Skipper John Winning Jr is backing Andoo Comanche to defend her line honours title in any conditions as the Rolex Sydney to Hobart’s weather forecast remains unpredictable. On Christmas Eve, the Bureau of Meteorology said uncertainty remained as to wind, waves and weather from Boxing Day after revealing an unusually vague long-range forecast on Monday. … Read more
Brisbane superstar Lachie Neale keeps his receipts. And the gun midfielder isn’t afraid to let his AFL expert commentator David King know about it. Neale, who turned 30 in May, enjoyed one of his best years in the AFL as he won his second Brownlow Medal and the Lions made it all the way to … Read more
There were highly emotional scenes at the funeral of young footballer Jeremias Sprague on Friday. Hundreds turned up to the Church of Christ in the Victorian suburb of Berwick to farewell the beloved 20-year-old who tragically died after having a heart attack during a game. In a moving gesture, many friends, family and members of … Read more
The Queensland government has announced the demolition and rebuild of the Gabba will go ahead in the largest urban renewal project Brisbane has seen since the 1980s. Deputy Premier Steven Miles declared the project is “firmly underway”. The $2.7 billion redevelopment, ahead of the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, will also include three new pedestrian … Read more
Australia’s hottest power couple — Matildas favourite Mary Fowler and NRL superstar Nathan Cleary — have been caught on camera playing a friendly game of football with each other in a park in western Sydney. The loved-up pair took to the oval with their preferred footballs, dabbling in both Cleary’s league ball and Fowler’s round … Read more
In the aftermath of this year’s AFL draft there was a curious chorus of boos from some sections of the media and many a fan. And that fury was sparked by the draft bounty of the league’s most modest and unsuccessful club, Gold Coast (every team in the competition has played in a grand final … Read more
Raymond van Barneveld makes winning start but Dimitri Van den Bergh loses a thriller; the World Darts Championship runs all the way until the final on January 3, 2024 – we’re back on Saturday at 12.30pm, live on Sky Sports Darts By Raz Mirza at Alexandra Palace, London Last Updated: 22/12/23 11:53pm Please use Chrome … Read more
Collingwood are pinning their faith on Sam Wright to lead the Magpies on a merry dance up the ladder after appointing the former North Melbourne utility as their new AFLW coach. The Magpies have been on the lookout for a new coach since parting ways with Steve Symonds in November. Symonds led Collingwood to finals … Read more
Italian heavyweight Filippo Ganna will give the Australian track cycling team a run for their money on home soil at the upcoming Tour Down Under. Forgoing the Tour de France in pursuit of Olympic gold in Paris, the two-time world time trial champion will instead headline the INEOS Grenadiers’ roster for the January road races … Read more
Australian boxing star Jai Opetaia will this weekend take part in what many are calling the “biggest boxing card in history.” But the road to get there has been an arduous journey for the 28-year-old, who in the middle of 2022 sustained a sickening broken jaw during his 12-round IBF world title war against Mairis … Read more
