Aussie NBA players hustling hard but no shooting stars emerging – time to change mindset in coaching pathways

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Australian basketballers are taught to be tough, physical and hard working from the moment they learn how to dribble.  It’s time to change that mindset. The process of putting the ball in the basket needs to be emphasised much, much more.  Australians have struggled to be elite shooters on the world stage and in the […]

Dodgers Updated Outlook: Landed DH Shohei Ohtani

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Los Angeles Dodgers updated Team Outlook after the team landed superstar DH Shohei Ohtani was signed to a 10-year deal. Ohtani was the biggest free agent in recent memory and his $700 million deal is the biggest in MLB history. Ohtani will serve as the team’s Designated Hitter this season, but will return to pitching […]

‘Consequential, controversial and possibly most infamous of all time’: Revisiting Australia-Pakistan rivalry from 1979

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Two-Test series seem to be commonplace nowadays, much to the dismay of the traditionalists amongst us who say that they are too short and inconsequential and easily forgotten. However, on the eve of another visit to Australia by Pakistan, I thought it would be interesting to revisit a series between these teams 45 years ago […]

Red-mayne: Socceroo sent off as Sydney FC fall to table-topping Macarthur

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Andrew Redmayne has been sent off for the first time in his A-League Men career as Sydney FC fell to a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Macarthur FC. The Bulls remain undefeated through their opening seven games and moved to the top of the ladder with victory at Allianz Stadium on Saturday night. Rising […]

Jets take flight to hand Nix first loss of season

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The Newcastle Jets have pulled off their best win of the A-League Men season, a 3-0 away victory over surprise leaders Wellington Phoenix. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos scored a double but Clayton Taylor provided the star turn, assisting the opener, scoring the Jets’ second and drawing a penalty 30 seconds after halftime. Taylor, 19, picked up the […]