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We suppose that were we 22 years of age and could claim to have 97 games and 65 NRL tries to our credit, we might easily succumb to the temptation to display some arrogance. We would not suggest that this is the case for Latrell Mitchell, who nearly committed NRL suicide during the off-season in… Read more

A close loss is these days just another opportunity to sledge the referees and the 23 – 22 loss by the Brumbies to the Highlanders Saturday past supplied coach Dan McKellar an ideal opportunity. Brumbies lick Murray Douglas was sent to the sin bin in the 80th minute and the Highlanders took advantage of the… Read more

We cannot be expected to begin calling him by his proper name, even if the temptation to say Sonny William Williams is strong. We ran across SBW recently as part of a report concerning a Super League match between Williams’ Toronto Wolfpack and the French representative of the Super League, Catalans Dragons. By now, most… Read more

Australia have three T20Is and three ODI limited overs cricket matches in South Africa, beginning in just a few days. The T20s and one of the ODIs will fill out February, although it did require adding an extra day to the month to include the first ODI. Four of the matches will be played as… Read more

Latrell Mitchell was afraid that Sydney Roosters would lose their hunger after two consecutive NRL premierships. It almost sounds as though he was the one choosing to leave the Chooks, but we mainly think it was the club who was the instigator in the parting of the ways. Well, after Mitchell instigated by going to… Read more

Talk about your mixed blessings. St. George Dragons showed nicely at Nines, but in so doing, they had three players injured who will now be racing to be fit for Round 1 of the Telstra 2020 NRL Premiership competition. Fullback Matt Dufty fractured a cheekbone, skipper Cameron McInnes strained his MCL and prop Korbin Sims… Read more

The Pies beating the Blues would not normally be noteworthy, but this was the new Collingwood side of the AFLW that won for the second time in the past weekend’s AFLW 2020 Premiership competition fixture. It was the Magpies first win over Carlton, a 39 – 24 result, something Collingwood had been unable to manage… Read more

Whip rules have been one of Thoroughbred Racing’s most farcical regulations and we have steadfastly maintained that since they were enacted in 2015, the only way to achieve anything resembling compliance would be to overturn race results. That has not happened. There are some gallopers that respond negatively to the whip. Jockeys know which horses… Read more

We often maintain the key to success in life is to manage expectations, which in our case means to keep expectations low and thus avoid any pressure to complete tasks, accomplish goals, or have meaningful relationships. You always feel like a winner, happy as well, when you coast along, rather than striving and constantly raising… Read more

There is an odd gap in the list of winners for Saturday’s Group 2 Apollo Stakes (1400 metres, w.f.a.) at Randwick Racecourse Saturday next. After winning in 2016 and 2017, Winx did not win in 2018, proving that not even the Sydney Super Mare could win a race in which she did not run. She… Read more