Philadelphia big man Joel Embiid out-dueled two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic on Sunday, pouring in 47 points to lead the 76ers to a 126-119 victory over the Denver Nuggets. Embiid, who finished runner-up to Jokic in MVP voting the past two seasons, also grabbed 18 rebounds to help the Sixers erase a 15-point … Read more
New Manly No.6 Josh Schuster has only played one game with Daly Cherry-Evans in the halves in a starring debut that caught the attention of his idol and opposite number Benji Marshall. Marshall playing in his last season for the Tigers in 2020 was in awe of Schuster’s ability, labeling his debut the best he … Read more
Brooklyn Nets coach Jacque Vaughn appears to be growing increasingly frustrated with Aussie Ben Simmons. For the second time this season, Simmons failed to see out the second game of a back-to-back, leaving in the third quarter of the Nets’ loss to the lowly Detroit Pistons with ‘knee soreness’. Simmons has missed a number of … Read more
Ben Simmons has sent ex-fiance May Jama a $1 million USD ($A1.4m) legal demand as their separation begins to get messy. The Aussie basketballer is demanding the English TV star return the $1 million diamond engagement ring given to her when they celebrated their engagement. The NBA star got down on one knee to the … Read more
Brighton’s Moises Caicedo has issued a bombshell statement confirming his desire to leave the club as an Everton star’s absence from training looks set to pay off. Elsewhere, Chelsea’s absurd spending spree continues while newly minted Bournemouth will have to wait to make their first major transfer splash after a target failed their medical. Catch … Read more
Manly star Reuben Garrick has opened up on his positional switch after turning down an offer to play fullback at the Knights to re-sign with the Sea Eagles long-term. The Knights wanted Garrick to play fullback to allow Kalyn Ponga’s switch to five-eighth, but he ultimately chose to re-sign with Manly on a four-year extension … Read more
Daly Cherry-Evans has played the majority of his career alongside close mate Kieran Foran, but he believes his combination with replacement Josh Schuster can end Manly’s title drought. The Sea Eagles haven’t tasted premiership success since Cherry-Evans and Foran combined in his first year of first grade to lead the club to grand final glory … Read more
The Brooklyn Nets have been urged to consider trading Ben Simmons as the gun-shy Australian struggles to score – or even try and score. Simmons was brought in to help superstar duo Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant bring a title back to Brooklyn. And while Irving and (currently injured) Durant were today named All-Star starters, … Read more
Just one day after labeling world number one golfer Rory McIlroy an “immature little child”rival Patrick Reed attempted to put their ugly feud to bed. The saga began on the practice range on Monday when Reed – the 2018 Masters winner turned LIV star – went up to talk to the Northern Irishman, only to … Read more
The Canberra Raiders are still in the fight for the signature of David Fifita with champion Green Machine front row forward Glenn Lazarus urging the ex-Queensland backrower to switch to the national capital to unlock his destructive best potential. Fifita, 22, quit the Broncos at the end of the 2020 season to ink one of … Read more
