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There was a brief détente in the salary dispute that seemed so unseemly, given that we are talking about the sporting event where the level of decorum is beyond reproach and probably superior to that of any other sport save polo, golf or rugby, namely cricket. The players seem to be in the mood to…

Cricket Australia has announced that despite apparent runaway success for the Big Bash League (BBL), it is actually bleeding money over its first five years at a rate that works out to about $6.6 million per year. That works out to $33 million, which considering exchange rates, would have been enough to pay LeBron James…

Them what has, gits. Or, so goes the old saying we are employing to comment on a rumoured $1.6 million offer tabled by the Essendon Bombers in an attempt to lure restricted free agent, Dustin Martin, from the Richmond Tiger fold, goes. The Bombers denied that they would be crazy enough to pay anyone that…

The NBA, desperate for a competitive Finals series in the 2017 playoffs, finally has one in the matchup between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Those two teams are meeting for the third consecutive year, however, and that is something the league needs to figure out how to change, else risk the demise…

The word “legend” attached to your name carries with it the implication of obsolescence, something that cannot be denied. At least that would seem to be the case in the snub that has found Queensland legend Billy Slater on the sideline with no maroon jersey as the Maroons prepare for Origin I. The collective gasp…

The Essendon Bombers are the latest to join the queue for the services of Dustin Martin, but unless their sofa cushions are much more productive than are ours, it is doubtful that they can scrounge up the funds needed to join the race to deprive the Richmond Tigers of their superstar midfielder – forward. The…

Despite our Irish heritage and our observation that the only thing we like to do better than drink is fight, we have to vehemently disagree with UFC honcho Dana White’s assessment that Conor McGregor has a shot at beating Floyd Mayweather, assuming that Mayweather can be sufficiently monetised to come out of retirement for a…

New South Wales Coach Laurie Daley has ended the suspense, but not the controversy, as to who will represent the Blues side for the State of Origin opener. Josh Dugan made the squad; timing his recovery from a broken cheekbone he suffered earlier in the month was he was representing the Commonwealth of Australia. Dugan…

If there is any motorsport code that seems to require even less consideration for one’s well-being that Formula 1, where drivers surround themselves in flimsy cockpits attached to prodigiously powerful motors, it would have to be MotoGP, where the drivers of sickeningly powerful and quick motorcycles do not even have the illusion of protective surroundings…

UFC honcho Dana White has announced that he has gotten his due, so he no longer stands in the way, in any contractual sort of sense, of a mega-fight between his marquee star Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather. The next stage will involve White negotiating with the Mayweather camp. When the talk started flying last…