2024 AFLW Week 7 Preview: Wednesday
TONIGHT’s AFLW action comes from the city of churches, and is between a pair of perennial contenders having vastly different seasons. The post 2024 AFLW Week 7 Preview: Wednesday appeared first on Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central.
Aussies remain unbeaten after besting NZ
AUSTRALIA’S perfect start at the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup has continued, defeating its cross-Tasman rivals New Zealand by 60 runs in the early hours of Wednesday morning AEDT. Following a win over Sri Lanka in the opener on Saturday night, the Aussies faced off against New Zealand, which was favourable for the former given […]
Tenacious Tomova fends off match points in Wuhan
BULGARIAN 29-year-old Viktoriya Tomova has snatched victory from the jaws of defeat after surving four match points against during a frantic second set tiebreaker to defeat young American Ashlyn Krueger in Wuhan overnight. The WTA Tour 1000 event’s second day saw the world number 48 come back from 3-6 down in the second set tiebreaker […] The post Tenacious Tomova fends off match points in Wuhan appeared first on Tennis Rookie Me Central.
Lopez lights up big stage against Jazz
ALTHOUGH the result was far from desired for the New Zealand Breakers, the performance of Next Star and 2025 NBA Draft prospect Karim Lopez was a massive positive and showed he belongs at the top level against the best in the business. Lopez and the Breakers took on the Utah Jazz on Saturday morning in […] The post Lopez lights up big stage against Jazz appeared first on Basketball Rookie Me Central.
Saints sinch Giants to get season back on track
ST KILDA got itself back on the AFL Women’s winners list last night after comfortably taking care of the GWS Giants. “Well, it’s really pleasing that we did get a win,” Saints coach Nick Dal Santo said post match. “Obviously we had a really nice start to the in regards to results and then had […] The post Saints sinch Giants to get season back on track appeared first on Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central.
Tiafoe tirade stuns Shanghai in controversial day
TENNIS is no stranger when it comes to heated player-official confrontations, usually resulting in huge fines, or in rare cases disqualifications. However few past exchanges could hold a candle to the expletive-laden rant Frances Tiafoe directed at chair umpire Jimmy Pinoargote at the Shanghai Masters overnight. The Ecuadorian official was at the centre of Tiafoe’s […] The post Tiafoe tirade stuns Shanghai in controversial day appeared first on Tennis Rookie Me Central.
Breakers bested by 76ers in brutal loss
ALTHOUGH they were competitive in their first NBL x NBA clash, the New Zealand Breakers were convincingly beaten by the Philadelphia 76ers in the second preseason game for the team across the Tasman. The Breakers were beaten by the Jazz over the weekend, but competed extremely well in the first half of that clash and […] The post Breakers bested by 76ers in brutal loss appeared first on Basketball Rookie Me Central.
Players take pride in league’s Pride Round
TONIGHT is the start of the annual AFLW Pride Round, an important round to highlight the LGBTQIA+ community, its connection with the AFLW competition but also the issues that the community faces. A movement instigated by the players in the early days of the competition, the players of 2024 are just as excited to be […] The post Players take pride in league’s Pride Round appeared first on Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central.
Excellent English remain undefeated after two
THERE was only one match overnight at the 2024 T20 World Cup, and in that match it was England who prevailed, defeating South Africa by seven wickets. South Africa made 6/124 from its 20 overs, before England reached the target with four balls to spare. South Africa made an okay start to its innings, going […]
2024 AFLW Week 7 Preview: Tuesday
TONIGHT’s AFLW combatants have got a big week ahead of them, but it all starts tonight to kick off the AFLW’s Pride Week. The post 2024 AFLW Week 7 Preview: Tuesday appeared first on Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central.
Bombers continue top eight surge over Suns
ESSENDON continued its surge into the top eight, defeating Gold Coast on Sunday afternoon to win its third game in a row. Despite giving a positive performance for much of the day, the Bombers took a while to deliver the knock out blow, and speaking post-match Bombers coach Nat Wood talked about the frustrations of […] The post Bombers continue top eight surge over Suns appeared first on Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central.
Local hopes triumph in Wuhan
CHINESE duo Xinyu Wang and Yue Yuan both secured their spots in the second round of the Wuhan Open after first-up victories against opponents on Centre Court. The Chinese duo ranked 51st and 41st respectively were able to knock off American Caroline Dolehide and Frenchwoman Clara Burel in vastly different circumstances. While Wang was able […] The post Local hopes triumph in Wuhan appeared first on Tennis Rookie Me Central.
