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[ad_1] Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson is adamant that Spencer Leniu is not a racist hopeful that the fallout from his eight match ban for calling Brisbane’s Ezra Mam “a monkey” can lead to a “changing point” for language in sport and society. The Samoan international pleaded guilty to the slur made during the opening … Read more
[ad_1] Australia was 5-80 when Alex Carey walked out to bat at Hagley Oval on Monday morning, needing a further 199 runs to avoid a historic loss to New Zealand. Carey, Australia’s last recognised batter, had only passed fifty twice in his previous 18 Test innings, registering prior scores of 10, 3 and 14 against … Read more
[ad_1] Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo’s bold optimism following their poor season-opening loss to the Eels has been called into question. After Canterbury were thumped 26-8 by Parramatta, Ciraldo raised eyebrows with some comments in the post-match press conference. “I couldn’t be happier with some of the things I saw out there,” he said. “Obviously the … Read more
[ad_1] Pat Cummins has declared that Australia is in “no rush to make rash changes” to the Test side after an underwhelming campaign for the rejigged top order in New Zealand. Australia pulled off a miraculous escape in Christchurch on Monday, with Alex Carey’s unbeaten 98 steering the tourists towards a tense three-wicket victory at … Read more
[ad_1] Australia’s Alex Carey was denied the chance to snare a rare fourth-innings century when captain Pat Cummins struck the winning runs against New Zealand – and Cummins admitted he had ‘no idea’ his teammate was on 98 runs at the time. Carey batted brilliantly alongside Mitchell Marsh (80) to dig Australia out of a … Read more
[ad_1] Knights coach Adam O’Brien has slammed his team after a 28-12 loss to Ricky Stuart’s Raiders that “lacked any sort of grit”. Newcastle were outclassed by the Raiders in front of their home crowd at McDonald Jones Stadium, failing to stave off a surge that saw Canberra score four tries in 32 minutes. Speaking … Read more
[ad_1] The second T20 between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka was marred in controversy after third umpire Masudur Rahman overturned an on-field decision for caught behind despite a clear spike on Snicko. During the fourth over of Bangladesh’s run chase in Sylhet, opener Soumya Sarkar was given out by on-field umpire Sharfuddoula following a short delivery … Read more
[ad_1] Black Caps coach Gary Stead has confessed New Zealand’s misreading of home pitches is becoming a concern, admitting the hosts got their selection “wrong” for the first Test against Australia in Wellington. New Zealand picked four fast bowlers for last week’s series opener at the Basin Reserve, sidelining strike spinner Mitchell Santner. However, the … Read more
[ad_1] An impressive knock from Mitchell Marsh and a clutch last-ball boundary from Tim David have seen Australia claim a thrilling six-wicket victory over New Zealand in Wellington. Read on for three key talking points from Wednesday’s win! Watch Australia v New Zealand on Kayo Sports. New to Kayo? Start Your Free Trial Today > … Read more
[ad_1] Alex de Minaur has shown his class by shooting down a reporter following his loss in the final of the Rotterdam Open on Monday morning. The Aussie was powerless to stop a red-hot Jannik Sinner and fell short 7-5 6-4 after a high-quality battle. Sinner continues to be the talk of the tennis world … Read more