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Why is women's Test cricket so rare?
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The coming W-Ashes Test is full of history. It marks 90 years of women's involvement in the format. It's the first ladies Test at the MCG since 1949....
What Owen and the Canes taught us about the BBL
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thirty-nine balls. That was all it took for Mitchell Owen to reach his hundred. The send David Warner's Thunder packing. To ensure the Hurricanes gra...
Fri Fix: Keys to an AO classic
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Madison Keys might be the best story at the Australian Open so far. Can she finish the job against Aryna Sabalenka? We ask Casey Dellacqua. We recap ...
What de Minaur can do to raise his ceiling
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Alex de Minaur has made the last four Grand Slam quarterfinals, which is excellent. But, is this as good as it gets? Many are asking that question af...
Gulden on channeling GF pain, his new coach and Warner's contract
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Perhaps the only thing more brutal than the Swans grand final defeat, was the criticism that followed. Errol Gulden isn't playing the victim. The Syd...
Taming the wildest race on earth
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Dakar Rally has to be among the toughest races on the planet. Competitors are crossing thousands of kilometres, with little rest, in searing heat...
Why is Novak Djokovic feuding with Channel Nine?
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Novak Djokovic is feuding with the Australian Open host broadcaster. Why's that? Because Channel Nine presenter Tony Jones made some jokes that the t...
Fri Fix: AO villains and heroes, a cycling mystery, W-Ashes delight
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Week one of the AO has thrown up heroes and villains, we break down who is in which category. Caleb Ewan isn't competing in the TDU, we try and unrav...
Lock it in: how McGuire punted on himself
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe McGuire can kick a footy a long way. He can kick it so far that he's found himself about to play for Ohio State in the US College National Champi...
Tennis has found its Next Big Thing
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
He's 18 and just beat the ninth seed in his grand slam debut. He can serve 240kmph. Roger Federer's company has signed him up. He's softly spoken, bu...
Nick Kyrgios says he’s done, do we believe it?
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Was this the end? Or at least the beginning of the end? That was certainly the feeling from Nick Kyrgios as he talked about being unlikely to return ...
Who has the most at stake in Sri Lanka?
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Australia's Test side beat India. They've qualified for the World Test Championship final. The Ashes are the 'Next Big Thing'. So, the tour of Sri La...
Fri Fix: Novak’s heavy metals claims and W-Ashes forecasting
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Novak Djokovic claims he was 'poisoned' by 'heavy metals' during his 2022 COVID related detainment - that's the surprise talking point on the eve of ...
The doping cloud hanging heavy over tennis
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Australian Open is known as the 'Happy Slam' but not everyone is smiling ahead of the tournament. Doping controversies surrounding young stars Ja...
The NFL playoffs are here and look insanely good
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Kansas City Chiefs are chasing a three-peat. The Detroit Lions have an aggressively positive coach and a date with history. There are star rookie...
How good is Cruz Hewitt?
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
He's only sixteen, is the son of an Australian tennis legend and just took on an ATP veteran... so, how good is Cruz Hewitt? Former Davis Cup Captain...
Gideon Haigh on an iconic BGT series
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It was a Border Gavaskar Trophy series against which many future clashes will be measured. How did it impact our rolling assessment of the Cummins er...
Fri Fix: Kim Birrell's ranking rise a family affair
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kimberly Birrell is now the number one female tennis player in Australia and her star is still rising. She made the quarterfinals of the Brisbane Int...
Darren Lehmann on Webster debut, Marsh missing and CA's big potential problem
02 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be decided in the final Test of the series and there is plenty to pick through. Questions are being asked about Rohit...
Re-Spin: An uncomfortable interview with Nedd Brockmann
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the spirit of his uncomfortable challenge, we asked Nedd Brockmann a series of uncomfortable questions. Mercifully, he leaned into what could have...
Re-Spin: Nina Kennedy is a "f***ing mad dog"
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A gold medal is meant to change everything, but Nina Kennedy says it won't alter a thing about who she is. The pole vault gold medallist joins us to ...
Re-Spin: Coleman medallist Jesse Hogan has gone from “self resentment” to self contentment
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jesse Hogan's Coleman medal might be the best individual story in AFL for 2024. He arrived at the Giants physically and emotionally battered, having ...
Re-Spin: Olivia Gadecki on Barty, chasing discomfort and her sabbatical
27 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For Olivia Gadecki, the growth starts when she gets uncomfortable. The 22-year-old has been chasing that feeling of discomfort for some time and the ...
Re-Spin: Everyone is talking about Gout Gout
26 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This 16-year-old is fast. Really, really fast. Fast enough that he recently broke a 56-year-old Aussie sprint record. Fast enough that Adidas has sig...
Re-spin: Alexa Leary is gold vibes only
25 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alexa Leary might be the feel-great sports story of 2024. Three years ago the Queenslander suffered a bike accident so bad that doctors did not expec...
Jim Maxwell on form, selection and the unpredictability of Test cricket
24 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Boxing Day Test is one of cricket's biggest occasions - day one, 90,000 people at a packed MCG, heck of a time to make your debut. Sam Konstas ha...
Your guide to the 2024 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
105 yachts will set sail on Boxing Day for the 79th Sydney Hobart Race. From 100-foot maxi yachts vying for Line Honours to 30-foot double handers lo...
Fri Fix: Ange the entertainer and Raygun back in the news
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ange Postecoglou is no stranger to silverware, and he's put Tottenham in a position to win some as they made their way to the League Cup semi-finals....
Who has the edge ahead of the Boxing Day Test?
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After five days of rain with a side of cricket, the Brisbane Test was a draw. The cricket we did get was electric and there is plenty to discuss. Ste...
Kyrgios is back: Key storylines for Australia's summer of tennis
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With the summer of tennis just around the corner, there are plenty of storylines to dig into. The breakthrough seasons from Australians like Alex de ...
Cross-code phenom Maddi Levi can choose her own adventure
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Maddi Levi is the best women's Rugby Sevens player in the world right now. At age 22 she's already been to two Olympic Games and has her sights set f...
Bryce Cotton is making NBL history in real time
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bryce Cotton is carving his name into the NBL history books, having become just the third player in league history to score 40+ points in four consec...