Connor Watson has admitted his shock at going from being sidelined by injuries to the NSW State of Origin frame, with the utility called in to debut in Melbourne. Watson has emerged as Michael Maguire’s preferred utility option on the bench, leapfrogging Matt Burton to go straight into the Blues’ team. In Watson, Maguire has […]
‘He writes his own script’: Jude delivers, Foden’s ‘sad’ struggle, Eriksen’s heart warmer, Wout wins out
Jude Bellingham continued his remarkable season, scoring the only goal as tournament favourites England laboured to a 1-0 win in their Euro 2024 opener against Serbia. Coming off La Liga and Champions League glory in his first Real Madrid season, Bellingham ran into the penalty area to meet Bukayo Saka’s cross from the right with […]
Demon delighted with Dutch title to end 18-year drought for Aussies after notching career-high ranking
Alex de Minaur added a second title to his stellar 2024 season when the top-seeded Australian dispatched Sebastian Korda 6-2 6-4 to triumph at the Libema Open at Rosmalen in the Netherlands. De Minaur produced some trademark elite defence and counterpunching to nullify Korda’s power on the ‘s-Hertogenbosch grass. With his ninth ATP Tour title […]
Queensland State of Origin game two team: Slaters makes changes as injury rules out Maroons duo
Queensland have been forced to make a couple of changes to their State of Origin squad for game two with injury ruling J’maine Hopgood and Selwyn Cobbo out of game two in Melbourne next Wednesday. Hopgood was hurt in Origin I when hit hard by Liam Martin and he battled through limited minutes against Canterbury […]
NRL Round 15 Talking Points: Some teams need to look in the mirror, the NRL needs to fix interchange rules pronto and the Bulldogs win without playing
We thought Round 15 would be tough to tip, and hooo boy was it rough. Here come your talking points for NRL Round 15. Take a good look at yourselves Canberra hosted North Queensland, they were rested off a bye and massive favourites against a Cowboys team who had lost by 30 at home last […]