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When did you first fall in love with your favourite sporting code? In my case – and I imagine it is the same for many – it started very young.
Every season, Formula One buys into the promise of an inevitably disappointing driver silly season, but could Daniel Ricciardo deliver on the hype in 2018?
Round 27 did little else but confirm the fact that Sydney FC are ready to launch a compelling case for back-to-back titles.
There’s a great story about an English official and an Australian rugby league counterpart having a conversation in the bathroom a few years ago during a break at an International Federation meeting.
We’re at the midpoint of the Super Rugby season. Following popular demand after reviewing teams one month after making the pre-season predictions, it’s time to pass judgement once again.
Hayne: "I ripped into everyone"
23 Apr 2018
The Melbourne Demons and Richmond Tigers will go into their Tuesday night Round 5 match off the back of results that could hardly have been more disparate.
The New Zealand Warriors are charging to an inevitable premiership thanks to the whole club coming off contract at exactly the same time.
It seems Manly and Souths can’t control their captains Daly Cherry-Evans and Sam Burgess, so it’s time for NRL boss Todd Greenberg to haul them both into his office to read them the riot act.
Don’t ever question Besart Berisha. The A-League legend scored an outrageous winner when his team needed him most to set up two classic semi-finals.
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The sage Marge Simpson once told her husband, “Please don’t make me choose between my man and my god, because you just can’t win.”
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New Zealand rugby fans who have been agitating for over 30 years for the return of former All Blacks captain Buck Shelford finally had their wish granted when a fit looking Shelford delivered an Anzac Day remembrance ode to kick off week ten Super Rugby action.
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The kindest thing that can be said about the Waratahs’ 29-0 loss to the Lions, at their Sydney Allianz Stadium “fortress” (sigh!), is that they were so inept at the basic skills of attacking rugby they were lucky to get zero points.
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The fall-out from Manly’s dramatic Gladstone night out appears set to continue with six more players expected to be fined on Tuesday.
Sicily and Thomas sent to AFL tribunal
By Jason Phelan, 23 Apr 2018
Hawks star Tom Mitchell does not face suspension, meaning his Brownlow Medal hopes stay alive, but AFL match reviewer Michael Christian has referred Port Adelaide forward Lindsay Thomas and Hawthorn defender James Sicily directly to the tribunal.
‘A week is a long time in footy.’
We know very little about this season. Just when we think things begin to make sense, two market underdogs beat their more fancied opponents and it’s all a nonsense again.
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By Lee Mayne, Today New author!
I watched rugby union on the weekend! It’s not my first time, but I’m not a huge fan – it’s not a knock on the product, it just isn’t my cup of tea.
Can the Knights make the eight without Pearce: Burning questions from NRL Round 7
By Victoria Garry, Today
The Newcastle Knights’ nail-biting 22-20 win over the Wests Tigers was clouded by a severe injury to in-form halfback Mitchell Pearce.
Is 2018 another annus horribilis for Australian Rugby?
By Andy Thompson, Today
Is Australian Rugby going through another annus horribilis? I say another because 2017 was pretty darn bad.
You wanted entertainment? The NBA is delivering
By Steven Paice, Today
So, the sun hasn’t even gone down on Sunday in the States and we have just seen Cleveland squeak past Indiana to level the series at 2-2.
Stage set for another Anzac Day classic
By Adam Bagnall, Today
The annual Anzac Day clash between the Roosters and the Dragons is the biggest club game of the regular season, and as a passionate Dragons fan, I’m proud to be able to write that.
Are Renault contenders or pretenders?
By Bayden Westerweller, Today
While Nico Hulkenberg’s 2018 campaign has been a model of consistency, Renault has failed to captivate.
On Friday the New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 131-123 and, with that victory, completed one of the more surprising playoff sweeps in recent memory.
Five players who could decide Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid first leg
By prakhar Bharadwaj, Today
Bayern Munich will take on Real Madrid for the 25th time in a European Cup as Allianz Arena hosts the first leg between the two sides in the semi-final.
Nunes to headline another PPV event at UFC 224
By Jason Andrews, Today
Amanda Nunes, the UFC women’s bantamweight champion, will headline another pay per view event when she takes on contender and good friend Raquel Pennington on May 12, in Brazil.
AFL top 100: Round 5 highlights (part 2)
By Stephen Shortis, Today
The “middle” three games of Round 5 (late Saturday and early Sunday) had their share of goal kicking highlights, the most significant being Luke Breust’s five goals in a losing team (Hawthorn) against North Melbourne.
Why tax reform is key to Australia returning to global sporting dominance
By Melburnian, Today New author!
In early 2000 I migrated to Australia determined to give my young family a better life. What struck me about our newly adopted country was the sheer numbers of kids playing sport and, coming from the UK, I’d never seen anything to compare.
NBA playoffs, Cavaliers vs Pacers: Five takeaways from Game 4
By prakhar Bharadwaj, Today
The first round match-up between the fourth-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers and the fifth-seeded Indiana Pacers has proved to be a great series thus far.
Is North Melbourne’s success sustainable?
By Nicholas Richardson, Today
Many people, including me, had shallow expectations for North Melbourne’s 2018 campaign, citing a weak list riddled with deficiencies.
Is this the NRL’s best-ever team?
By Jason Andrews, Today
After reading a number of articles regarding teams’ best players and a countdown list from 100 to one, I would like to throw my hat into the ring.
NRL Anzac Day preview
By mastermind5991, 23 Apr 2018
Round 8 of the NRL season starts with another massive Anzac Day double-header, with the top two teams – the St George Illawarra Dragons and New Zealand Warriors – taking the field for their traditional clashes against the Sydney Roosters and Melbourne Storm respectively.
NRL team of the week Round 7
By Riley Pettigrew, 23 Apr 2018
Round 7 of the National Rugby League saw both the Dragons’ unbeaten streak and the Eels’ winless run end with a host of upsets.
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