Nadal can surpass Federer as the GOAT

If you needed evidence prior to last night's French Open Final that the greatest era of male tennis is far from over, you shouldn't anymore. Rafael Nadal raced to his eleventh slam title at Roland Garros with a straight sets demolition of Austria's Dominic Thiem. The 32 year old was at his blistering best in …

Don’t poke the QLD bear

114 games. That’s how much experience Queensland has lost since the side’s Game 3 win last year at Suncorp Stadium. Now, throw in the injury to Billy Slater and potential injuries to Dane Gagai and Ben Hunt and that number rises to a staggering 151 games. With a new era of dominance seemingly about to …

WALTERS SHOULD TAKE A LEAF OUT OF FREDDY’S BOOK

Queensland’s State of Origin hopes have taken a turn for the worst on the eve of Game 1 at the MCG, with Billy Slater, Ben Hunt and Dane Gagai all unlikely to take the field in the series opener. When champion fullback Slater was ruled out of the fixture yesterday after failing a medical test …

A season skeptic, consumers beware

Regular flat white, no sugar. That was the order I placed at my local coffee shop yesterday when I overheard two men having what could only be described as a seasonal argument. One of the men, an American, was explaining that in the US they take the start of spring (our autumn) from the vernal …