1. NRL. Mitchell Moses has made a huge impact on the Parramatta team since returning from injury, but five eight for NSW? Not so sure. Luai has a proven connection with Cleary, but the leadership of the team will be tested with both Cleary and Moses. Like the Latrell-Crichton centre pairing with Lomax and To'o. Haas and Barnett...with the best bench in the business: Hudson Young, Connor Watson and Spencer Leniu. Queensland is always tough to toss. Munster, DCE, Grant... and Lindsay Collins is back and always excels in the origin arena.
A fabulous win by the Sharks v Melbourne. The talent of the Storm is incredible, but their inconsistency will be troubling the meticulous Craig Bellamy. An outstanding run continues by the NZ Warriors. Winning tight games defines your season. The Wahs have won 5 games by four points or less (out of 10 games) so far. That makes a huge difference and they sit second on the table!
Alex Johnston (197) now 15 tries away from Ken Irvine's (212) try scoring record. Daniel Tupou is a smoky on 167...one ahead of ET.
2. AFL. The Swans. They love wet weather and a smaller SCG to work on. Hard to toss in those conditions as they play their 'small ball' game. The GWS Giants were abysmal. The Western Bulldogs were back to their best and even Freo had a win. How inconsistent are Essendon? Collingwood just keep finding ways to win.
Great win by Melbourne over Brisbane and the West Coast and North Melbourne even won something. Check for manure under the rocking horse.
3. Italian F1 GP - Imola. Piastri is again storming fast in the lead up. The skill and artistry of these drivers is something else. Such a technical and courageous sport. Norris is slipping a little, but Verstappen is always close by and lurking! Alpine's new driver has also received a one grid position penalty in his first race after Jack Doohan's six point-less races. What a mess that is.
4. IPL and PSL. Both tournaments are back on for those who are game! Thankfully some brains have worked out that close to bombings is bad for the game. Not returning may cost you at the next IPL auction.
Virat Kohli retires from Test cricket leaving a giant hole in the Indian Test Cricket team now that Rohit Sharma has also left. An incredible Test career, soured of late, but at his peak (esp. when winning in Australia) he was the next Javed Miandad who Australians hated because he served it back to us and he was bloody hard to dismiss. His T20 and ODI form is something else. He could play for ten more years yet!
5. NBA. The New York Knicks have knocked off their arch rivals, the Boston Celtics in Game 6, winning their series 4-2 and thrashing them by 38 points (their greatest ever play off winning margin)! Not helped by the injury to Jason Tatum, but even still the Celtics were totally outclassed. This is the Knicks' first Eastern Conference Final in 25 years. They play the Indiana Pacers.
In the Western Conference Final, the Minnesota Timberwolves play the Denver Nuggets/ Oklahoma Thunder. The championship is drawing to a peak. It is a big show in the US. The 'big name' teams have been upended - Celtics, Warriors, Cavaliers...will the Nuggets join this sorry list?
6. NHL. The Carolina Hurricanes are surging. So too are the Edmonton Oilers. Both are through with the Dallas Stars to play the Oilers in the Western Conference final and the Florida Panthers/ Toronto Maple Leafs (Leaves?) to play the Hurricanes in the East,
7. FA Cup. Crystal Palace v Man City. A surging 1-0 win for Crystal Palace. Incredible effort against all odds and against one of the super heavyweight teams in Man City.
Ange heads to the Europa Cup final this Friday v ManU. A win will position him grandly to exit Spurs and pick up a new gig elsewhere in Europe. His EPL form is woeful however. Some weeks ago we predicted he would barely win another point there...so far it holds true.
8. Super Rugby. The Waratahs have been pruned and have been sprayed with RoundUp! A terribly disappointing season after a promising start. What a franchise the Brumbies have proven to be? They crush the Reds and climb to top of the table with the Reds in fourth.
9. PGA Golf. Talk about a surging turn around. Names like Vegas, Pavon, Fox and Homa evaporated after the sun came out on Saturday at Quail Hollow, North Carolina - a beautiful place of the world to visit. The two time Major winners in Scheffler (2 x Masters), de Chambeau (2 x US Opens) and Rahm (1 x Masters and 1 x US Open) came to play and know what it takes to win a Major, although none have won a USA PGA. An intriguing Sunday ahead! It is Scheffler's to lose.
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