Month: September 2019

An emotional Reds outfit have fallen just short of an upset against the Highlanders, going down 36-31 in Dunedin after conceding a lead late in the match. In a courageous tribute to his family, Wallabies lock Izack Rodda took the field just two days after the death of his father. The loss was a bitter…

Coach Dan McKellar’s loss of superstar David Pocock has been partially offset at the Brumbies by the uncovering of hidden gem Jahrome Brown during this Super Rugby season. McKellar has backed his band of unheralded back-rowers to lead the Brumbies to the finals as they continue to deliver in the absence of Pocock, who retired…

The year of the home ground nomad starts on Saturday for the Waratahs and flyhalf Bernard Foley says there’s plenty of upside to be found in their rotating schedule. NSW will play against the Hurricanes at Brookvale Oval on Saturday night and are set to take their home games to Newcastle, Parramatta and the SCG…

In the past two and a half years, we have got used to a level of foreign-policy incoherence from the Trump Administration. Donald Trump’s statements about North Korea, NATO, and other subjects have often contradicted what other officials have said, and sometimes contradicted what Trump has said himself. But, even by Trump’s standards, the past…

The setting for Elizabeth Warren’s speech on Monday night was meant to be symbolic, down to the last detail. A riser was constructed beneath the lit-up seventy-three-and-a-half-foot arch in Washington Square Park, in Manhattan, with a giant American flag draped in the background. A lectern placed on top was made from reclaimed wood from the…

I’m skilled at eluding the fetal crouch of despair—because I’ve been working on climate change for thirty years, I’ve learned to parcel out my angst, to keep my distress under control. But, in the past few months, I’ve more often found myself awake at night with true fear-for-your-kids anguish. This spring, we set another high…

In a recent interview, the writer Malcolm Gladwell said that one of his goals as an author is “to get people to take human psychology seriously and to respect the complexity of human behavior and motivations.” Gladwell, who has been a staff writer at The New Yorker for more than two decades, could offer a…

The Italian giants made a disappointing European exit on Thursday night, but the 59-year-old coach has defended his players Carlo Ancelotti still believes in Napoli’s squad as he backed his players after their Europa League defeat to Arsenal. The Serie A side bowed out in the quarter-finals after a 1-0 loss at home on Thursday…

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side slumped to a fifth straight away defeat at Goodison Park in a forgettable performance for the Reds David de Gea has apologised for Manchester United’s performance in the 4-0 defeat to Everton. De Gea started as captain at Goodison Park, but United were 2-0 down by half-time thanks to efforts from Richarlison and…

With his side still chasing down the Premier League title, the German coach is eager to avoid becoming distracted by Champions League talk Jurgen Klopp has vowed to ignore the “bullsh*t” surrounding Liverpool’s upcoming Champions League clash with Barcelona and keep focus locked on the present of a Premier League title bid. The Reds are…