Returning to his usual, taciturn self, LeBron James has informed us that he will eschew politics and international relations and return his focus to what he does best. Promotion LeBron and LeBron merchandise. His comments to the extent that Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey “wasn’t educated” prior to Morey’s posting the “Tweet that made
We would rather be any of the first four, as opposed to the fifth. No matter who is picked for the XI, you are hated. Regardless of who is left off, fresh enemies are made. If those who disagree with your selections come to discover that your picks resulted in a win, it is chalked
Finally, there is a sports story that does not involve illegal substances, bad off-field behaviour by pouting superstars or blatant designs by the AFL to hand Richmond a premiership. No, this story focuses on the true meaning of sports. Money. The great state of California has enacted legislation that would permit collegiate athletes or cash
Put on your punting caps or you lucky punting t-shirt, because September is coming along and there is much to be found in terms of value and entertainment. From the first day, through the last, September is one of the best months of the year, with major events from all codes offering all manner of
Watch out New Zealand, watch out England, watch out Australia, South Africa and all the others that consider themselves Rugby World Cup contenders. After exiting the 2015 World Cup winless, the United States might be prepared to do to rugby football what they did to Olympic Basketball in 1992. They have sent the signal that
The Greater Western Sydney Giants seem to be having some misfortune in the lead-up to their preliminary final matchup with the Collingwood Magpies. If the task of facing the Pies in the hostile MCG home ground of Collingwood were not already tall enough, the absence of Lachie Whitfield just makes it all the taller. Coach
Brisbane are healthy for their game with Richmond in the Qualifying final round this weekend and if we were on that list, we would be taking exception to be installed as the unders on our own ground. We do not suspect the bookies of any sort of Victorian bias, although many have said as much
August is upon us and the month offers some of the best punting of the year. It is hard to decide where to start, but near and dear to our hearts, important Group Thoroughbred racing returns in August as the preparations for the big autumn carnivals hit full stride. Winx will no longer be racing,
It is hard to say with any degree of certainty that “Kyrgios argues with umpire…” is a headline worthy phrase, but the important part is the second half, “Wins in straight sets.” Kyrgios is frequently quite emotional by tennis player standards. Many top players maintain, at least externally, an air of acceptance, out of the
If anyone were wondering, Ladbrokes has quite an offering in the category of politics. All the campaigning in the U.S. can cease immediately, as the current occupant of the White House is a $2.10 favourite, with the next two quoted at $6.50. As best we can determine, the favourite has not taken to Twitter to