Sports

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Millions of Australians around the country are this week celebrating the Lunar New Year this week, with the Year of the Rabbit cheered in on January 22. This zodiac sign could not be more welcomed, as it is said to symbolise longevity, peace, and prosperity. Providing some much needed reprieve after several years of global pandemic, economic and diplomatic chaos However, for...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT The new Wallabies coach is beginning his tenure with a bang, it can be confirmed today. Returning as the coach of the Australian Rugby team 18 years after he left it, Eddie Jones has revealed his plans to kickstart Australia's World Cup campaign. Jones was appointed as the new coach of the team on Monday, with Dave Rennie...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Tennis star Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn from the Australian Open after a heated exchange with his own knee this afternoon in Melbourne. Despite being on good terms for a number of years, it's said the Canberran's joint decided enough was enough after the special warm-up practice with Novak Djokovic a few days ago. It has become...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT Wallabies fans have received a significant shot in the arm today, with news that there's a new coach in town! Rugby Australia's Marketing Pigeon has revealed that it has fired Dave Rennie and hired Eddie Jones - just 8 months out from the Rugby World Cup. It's unknown if the feathered bird got the date wrong on the firing...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT A recent report by the punters has found that former Australian cricketer and current Fox cricket commentator, Kerry O’Keefe is just one of those blokes that meets the criteria for a fishing trip. With rain delays plaguing the last week of the Sydney test, Aussie cricket tragics have no qualms with the lack of gameplay - as long as...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACTA silver lining has shone brightly today as newly single Darren Wood (29) is finally really giving cricket a go this summer. Previously, Wood was the type to make ‘sports-ball’ style japes and remarks about how cricket is silly because both teams wear white, as if to distract from the fact he can’t catch a ball. However, the 2012 style...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT In some news that comes as no surprise to actual fans of the World Game, Argentina has won the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Playing arguably the greatest World Cup Final since Diego Armando Maradona got it done in 1986, Argentina managed to beat France 4-2 on penalties after an enthralling 3-3 finish after extra time. The game looked...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT Australia is this weekend grappling with the fall out from a shocking incident during a local sporting derby. With Melbourne Victory facing off against Melbourne City yesterday evening in a prime time Saturday evening battle, news alerts and message rang out across the nation with people taken aback by some groundbreaking news. People from Byron Bay to wherever the...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT 13 seasons in and the Big Bash League, and local bloke Kev Kennedy has today finally won his girlfriend over. After putting in well over 100 hours in front of the television watching explosive T20 cricket, Kev coulda sworn the missus had no idea what he was watching. "She never seemed that interested in supporting the Brisbane Heat..." says 32-year-old...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT A damning scientific report has been released today, and it makes for bad reading for two of the world's most notable fan bases. The new piece of research has confirmed that the English national football team is essentially the global equivalent of the Parramatta Eels. Authored by the International Body For Sports Psychology, the report is titled "Is...