Nottingham Forest have announced the appointment of Nuno Espirito Santo as their new head coach. The Portuguese signed a two-and-a-half-year contract at the City Ground following Tuesday’s sacking of Steve Cooper. Nuno, who will be in charge of Saturday’s clash against Bournemouth, returns to English football after a two-year absence following his exit from Tottenham. […]
Bazball comes to Perth, as Scorchers cop early fireworks before settling in to rout Hobart
Ashes Bazball star Zak Crawley and allrounder Aaron Hardie have fought fire with fire to lift the Perth Scorchers to a nine-wicket win over the Chris Jordan-inspired Hobart Hurricanes at Optus Stadium. The Hurricanes slumped to 4-28 and 7-107 following a stunning display from Scorchers paceman Jason Behrendorff (4-25) on Wednesday evening. But Jordan (59 […]
‘Basketball is my life’: Morant back with a bang from gun ban as Grizzlies maul Pelicans in epic comeback
Ja Morant has produced a spectacular second half in his highly anticipated NBA season debut, sinking a buzzer-beater to steer Memphis to a much-needed road win over New Orleans. Morant returned on Wednesday (AEDT), having served a 25-game ban for holding a gun during a livestream video last year after the NBA ruled that his […]
‘Hasn’t been a decision I’ve taken lightly’: Socceroos stalwart makes surprise retirement call
Socceroos midfielder Massimo Luongo has retired from international football less than a month out from the Asian Cup, giving coach Graham Arnold headaches ahead of naming his squad. Luongo was firmly in the frame to be selected in Arnold’s squad, to be announced on Friday, for next month’s tournament amid his career resurrection. Arnold now […]
City cruise into World Cup Final as Socceroos impress amid penalty drama in EFL Cup
Manchester City have eased into the final of the Club World Cup with a comfortable 3-0 win over Japanese side Urawa Red Diamonds. Without Erling Haaland (foot), the Champions League winners needed an own goal to launch their campaign in Saudi Arabia but second-half strikes from Mateo Kovavic and Bernardo Silva saw them stroll to […]