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It is truly funny how patterns once considered odd suddenly seem unexceptional. After the 0-6 0-6 defeat of Amanda Anisimova in last...

Strange things happen every 50 or 100 years   The Wimbledon Women’s final was played in the early hours of Sunday morning Australian...

The Wimbledon finals are upon us. They are the main courses after two weeks of entrees. Stop! It is entirely inappropriate for an...

For someone who won such an emphatic electoral victory just over two months ago Australia’s Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, has been...

In tennis and in politics the promises and predictions are rarely fulfilled. Therein lies the drama of both contests. Take for example...

The Gods truly play with us for their sport. After the euphoria generated by the unforgettable Men’s final in Paris, thoughts turned to...

If politics and human endeavour are about anything they concern the changes they bring to society. In  turn, societies adapt and change...

This time next week we will know our 2024 Wimbledon champions. Unlike recent political events, with the typical exception of the French,...

Does anyone go to work on a Friday anymore? In this post-Covid world the relative absence of foot and car traffic at the end of a...

In a few days, a bizarre cinematic event will occur. Two highly promoted films, ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ will be released...

It has been a curious Wimbledon thus far. Much of it has been predictable: the last-minute withdrawal of Nick Kyrgios; the disappointing...

So, another Wimbledon is about to begin! How it can be two years since Roger Federer played his final match on Centre Court, let alone...

It’s all in the timing. Maybe we have always known that. Imagine if Wimbledon had been held this week. Yesterday, London recorded its...

Last year I watched Ash Barty win the Wimbledon Ladies’ title in a motel room in Wagga Wagga. This year I shall be watching the Ladies’...

Wimbledon starts tonight. All eyes of tennis fans will turn to its famous Centre Court whose flawless grass surface, only played on in...

I am told that one of the world’s most popular movie franchises is ‘Fast and Furious’. Its ninth edition was released in Australia in...

Good God, the world is strange. President Trump is promising to make Iran great again after imposing sanctions to make it economically weak

Not long after this year’s French Open Stephen Hawking’s ashes were interred in Westminster Abbey, next to those of Sir Isaac Newton.

Timing, timing- so much of life seems to be about timing.

“…Djokovic will be vulnerable in the wake of his maiden French victory.”