Smith adds momentum to World Cup push with superb knock as Sixers seamer stars after dad’s sudden death

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Steve Smith added momentum to his push to ensure T20 World Cup selection with a half-century for the Sydney Sixers in a nailbiting eight-run BBL win over the Melbourne Renegades at the SCG. With the Renegades needing 22 runs from the final over for victory on Friday night, paceman Ben Dwarshuis (3-36) stepped up for […]

Rugby league follows union’s lead with rule change to combat high tackle safety concerns

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Tackling above the armpit will be banned in rugby league matches in Britain to “make the sport safer and more accessible at all levels”, governing body Rugby Football League (RFL) has said. The RFL announced on Friday that the permissible tackle height will be lowered from the shoulder to the armpit for all levels of […]

Welcome to the NRL, Mark – here’s everything you need to know about The Greatest Game of All

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It’s always nice to have someone new around, especially at this time of year, and a spot of hospitality is required. So come in, Mark Nawaqanitawase – it’s lovely to have you here in the NRL. Now obviously, things will be a little different to how you’ve had it over the road at the Waratahs, […]

The pain that comes from shooting yourself in the foot: A Wallabies penalty deep dive

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The Wallabies have a penalty problem. The last five years the Wallabies results have been going backwards since Michael Cheika’s complicated but now nostalgic tenure. What used to be the expectation is now the hope. We should win more than we lose, we should be feared by the northern hemisphere, and we should be compared […]

Marsh’s Test career will end in the swamp if Australia pitch him into opener’s role: ‘It’s a possibility’

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The race to replace David Warner as Test opener is now getting wacky with Mitchell Marsh being thrown up as a potential option.  On the same day that Matt Renshaw registered an unbeaten 136 for the Prime Minister’s XI, the person with the second-most important office in the land was polling the electorate about Marsh […]