New England Patriots updated Team Outlook after wide receiver Kendrick Bourne suffered a torn ACL against the Dolphins. Bourne had carved out a role in the Patriots offense, grabbing 37 passes for 406 yards across his first 8 games. With Bourne injured, Pop Douglas and Juju Smith-Schuster will be the top receivers for New England. […]
‘I’m not a quitter’: Under-siege RA chair won’t follow Jones, blames ‘broken system’ for chaos
PARIS – Eddie Jones might be gone, but Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan won’t be handing in his resignation. “I’m not a quitter,” McLennan told The Roar. Less than 24 hours after the World Cup final, Australian rugby once again exploded back into the limelight on Sunday as Jones resigned. The veteran coach’s decision to […]
WORLD VIEW: ‘Disgrace’- strange slap for Boks coaches after ‘beautifully ugly’ ‘shambles’ of a World Cup final
The World Cup final, marred by a red card to Sam Cane and won in the slenderest margin by South Africa received mixed reviews from the world’s media. “South Africa limped and panicked and drove their way to victory and retained the Webb Ellis Cup in a match that was ferociously competitive and a contest, […]
A-League Round 2 talking points: Super Sunday, five-star Wanderers, Corica feeling the heat
What a weekend of football action that was. We’re now 12 games into the new season, and it’s fair to say there have been some vastly contrasted starts around the competition. Here are your A-League Round 2 talking points. Stars young and old shine on wild Sunday There had already been quite a few goals […]
GrEIGHT expectations: Matildas all but Olympics bound after demolishing Philippines
Hometown hero Sam Kerr and Arsenal star Caitlin Foord have scored hat-tricks as the Matildas all but guaranteed passage to the next round of Olympic qualifying with a 8-0 rout of the Philippines in Perth. In front of a sellout crowd of 59,155 at Optus Stadium on Sunday, Kerr and Foord scored first-half braces as […]