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With NRL Nines in Perth this weekend, it would be easy to suspect that Western Australia would like to join professional rugby league at the top level. Some of the purists, the traditionalists, the group that loathes change of any sort, think that the NRL belongs to New South Wales. With the possible exception of… Read more

With a leadership group that has swollen to nine, the Brisbane Lions have half a side wrestling for power. That is quite large by any standard. The Toyota 2020 AFL Premiership competition will soon enough prove the value of a large leadership group, but the Lions recently had a visit from the sole captain of… Read more

Sydney Swans player Lance “Buddy” Franklin has recovered sufficiently from January knee surgery to begin doing some light running, but the veteran is not, but Sydney are not expecting him to be ready for the Swans’ first round game of the 2020 AFL season against Adelaide Crows on March 21. Franklin played his 300th game… Read more

Australia start a key series with South Africa in just over a week. They will tour for three T20s and three ODIs, returning for the first time to the scene of the crime that now bears the rather benign label of the Newlands Scandal. They will be going without Glenn Maxwell, however, as he will… Read more

When you are handing out free beer and no one shows up to drink it, you might have a problem of major proportions. When you have a club with 10 consecutive wins on home ground and no one shows up to see the wins, your problem is compounded. If a Super Rugby game is held… Read more

Across Australia, well, Victoria and New South Wales at least, punters who fancy the quality Thoroughbred racing will have a veritable buffet this weekend between Randwick and Flemington. Flemington has the Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning Stakes, along with two Group 3 gender and age restricted races, the C S Hayes for 3YO colts and… Read more

No rest for the weary, no rest for the wicked and most importantly, no rest for the Wallabies. If you are New Zealand, you can rest players left, right and sideways, rather than burning them up on Super Rugby. The Wallabies do not have the luxury, certainly not to the extent the All Blacks enjoy…. Read more

After taking home the Australian cricket award for best T20 Player of the Year, David Warner is reported to be pondering quitting the short format as a measure to prolong his career longevity. Warner has mainly skipped BBL cricket since he arose to the international ranks. It would seem that unlike rugby players, Warner is… Read more

The ability of NRL players to sign contracts far in advance of the expiration of their current contracts has always represented a conundrum. It escalates when a player, realising that he has a promotion awaiting him, pleads for an early release from the current club. The policy, if that is the proper term, does make… Read more

David Warner hit the right notes when he recently accepted the Allan Border Medal, but his redemption following his disgrace from South Africa came at the expense of Steve Smith. The AB Medal went to Warner by one vote. Smith will just have to bide his time, although he seems well along the path and… Read more