#stand down

So is ex-All Black Tawera Kerr-Barlow a realistic chance to play for the Wallabies? The short answer is no: it's theoretically possible, but long odds of happening. The 27-Test halfback made waves this week by telling a French news outlet he was willing to pull on the gold jersey, and Dave Rennie revealed they'd spoken earlier this year.…

After no less than 55 years of broadcasting, calling no fewer than 45 grand finals and 99 State of Origins, Ray Warren, the fabled "voice of rugby league" announced his retirement this week at the age of 78. I spoke to him on Friday afternoon. Fitz: What the hell are you doing, Ray? Why retire on 99 Origins? If not for posterity, do it for…

In the five years since UFC left Fox to announce a landmark, $1.5 billion broadcasting deal through 2025 with ESPN, it has been hard to find a time in which UFC president Dana White hasn't been smiling. White, the 53-year-old tireless maverick who has been the face of combat sports' most successful promotion since 2001, has typically closed each…

Under the new proposals, players will be able to represent the country of their or their ancestors' birth after a three-year stand-down period. The likes of All Blacks superstar Charles Piutau could represent Tonga as soon as next year in what would be a major boost to Pacific Island nations before the 2023 Rugby World Cup. The World Rugby council…

Frankie Dettori's bid to register a record-extending seventh win in the Arc might have fallen short with Torquator Tasso, but he was still the toast of Longchamp on Sunday evening after plundering the Prix de la Foret on ready winner Kinross - the British banker of Arc weekend for many. On paper it was a good opportunity for the Ralph…