Australian sprinter Trae Williams will earn his first men’s rugby sevens cap in the opening round of the Sevens World Series in Dubai next weekend.Williams who switched from athletics to sevens in May, has a 100m personal best of…
Month: November 2019
New Zealand wheelchair basketball player with same symptoms feared for life after teammate's death
A New Zealand wheelchair basketball player says he was fearing for his life after learning his teammate died just hours after returning home sick from an international tournament in Thailand last Sunday.Kauri Ezra Murray, 21,…
David Pocock weighs in on latest development in the Israel Folau saga
Israel Folau says he has teammates who will support him in his $14 million fight against Rugby Australia (RA) but one former colleague has given him a reality check.David Pocock has called out Folau previously for his anti-gay comments…
Israel Folau addresses controversial comments about gay marriage and bushfires
Former Wallabies star Israel Folau has moved to clarify comments he made earlier this month suggesting the devastating bushfires that ravaged parts of Australia were God’s way of punishing the country for legalising same-sex marriage.Giving…
Rugby: Tony Brown reveals why he picked Japan instead of chasing the All Blacks
With Tony Brown it is not an opportunity missed to coach the All Blacks.When Jamie Joseph called him a couple of weeks ago to say he was going to accept an offer to go with Japan, Brown was far from distraught.”A couple of days…
Rugby: All Blacks halfback Aaron Smith's 'emotional' revelation about Steve Hansen
Aaron Smith has opened up about his close relationship with former All Blacks coach Steve Hansen. The All Blacks halfback, who has had his fair share of ups and downs during his career, has credited Hansen with helping him “become…
Rugby: Former Ireland coach Joe Schmidt reveals the reason why he believes the All Blacks are 'so good'
The All Blacks’ ability to “win without the ball” is what makes them so dangerous as a team, says former Ireland coach Joe Schmidt.Schmidt, who saw his Irish side fall to his native New Zealand at the World Cup, has been busy on…
Cricket: Australia vs Pakistan Second Test talking points for day two in Adelaide
Aussie captain Tim Paine has come under fire from across the cricket world after his stunning decision to declare Australia’s innings with David Warner stranded not out on 335.Cricket legends, including Aussie test great Brett Lee,…
Exclusive extract: How the life was sucked out of All Blacks' Rugby World Cup
In an edited extract from his new book, Heroics & Heartbreak, Jamie Wall gives his first-hand insight into how the All Blacks’ World Cup dream came to an end, after following the team for 12 months. For all the talk we’ve had to…
Cricket: Stuart Broad reveals how England can still beat the Black Caps
They’re behind on the scoreboard, in the odds, and in the series, but bowler Stuart Broad believes England have a clear path to victory over the Black Caps.Ending day two of the second test in Hamilton at 39-2 in response to New…