Steve Corica sticks to Sydney FC formula, but will the strategy go stale?
Steve Corica follows a long tradition of A-League assistant coaches stepping up to fill the shoes of a highly successful predecessor.
Crackling and Spanks: Why the long face?
Elite performer Roy ‘Crackling’ Pork and honest man Wayne ‘Spanks’ Spankle sit down and sort it all out.
Matildas eviscerate Chile in Newcastle rematch
Having pumped water up against the Chilean dam last week, and found it equal to the pressure, Australia entered this match not knowing exactly how much their opponents could resist.
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IEM Sydney back on again in 2019
One of Australia’s biggest annual esports events – the Intel Extreme Masters – has been locked in for a third-straight year, after ESL today confirmed the tournament’s return for 2019.
Why is Michael Cheika constantly hammered, while Justin Langer is blameless?
To pinch Justin Langer’s “elite honesty” quote, the Wallabies are playing crap rugby, and the Australians are playing crap cricket.
Lost: Wallabies’ game management nous
In one of the great displays of post-match remorse, Wallabies Captain Michael Hooper sat dressed in the ‘number ones’ next to Michael Cheika after the 9-6 loss to Wales in Cardiff, and gave a straight-faced answer to the question that was always coming.
A thorough recap of the FFA candidates community forum
We filed into a small auditorium, tucked away in a corner of a brand new, largely empty public library, in a brand new, largely empty portion of Melbourne’s Docklands.
Wallabies DIY player ratings vs Wales: The results
The Wallabies have lost their first Test of the Spring Tour against Wales in a dour affair, and the results to The Roar‘s crowd voted player ratings are in!
An invitation to the Football Business Network – Executive Event
Some time back, I had the privilege of meeting James Boyle. A Scotsman by birth, he has spent the last ten years in Australia, raising a family and continuing his love affair with the round ball game.
Trade period and draft analysis - GWS Giants
After another active trade period in which they lost more players than they gained, the Giants shape as one of the most interesting clubs in the upcoming draft.
How five-time champ Mercedes made itself unstoppable
It’s tempting to let Mercedes’s fifth consecutive constructor’s championship victory at the weekend’s Brazilian Grand Prix slip under the radar as a post-script to Lewis Hamilton’s triumph two weeks earlier, but it would be wrong to assume the feat is less deserving of acclaim.
Bullets on the improve despite heartbreaks
The Brisbane Bullets might have lost twice in Round 5 of the NBL to buzzer-beaters but there’s every reason to suggest they are a threat now this season and Lamar Patterson looks capable of being a difference-maker.
Rocket League teams are starting to pull ahead in Week 2 of the Gfinity Elite Series
The second season of the Gfinity Elite series is starting to show some patterns, at least for the Rocket League competitions.
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The dirty dozen: Stories from the footy off season
With the 2019 footy season an interminable time away it’s time to ponder the current hot questions of the 2018-2019 off season. We count backwards from twelve.
To scrum, or not to scrum: That is the school rugby question
The French are good at banning things. They banned skinny models in magazines, they banned food waste from grocery chains, they even banned mobile phones in schools.
Rugby and cricket's shared failings in Australia
There is really little difference in the performances and results of the two national men’s sides and where they sit in the world rankings.
The impact of the Jimmy Butler trade on Australia
When news broke of Jimmy Butler’s long coming departure from the Timberwolves social media and sports journos went into meltdown as only the NBA can achieve.
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Footballer scores while tending to injured teammate
Maccabi Petah Tikva’s Habib Habibou was tending to an injured teammate when he was presented with an irresistible goal scoring opportunity
Andrew Swain has some sage advice for the Wallabies
Andrew Swain has called out the Wallabies ahead of next year’s Rugby World Cup
This guy makes Shaq's free-throw technique look good
Markelle Fultz is not going to win any admirers with his free throw technique
GRAPHIC: Caris Levert suffers sickening leg injury
Caris LeVert sustained what appeared to be a severe right leg injury during the second quarter of Brooklyn’s game against Minnesota
Bored commentators comically fill during 'hoop repair' delay
The start of the second half between Portland and Boston was delayed, leaving the broadcasters needing to come up with content
George Smith shows how not to take a quick tap
Not even experience was on the Australian’s side as he was left red-faced in Bristol’s Premiership Rugby Cup game against Wasps.
Jockey lucky not to be trampled as he takes a mid-race jog
Evan Daly went for a run around the track at Navan, but could not hear the horses running towards him until the last minute, only narrowly getting out of the way.
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The match Mitch found his mojo: The Test which paved the way for Johnson's Ashes
For the rest of Mitchell Johnson’s life, the defining moment of his career will, of course, be the 2013-14 Ashes, with the early 2014 tour to South Africa to follow.
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For the rest of Mitchell Johnson’s life, the defining moment of his career will, of course, be the 2013-14 Ashes, with the early 2014 tour to South Africa to follow.
One of Australia’s biggest annual esports events – the Intel Extreme Masters – has been locked in for a third-straight year, after ESL today confirmed the tournament’s return for 2019.