It was an anticlimactic finish to the race for the 2017 Formula 1 Championship; although the scenario necessary to make it otherwise was so improbable that it would have required unprecedented expectations to be otherwise. Going into the Mexican Grand Prix, number two driver in the standings Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari needed to win this
Domestically, the Toyota 2017 AFL Premiership will take centre stage for those in the states of Victoria and South Australia, even though it appears that certain teams from New South Wales intend to have an impact. The Sydney Swans are soaring along and as this is being typed, the finals matches are not yet engraved
It would seem as though Ben Simmons is the genuine article, even though the 2017 – 2018 NBA season is still in its infancy. If he remains healthy, he could prove to be the force needed by the Philadelphia 76ers to return to winning ways, something that seems to evoke prehistoric days. The 76ers have
For baseball fans, last night’s epic World Series game between the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers was one for the ages. The pleasure of watching the top two teams in the league for all of last season match players and wits for 11 innings almost makes it worthwhile to endure the 162-game regular
Sam Groth has apparently grown weary of the life of a touring tennis professional and has decided to retire, saving one last hurrah for the 2018 Australian Open in January. Groth has been a professional for 13 years, but at the age of 30, he finds his motivation to play on declining, saying in The
It might seem like much ado about nothing, but the Wallabies’ recent dead rubber Bledisloe Cup win against the All Blacks in Brisbane has some whistling a merry tune. With weather conditions more suited to Auckland than Brisbane, the Aussie national side squeezed by the Kiwis, something that is a rarity in any circumstance, blue
Lewis Hamilton won the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, beating his nearest rival Sebastian Vettel. The victory moved Hamilton to the verge of securing the F1 Drivers’ Championship for the season. He started from the pose for the 72nd time in his career, a record that just keeps growing. It was Hamilton’s ninth win
Hope springs eternal, it would seem, as the Australian international rugby side is making the most over a dead rubber win over the All Blacks at Suncorp Stadium of Saturday night. They seem to conveniently overlook the close, 23 – 18 score in a game that, in some sports, would never have been played. To
NFL job security is an oxymoron if ever there was one, as evidenced by the broken collarbone injury sustained by league superstar quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who broke his right collarbone in a game against the Minnesota Vikings. Rodgers may be out for the season, although he could possibly be back in the Green Bay Packers
Prodrive Racing Australia driver Chaz Mostert is the only competitor who can prevent the Red Bull Holden Racing Team or DJR Team Penske from winning the 2017 Supercars title. His results have turned the title into a three-way race. Mostert is on 2208 points and is battling with Fabian Coulthard of Penske, Jamie Whincup of