Germany shrugged off any hint of hosting nerves with an emphatic 5-1 win over 10-man Scotland to launch their Euros 2024 campaign in front of a joyous home crowd on Saturday (AEST). With veteran midfielder Toni Kroos in imperious form, and two 21-year-olds Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz bringing energy and stunning strikes, the Germans […]
USA advance to Super Eight in World Cup debut as Pakistan, Ireland eliminated
The United States have qualified for the second round on their Twenty20 World Cup debut after their last group game, against Ireland, was washed out. Rain meant the match was abandoned without a ball bowled, advancing the US to the Super Eight stage and automatically qualifying the Americans for the 2026 T20 World Cup in […]
The theatre of rugby league: Soap-opera to the comedy on stage
All the world’s a stage,And all the men and women merely players;They have their exits and their entrances;And one man in his time plays many parts, It begins when the player – we’ll call him Brando – is on the ground. He tries to get up but he’s unsteady. He shakes his head, blinks his […]
Don’t treat Perth as second-class NRL citizens again by lumping them with a relic of the past from ‘over east’
Perth is the most isolated capital city in the world. Its closest counterpart is a whopping 2692km away, nearly three hours by plane or more than a day on the road if you are willing to drive that far. That kind of isolation breeds a unique brand of parochialism where they cast a wary eye […]
Astros Outlook: 1B Jose Abreu Outright Released
Houston Astros outlook after First Baseman Jose Abreu was released. Abreu won the 2013 AL Rookie of the Year Award and 2020 AL MVP Award with the White Sox before signing with Houston in 2023. Abreu has taken major steps down since changing teams and was sent to the minor leagues earlier this year before […]