Paige Hadley may now be the oldest member of the Diamonds squad but the new Australian vice-captain has no plans to give up on a gold dress that was hard won and remains cherished. Hadley, who turned 31 less than three weeks after winning her second World Cup with the Diamonds in Cape Town in August, replaces Ash Brazill (33) ...
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Rabbitohs steal Keebra Park High off of Gold Coast Titans
NRL rivals South Sydney have rocked the Gold Coast by joining forces with powerhouse league nursery Keebra Park in a crushing first blow to new Titans coach Des Hasler. This masthead can reveal the Rabbitohs have completed a Redfern raid by crossing the Queensland border to steal the prestigious Gold Coast school that has produced a generation of NRL stars. ...
Read More »Coco Gauff demolishes Ostapenko to reach first US Open semi-final
Even in these early stages of her career, the evolution of Coco Gauff has been far from linear. She has had to reckon with the suffocating expectations placed on her by other individuals, she has had to work out how to continue progressing after her rapid initial rise stagnated and she has had to defend her forehand both in the ...
Read More »Football Australia chair Chris Nikou to step down at pivotal time for game
Chris Nikou has announced he will stand down as chair of Football Australia before the end of the year with the game at a “pivotal” juncture following the huge success of the Women’s World Cup on home soil. Nikou, who took the position five years ago after having initially joined the FA board in 2014, will not seek re-election as ...
Read More »Bastien Chalureau’s France call-up casts shadow over Rugby World Cup
The player who has dominated the headlines in the lead-up to France’s home World Cup campaign hasn’t been the captain and star man, Antoine Dupont, nor has it been prolific try scorer Damian Penaud. Instead it’s the replacement second-row Bastien Chalureau who is at the centre of attention as his legal issues were brought back to the surface after he ...
Read More »Rabbitohs to consult players on Voice as PM rallies support
Anthony Albanese’s beloved South Sydney Rabbitohs say they will consult players before taking a public stance on the Voice as the prime minister says he expects sports stars to get behind the referendum. Albanese said he would be surprised if Australians did not see a range of sporting figures advocating for an Indigenous Voice to parliament. AFL icon Adam Goodes ...
Read More »2024 MG Cyberster electric car
The 2024 MG Cyberster electric roadster from China has leaked online, ahead of its formal unveiling expected within the next 12 months. Photos and details of the Cyberster – the first all-new MG sports car in two decades, and its first with electric power – have leaked through China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The production car’s styling is ...
Read More »teams Round 5: SuperCoach analysis, word of warning on Nicho Hynes
There are two types of SuperCoaches right now. Those who don’t own Hynes and those tortuously annoying people who own him and bring it up at every opportunity. Hynes produced one of the all-time great SuperCoach scores in notching 180 against the Dragons. Perhaps the most stunning part was he did it without a try, instead relying on four try ...
Read More »NRL Transfer News 2023: Dolphins, Tigers, Eels eye Jack Wighton after transfer bombshell
The Dolphins, Wests Tigers and Parramatta have emerged as the most potent threat to Canberra’s hopes of keeping Jack Wighton. The former Dally M winner has dropped a bombshell on the Raiders by informing the club he is placing himself on the open market for the first time in 14 years. Fox Sports’ James Hooper revealed Wighton has already spoken ...
Read More »NRL grand final battle: Queensland ready to launch fresh bid to win showpiecae
The Queensland government is ready to launch a fresh bid for the NRL grand final as doubt surrounds its future in Sydney heading into next week’s NSW state election. The Courier-Mail can reveal Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s government is open to bringing a second NRL grand final to Suncorp Stadium on the back of the 2021 showpiece’s success. Queensland saved the ...
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