not the good kind like David Boon’s Gray Nic sending a Curtly Ambrose short ball to the point boundary. The latest blow to the global game is the news that the BCCI is considering a second version of the IPL each year, fuelled […]
The Tom Curran incident is rather troubling; not because of what happened, as I have seen young kids get abused by adults at children’s sports because of decisions they disagreed with. The ‘kids’ umpiring games were trying to give back to the sport they loved, only to be subjected to unfair treatment. Most of us, […]
It is Christmas time again and the end of another big year in rugby league. Some have been naughty – just ask the match review panel and judiciary – and others have been very nice, with both the NRL and NRLW crowning repeat premiers. And now, with the 12 days of Christmas almost upon us, […]
