Langer’s challenge with or without Warner
NEW Australia coach Justin Langer wants the old-fashioned Aussie mateship and he wants David Warner … The big question is can he have both, asks ROBERT CRADDOCK.
NEW Australia coach Justin Langer wants the old-fashioned Aussie mateship and he wants David Warner … The big question is can he have both, asks ROBERT CRADDOCK.
A SPORTS stadium is like a car, its “newness” fades quickly and it is soon overtaken by a better model. So it is with Brisbane’s iconic Gabba, writes Robert Craddock.
GOLD Coast’s Metricon Stadium will host a major international match for the first time but the Gabba has been downgraded as a Test venue in cricket’s new summer schedule.
The Courier-Mail chief sportswriter Robert Craddock lists his likes and dislikes from NRL Round 8, including the Cowboys’ crisis, Walters’ wisdom and a Maroons star the Blues can’t help but love.
THE Clark Kent of the pool finally found his phone box, a 17-year-old tied the record for most medals at a single Games, and we witnessed one of the most inspiring sporting moments ever.
THE days of Australia’s female athletes saving our blushes at major meetings like the Commonwealth Games and Olympics are under siege due to the rise of women’s sports like AFLW, W-League and the upcoming women’s NRL competition.
THEY’VE put men in space, built driverless cars and cured all sorts of diseases but there is one thing mankind has never been able to invent — a set of rules for transgender athletes that keeps everyone happy, writes Robert Craddock.
WHEN Dane Bird-Smith was struggling to find a reliable training partner, man’s best friend delivered. But of all the dogs to choose to match the gold medal-winning walker’s pace, you’d think “Rocky” would have been the last one he’d choose.
SYDNEY 2000 had Cathy Freeman. Brisbane ‘82 had Raelene Boyle and Matilda. Gold Coast 2018 can bank on … anyone?
THE organisers of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games opening ceremony had been on edge after being reminded of an incident at the Brisbane Games in 1982, writes Robert Craddock.
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