The Matildas have suffered their heaviest and most humiliating defeat in 17 months, with an inexperienced line-up thrashed 5-0 by Canada. Nichelle Prince scored a first-half brace to send Canada on their way, with Cloe Lacasse, Simi Awujo and Adriana Leon completing the rout inside 62 minutes on Saturday (AEDT). It was Australia’s heaviest defeat […]
Vickery and Henson join list of legends in major concussion lawsuit against World Rugby
Phil Vickery, who played in England’s 2003 World Cup final win in Australia, and former Wales and British and Irish Lions star Gavin Henson have been revealed to be among nearly 300 former rugby players suing three governing bodies over neurological injuries. Their names were revealed on Friday in a case at London’s High Court […]
Tiger comes out swinging for Nadal as retiring legend makes call on Brisbane comeback bid
Rafael Nadal is to make his comeback to action in Brisbane in January, a landmark sporting moment that even a fellow sporting legend believes should be something to treasure while we can. Tiger Woods, who’s making his own golfing comeback in the Bahamas, was effusive about the prospect of the return of the Spanish tennis […]
Australia fail depth test with second-stringers spun out as India clinch series: ‘They got hold of us and didn’t let go’
Questions are starting to mount over Australia’s white-ball depth after their second-stringers have failed to fire in India. With a side featuring mainly fringe candidates for next year’s World Cup squad, only established stars Travis Head and Matthew Wade made decent contributions with the bat as the Aussies fell shot in their run-chase. India exacted […]
Thanks, NRL Grid: you’ve made me realise how little I know about rugby league
It was inevitable really. Just when you think you’ve got it cracked, something appears to make you feel stupid all over again. Life covering the Greatest Game of All involves a lot of watching, discussing, interpreting and analysing rugby league, but there’s always something coming that you can’t understand. Prior to the launch of NRL […]