All 17 teams now know the path to the 2024 finals, when they’ve got tough spots, their three byes and five-day turnarounds. Cronulla look like they’ve again lucked out with a relatively soft schedule while the four teams that have to travel to Las Vegas to start the season – Brisbane, Manly, Souths and the […]
‘Never seen anything like it’: Gold Coast third-grader a global news sensation with SIX wickets in over to win miracle match
It takes something a bit special for an Australian third grade cricketer to hit the headlines around the world, but Mudgeeraba’s Gareth Morgan has made the news across the cricketing globe after an incredible match-winning feat for his team at the weekend. Morgan, skippering Mudgeeraba Nerang & Districts Cricket Club against Surfers Paradise in the […]
What the EPL?!: ‘The balls on him!’ – Shearer hails ‘magnificent’ moment, Poch loses the plot, Klopp swoons over Reds ace
Chelsea have spent an astonishing $1.6 billion on 25 players in three transfer windows since Todd Boehly took control of the club in 2022 – and the latest player on their books might just prove to be the best buy of all. Cole Palmer kicked off the season as a Manchester City player – scoring […]
Smart Signings: Parra have a Foxx-shaped hole on their wing – but there’s another rep winger that they should chase
With the Finals over and the November 1 contract deadline passed, we can officially declare the NRL’s silly season open. Into the morass of gossip and conjecture, we will bring sanity, with the relaunch of Smart Signings, our dissection of where clubs are weak, what they need to improve and where they might find it. […]
Talent, time and toughness: Why Australia’s Super Rugby coaches won’t run like Eddie
Eddie Jones might have waved the white flag and declared the Australian rugby’s rebuilding job too difficult, but the five head coaches leading the respective Super Rugby franchises aren’t running for the hills. Far from it, in fact. On the way out from his unflattering exit from Australian rugby one season into a five-year deal, […]