Labuschagne shows all-round potential against Pakistan
Marnus Labuschagne may not be ready for Test cricket just yet, as his first-class batting record suggests, but he has great potential as a batting all-rounder thanks to his accurate leg spin.
The Roos' win over Kuwait a tasting plate of footballing morsels
And with that, in glorious 4:3 aspect ratio, filmed on an antique television camera and beamed over to us via a defunct 1990s satellite feed, the Graham Arnold era began.
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The Robin Hood of sports reaches for its quiver
Australia don’t lose rugby league Tests often – but when they do, it’s usually when there has been a sudden loss of talent or an oversupply, with too many good players being squeezed into the side to please too many people.
Australia on the brink of something special in UAE
Australia achieved something significant by drawing the first Test against Pakistan but starting today they have a chance to do something truly special – win a Test series in Asia.
The top 50 NRL players of 2018: 40-31
In the second part of my series running through the top 50 players in the NRL, we move through players 40-31 on the list, with more big changes from the start of the year.
It’s time for A-League fireworks, and I don’t mean flares
The previews have been written and the squads assembled. The A-League season launches into action on Friday.
The four we always suspected are through, but who makes the NRC final?
Before the National Rugby Championship kicked off for 2018, and as the squads started trickling through in the weeks before the season began, it looked on paper at least that there were four pretty obvious standout sides.
Pakistan vs Australia: Second Test preview and prediction
After Australia grimly held on for a draw in Dubai, it has set up a winner-takes-all battle in Abu Dhabi for the second Test of their series in the United Arab Emirates against Pakistan.
North American fans on Cloud 9 yet again
It’s typical really, isn’t it? You write one slightly gloating article about the struggles of your rival region and they go and qualify ahead of your second seed just to get back at you. Still, it could be worse: I could be a Gen G fan.
Expect fireworks between Hohns and Langer around the selection table
Chairman of selectors Trevor Hohns and Australian cricket coach Justin Langer are two very strong-willed men.
Why the W Series deserves a chance
Nothing gets people fired up quite like a discussion about gender in sport, so it was to the surprise of no-one that last week’s announcement of an all-female racing series was met with deeply polarised opinion.
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NBL Week 1: The weekend takes
After a hyped off-season, the NBL is back with a vengeance. Here’s my take on Week 1.
An Indigenous Australian team should be considered for Western Sydney
Fielding an indigenous Australian team based in western Sydney would be an exemplary consideration for World Series rugby.
Why the NSW Platinum League could be a third-tier tournament
Last month we heard the announcement of a looming merger between the NSWRL and Country Rugby League, which would see rugby league in NSW governed by one body for the first time in almost a century.
Wallabies coaching still fundamentally a grey area
With Rugby Australia confirming Michael Cheika will coach the Wallabies at the Rugby World Cup in 2019, the focus shifts to his assistants.
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Pakistan skipper's bonkers batting stance confuses everyone
The Aussies certainly didn’t know what to make of it.
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Australia vs India, Adelaide 2014: When a terrific Test followed cricketing tragedy
Occasionally, it isn’t a matter of hyperbole to talk about something in terms of the best or worst ever. This is one such case.
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Occasionally, it isn’t a matter of hyperbole to talk about something in terms of the best or worst ever. This is one such case.
The 2018 AFL trade period is set for a barnstorming finish tomorrow, with a number of small moves on day eight of the player movement window setting the scene for high drama ahead of the 8:30pm (AEDT) deadline.
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At this stage I think the Swans have their eye on making a big splash next year.