NEXT weekend, teams from New Zealand, Australia and South Africa will begin battling it out in the knockout phase of the 2016 Super Rugby tournament. From 12 teams in 1996,[...]
AT A TIME like this, when sexists rise like vermin to the surface, we need writers like the late Sam de Brito, a man who died tragically young. I still[...]
BRITISH rugby referee Wayne Barnes is well known as the man who helped France defeat the All Blacks in the quarter-final of the 2007 World Cup, failing to spot a[...]
Right now, the whole of the US seems to be obsessed with Donald Trump, someone who was never considered likely to be a challenger for the Republican nomination for this[...]
JOHN Howard is making a big noise to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his being voted in as prime minister. This man is one of the worst leaders Australia has[...]
When India won the fifth one-day international against Australia on January 23, the first man to run out on to the field and congratulate the two batsmen at the crease[...]
There were two positives for India to take away from the final one-day international against Australia, apart from the unexpected win: the bowling of Jasprit Bumrah and the batting of[...]
India’s shock loss in the fourth one-day match against Australia was one way that the players had of sending a message: members of the team don’t want Mahendra Singh Dhoni[...]
Indian supporters who have been barracking for their country in the five-match one-day series against Australia assume that their team wants to win. In that they are sadly mistaken. The[...]
The Australian cricket season has just started flourishing with its Twenty20 tournament getting underway. Crowds are there, so too television audiences. This year the Big Bash League is the main[...]