It’s a shot that will be replayed on loop around the world. In one of the highlights of the Australian Open so far, Aussie Alexei Popyrin recovered from a seemingly hopeless position to pull off a remarkable winner. His opponent, France’s Lucas Pouille, must have thought he had the point secured when he sent down a […]

Herald Sun football journalist David Davutovic says “serious questions” need to be asked of the FFA after the Matildas’ coach was sacked. Alen Stajcic was removed as the team’s head coach on Saturday, which FFA CEO David Gallop (above) said was a result of two internal surveys on the team’s culture. The FFA has not detailed […]

Well, rules are rules! No one gets into accredited areas of the Australian Open without their pass – not even Roger Federer. The winner of 20 Grand Slams (six at Melbourne Park), and arguably the greatest player of all time, was headed for the locker room when he was stopped by the guard for not […]

Arsenal has secured a rare win over its local rival Chelsea. The Gunners triumphed 2-0 courtesy of first-half goals to Alex Lacazette and Laurent Koscielny. It was just their second win over Chelsea in their last 15 Premier League meetings. However, the win was soured by an ugly knee injury to key wing-back Hector Bellerin. […]

ROCO’S RANT Rohan Connolly believes reports of the death of 50-over cricket are an exaggeration. The recent three-match series between Australia and India was a big hit, and that was despite a lack of free-to-air TV coverage. It comes at a time when Twenty20 cricket is seen as the future of the limited-overs calendar. But […]

If you hadn’t heard of Haidee Birkett before today, you have now. Haidee burst into WBBL folklore on Saturday, claiming a superb catch on the boundary to send Brisbane into the Final. Sydney Thunder’s Nicola Carey had needed a six off the final ball to win (four would tie the match), and nearly pulled off […]