Talking Points: Khawaja delivers message to ICC without breaking rules – ‘I don’t see where it becomes political’

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Usman Khawaja opted against writing on his shoes to get his message out but he sported a black armband when the First Test got underway on Thursday as a way of highlighting his “humanitarian message” of peace. Khawaja was interviewed prior to opening the batting for Australia after Pat Cummins won the toss and said […]

Fan Rant: The ONE positive from Eddie Jones’ lies – and how it could help Aussie rugby rise from the ashes

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The blood is up. The anger, seeping through my bones as I’m writing this. Eddie Jones has just been announced as head coach of Japan, with a press conference set to happen at 7:30pm AEDT. That’s going to be fun. It’s fair to take the mickey out of journos and commentators. It comes with the […]

Boom, boom: Kyrgios fires back at Becker for ‘never won a major’ sledge in social media spat

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Nick Kyrgios and Boris Becker have engaged in a social media slanging match after the Australian’s pot shot at players of the past. Earlier this week Kyrgios was scathing of Becker and other pundits of his generation, telling The Athletic: “Sometimes it’s hard to watch these old heads kind of break down the game all […]

‘I’m not an Eddie Jones’: Former assistant’s sly shot as ex-England player dubs Aussie ‘man you never trust’

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Tarnished beyond recognition, Eddie Jones’s reputation as a rugby coaching guru can now perhaps only be resurrected in the country where they still remember him as a miracle worker. A year and one week since being sacked as England coach, beginning a calamitous soap opera which left him derided all the way from Tasmania to […]

Matildas star in line for FIFA Best award but Ange, Gustavsson dropped from coaching race

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The heroics of Matildas’ stopper Mackenzie Arnold could see her crowned as the world’s top woman goalkeeper in the FIFA Best awards – but Ange Postecoglou has missed out on the top men’s coaching honour. Arnold has been named by the world governing body as one of the three women keepers in line to be […]