Teenage superstar Nestory Irankunda received his first red card in A-League football as Adelaide United and Melbourne Victory scrapped their way to a 1-1 draw at AAMI Park. The 17-year-old exploded at referee Alex King deep into stoppage time, earning himself a second yellow, following an earlier booking for a needless altercation with Victory midfielder […]
Damien Oliver sees Kalapour through to Melbourne Cup ahead of great race farewell as field locked in
Trainer Kris Lees expects Kalapour to acquit himself well in the Melbourne Cup after the seven-year-old gelding won his way into the field via the Lexus Archer Stakes. Ridden by retiring champion Damien Oliver, Kalapour led from start to finish in the 2500m Group 3 contest at Flemington on Saturday to book a spot in […]
Madge-ic: Maguire’s masterclass helps Kiwis inflict record defeat on battered Kangaroos
If Australia losing is good for international rugby league, then today was a great day. The Kiwis didn’t just beat the Kangaroos, they thrashed them, outplaying and outenthusing the world champions en route to a 30-0 victory in Waikato. It was the final that the Pacific Championships needed: New Zealand providing a proof of concept […]
‘My family is in pain’: The refugee tragedy driving Afghanistan to glory as World Cup semis beckon after defeating Dutch
Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi dedicated their win to the plight of his nation’s millions of refugees after they kept their hopes of qualifying for the World Cup semi-finals alive after beating the Netherlands by seven wickets in a low-scoring group game. The victory on Friday pushed the Afghans to fifth in the standings on eight […]
‘Who cares?’: Eddie has no regrets about Wallabies disaster but takes swipes at RA and media
From Tasmania to Twickenham, it’s been open season on Eddie Jones this week as the rugby family has piled in to lambast the man who presided over Australia’s great World Cup calamity. In Britain, old sparring partner Clive Woodward slammed Jones’s “pathetic” comments after quitting his Wallabies’ job while former England player Ugo Monye smelled […]