Australia midfielder Mooy announces retirement
Australia midfielder Aaron Mooy has retired from club and international soccer with immediate effect, the 32-year-old Celtic player announced on Friday.
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Eddie Jones charged up to beat Boks at Loftus for first time: '100 percent committed to winning'
Upbeat Wallabies coach Eddie Jones on Friday said he intends to kick off his reign by creating history against world champions South Africa in Pretoria in a week's time, with a winning mentality key to his new-look Australia.
Celtic's Mooy announces immediate retirement
Celtic midfielder Aaron Mooy has announced his retirement from football with immediate effect.
New Jersey turns Green as Brosnan heads to Sydney
Pride, passion and privilege are the three P's Courtney Brosnan is packing in her suitcase as Ireland head Down Under for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
After India's WTC Failure, Ganguly's Firm 'Rahane Example' To IPL Critics
The World Test Championship final is always slated after two months of IPL and there is a school of thought that BCCI should speak to IPL franchises in order to monitor workload of players. Former BCCI president and ex-India captain Sourav Ganguly, who has been on both sides of the fence feels it is not a practical solution. "I don't agree with this theory. Ajinkya Rahane also played IPL and he played very well during IPL and World Test Championship final. So I don't believe in this theory. Some of the Australian boys (Cameron Green, David Warner), played well in IPL also and did well in World Test Championship," Ganguly told PTI.
Football Ferns promise to 'fight for the country' as World Cup squad is named
New Zealand coach Jitka Klimkova said the 'Football Ferns' would fight for their country at the Women's World Cup they are co-hosting with Australia after naming her 23-woman squad for the tournament.
Watch: Marnus Labuschagne Puts Dropped Chewing Gum Back In Mouth, Gross Act Caught On Camera
Australia batter Marnus Labuschagne is one of the most interesting characters in world cricket. Recently dethroned as the no.1 Test batter in the world, Labuschagne is a player with a few peculiarities and rarely takes the field without having a chewing gum in his mouth. As far as his batting is concerned, the 29-year-old is a traditional Test batter who not only puts runs on the table but also entertains the cross, no matter which part of the world he is playing in. The South Africa-born batter did exactly that on Day 1 of the ongoing second Ashes Test against England at Lord's.
Nestor Bolum targets knockout win against Liam Pope in WBF contest
Sydney-based Nigerian professional boxer, Nestor Bolum, is targeting a knockout against homeboy, Liam Pope, in today’s vacant World Boxing Federation (WBF) Australasian title fight in Sydney. It is a 10-round contest. Speaking with The Guardian, yesterday, after the weighing-in ceremony, Bolum, who relocated to Sydney in 2015, said that he is 100 per cent fit for the fight, adding that he will teach his Australian opponent a bitter lesson inside the ring. “Liam Pope is taller, but he is too open for me to kill. I am going to teach him a bitter lesson tomorrow (today) by God’s Grace. I am 100 per cent fit, and my target is to knock him down,” Bolum stated. The Guardian learnt that today’s fight will cost the fans as much as $3,000. Each fan will pay $70 for the regular ticket, $2,500 VIP and $3,000 for VVIP ticket.