Serbia’s Hamad Medjedovic has upset top seed Arthur Fils to win the Next Gen ATP Finals championship match in Jeddah, the first time the tournament was held in Saudi Arabia. Medjedovic squandered two match points in the fourth set but converted his third in the fifth to beat Frenchman Fils 3-4 (8-6) 4-1 4-2, 3-4 […]
Aussie women launch Olympic season in style but men start with straight defeats – yet somehow make quarters
Australia’s sevens women have made a dazzling start to their Olympic-focused season, decorated by seven tries for Maddison Levi and a record scoreline in Dubai. But the Australian men, who will be bolstered by the arrival of Wallaby great Michael Hooper in the New Year, looked out of sorts in the first event of the […]
Gunners hold on to go four points clear, Everton recovery mission underway
Arsenal have successfully come through an edgy finale to push their Premier League lead to four points with a 2-1 win over Wolves at their Emirates Stadium home. At the other end of the table, Everton launched their rebuilding job after the record points deduction for financial mismanagement by winning at Nottingham Forest 1-0 on […]
In-Season Tournament success paves the way for long-overdue expansion of NBA to magic number
The success of the NBA’s inaugural In-Season Tournament should help accelerate the race to expand the competition to 32 franchises. Having two more teams not only makes sense in growing the NBA but it would remove the most complicated part of the new in-season competition. It was close to impossible to figure out who needed […]
Sport’s best new faces of 2023: Breakout stars, talented teens and tons of talent among rookie class
With the end of the calendar year nearly upon us, The Roar is looking back at the sporting highlights, lowlights and moments that mattered for 2023 in Australia and beyond. After intense debate at Roar HQ, we’ve nutted out the best new faces of the past 12 months. Sport has a never-ending cycle of the […]