Munetaka Murakami’s deep double bounced off the wall to score second-place Shohei Ohtani and first-place Ukyo Shuto to win the World Baseball Classic semifinal against Mexico and send Japan to its third final. Japan never led until the last stroke of the game – having lost 3-0 and then 5-3 to Mexico throughout the competition. … Read more
The AFL’s insistence that the MCG ground was safe to play in the first round was “the greatest act of tokenism in world sport”, according to football legend Garry Lyon. Debate continues over the safety of the turf, which had to be torn up and replaced after two Ed Sheeran concerts, which drew more than … Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo was pictured training alongside his Portugal teammates after landing in Lisbon ahead of the upcoming Euro 2024 qualifiers. Ronaldo was seen taking part in a stretching session and light conditioning on the bike alongside his teammates on Monday night. At the end of this month, Portugal will face Liechtenstein and Luxembourg on their … Read more
She’s a four-time WNBA All-Star, WNBL MVP, and Olympic bronze medalist, but Liz Cambage popped up in a surprising basketball league location: Israel. The 31-year-old Australian superstar essentially ended her WNBA career – and still holds the record for most points in a single game – following her so-called “contract divorce” with the Los Angeles … Read more
No matter how many goals Evan Ferguson scores, he will never forget what should have been his first at senior level. The goal that never happened came in a Dublin Derby for Bohemians at St Patrick’s Athletic in 2020. With the match taking place in lockdown, the stadium was virtually empty when Ferguson – the … Read more
Arsenal extended their lead at the top of the Premier League table to eight points on Sunday with a comfortable 4-1 win over manager Crystal Palace. The Gunners have plenty of stars to name amidst their impressive season this season, and they seem determined to at least push Manchester City all the way as the … Read more
No matter how many goals Evan Ferguson scores, he will never forget what should have been his first at senior level. The goal that never came came in a Dublin derby appearance for Bohemians at St Patrick’s Athletic. With the match taking place during lockdown, the stadium was virtually empty when Ferguson, Brighton’s teenage star … Read more
Graham Potter was minutes away from being able to sleep peacefully during the international break. He won’t have nightmares after Ellis Simms denied him that prospect with a last-gasp Everton equalizer. Though your closed eye might still be a little restless. After a physically and mentally draining period for Potter and his players since the … Read more
Former NRL star Jarryd Hayne has called her accuser a ‘young cow’ and described her as a ‘cuckoo’, secret police wiretaps run for a grand jury have revealed. Hayne, 35, was accompanied by his wife Amelia Bonnici when the second week of his trial at NSW District Court began on Monday. The former NSW and … Read more
As they lay exhausted at performance base camp, England surveyed the scenes of euphoria from the Irish Grand Slam on Saturday night and wearily acknowledged the long, steep climb ahead of them. A year ago, the national team had been clumsy spectators at a French cleaning party, and here they were again, forced to watch … Read more
