JUST WHERE does Mitchell’s Starc’s unplayable snorter which castled James Vince in the Ashes-winning Perth Test compare with the most celebrated solo deliveries in Test history? KEN PIESSE investigates More »
AUSTRALIAN cricket captain Steve Smith is the proudest man in the land after overcoming a few challenges to win back The Ashes in the fastest and most emphatic manner possible, says Chief Writer RON REED More »
ONLY RAIN could have saved them, but when the showers stopped England folded under the pressure of the Australian bowling attack and surrendered the Ashes at the WACA More »
HE’S THE best since Bradman, the headlines say. Australian cricket captain Steve Smith is not the new Don, but he is giving fans an insight into what it must have been like watching Australia’s greatest-ever sportsman, says chief writer RON REED. More »
STEVE SMITH’s Perth epic is a victory for the lovers of the unorthodox and for a visionary Melbourne CEO who signed him as a teenager. KEN PIESSE reports More »
BRITAIN’S Chris Froome might be the best road cyclist since Lance Armstrong was winning the Tour de France seven times in a row – and we know how that ended. Now Froome is facing the prospect of drug-related disgrace himself, writes RON REED. More »
WHAT does you AFL club have in store for you next season? How will they measure up? What changes have they in mind? GEOFF POULTER has gazed deeply into his crystal ball, sought expert advice from soothsayers and issued these firm predictions. More »
FISHING can be a true test of patience and youngsters will soon tire of sitting around waiting vainly for a bite. STEVE COOPER provides some shortcuts to keeping the kids happy and providing plenty of fish to fry. More »
THEIR LAST flag was way back in 1964, but could the Demons be the surprise side of 2018. Lifetime supporter LAWRENCE MONEY analyses their chances, with a little help from his friends. More »