Penrith superstar Jarome Luai is set to join the Wests Tigers on a monster five-year deal from 2025. It’s been reported the 26-year-old three-time premiership player has agreed to terms on a deal that is worth more than $6 million over the five years. But under the NRL’s new rules, Luai has to inform Penrith … Read more
David Warner has credited a reduction in stress behind his recent upturn in form, and declared he “ain’t leaving” his farewell Test tour early. Warner eased the selection pressure on himself by blasting 164 off 211 balls to help guide Australia to 5-346 against Pakistan after one day of action in Perth on Thursday. WATCH … Read more
Many Portuguese settlers married local women, and their mixed-race families began creating fusion-style recipes that are known today as signature Macanese dishes. These include pork braised in tamarind and shrimp paste, Portuguese chicken served in a yellow sauce of turmeric powder thickened with coconut milk, and diabo, or “the devil’s stew”. Diamantina Rosário Coimbra, vice-president … Read more
Australian surfing legend Mick Fanning and his partner Breeana Randall have revealed they are expecting their second child. The couple have taken to social media to post a gorgeous photo of Randall — by the beach, of course — showing off her pregnant belly. Fanning, 42, captioned the photo of the baby bump with a … Read more
Australia and Pakistan can expect a fast and bouncy wicket for the series-opening Test in Perth starting on Thursday, says Optus Stadium curator Isaac McDonald. McDonald has made changes to the drop-in wicket and it’s hoped the tweaks will avoid a repeat of last year’s borefest when the Australia-West Indies clash in Perth was a … Read more
Reflecting on the beginnings of his own Test career, Pat Cummins has vowed to support Cameron Green as the allrounder’s exile looks set to continue into the summer. In 2020, the 21-year-old Green broke Australia’s 693-day drought of Test debutants by earning a maiden baggy green, a testament to the enormous potential national selectors saw … Read more
Australian Formula 1 superstar Daniel Ricciardo has made a surprise on-stage appearance at country singer Zach Bryan’s sold-out Melbourne show. Bryan, who was performing his one and only Australian show at Flemington Racecourse on Saturday night, welcomed Ricciardo and Irish singer Dermot Kennedy on stage for his final song of the night. WATCH THE VIDEO … Read more
Germany’s sports minister, Nancy Faeser, has called on the International Olympic Committee to examine “very carefully” the backgrounds of Russian and Belarusian athletes competing in next year’s Olympic Games in Paris. Faeser’s comments came a day after the IOC, headed by Germany’s Thomas Bach, announced that Russians and Belarusians would be able to compete in … Read more
Pakistan’s preparations for their three-Test series against Australia have wrapped a day early after a freak weather event battered Canberra. A massive electrical storm hit the region around 8pm on Friday, with 55km/h winds blowing off the covers over the Manuka Oval pitch and exposing it to driving rain. Umpires and captains inspected the pitch … Read more
Cairns coach Adam Forde has praised Sydney’s sportsmanship for agreeing to play without a shot clock for the second half of their bizarre NBL nail-biter. The Kings were leading 48-37 when power problems at the Cairns Convention Centre on Thursday resulted in a 51-minute delay and the shot clock to stop working. Implausibly, the second … Read more
