New Orleans Pelicans updated Team Outlook after superstar Zion Williamson’s guarantees were removed from his contract. Due to Williamson only playing in 29 games last season, the last 3 years of his contract have become non-guaranteed. This means that the Pelicans can release Williamson after next season without any obligation to pay his large contract. […]
Aussie women’s Test team in all sorts after a diabolical first day against India
India are in total command of the one-off Test at Wankhede Stadium, racing to 1-98 at stumps on day after bowling Australia out for a modest 219. Smriti Mandhana (43no) looks in imperious touch, as did opening partner Shafali Verma (40) before she was trapped lbw off left-arm orthodox spinner’s Jess Jonassen’s fourth ball, shortly […]
Melbourne Renegades waste a Fraser-McGurk lightshow as Brisbane Heat stroll to easy BBL win
World Cup-winning master blaster Glenn Maxwell has marvelled at Jake Fraser-McGurk, but the young gun’s scintillating half-century wasn’t enough to lift the Melbourne Renegades to their first win of the BBL season. Fraser-McGurk had fans ducking for cover at Marvel Stadium on Thursday night as he whacked the visiting Brisbane Heat attack for seven sixes. […]
‘Football is free’: European Super League rises from the grave after court decision rocks FIFA, UEFA
Super League soccer has been revived after the European Union’s top court ruled governing bodies UEFA and FIFA had defied competition law by blocking the breakaway project. The ruling was welcomed by Real Madrid who, along with Barcelona, are leading the fight to form a rival competition to the Champions League. And the Super League […]
COMMENT: BBL Pom’s disgraceful ump incident deserves bigger ban – and shame on Aussie icon for ‘both-sidesing’ it
From the moment any child first starts playing cricket in the backyard, the first thing they are taught – aside from ‘hit the ball and run like the wind’ is to respect the umpire at all times. It’s the most fundamental aspect of sport in general: officials tasked with keeping their respective games on track […]