Golf. It’s the ‘other’ sport so many elite athletes turn to to escape the rigours of their chosen professional career — and some get really, really good at it. To celebrate the 2024 PGA Championship — starting on Thursday night AEST, foxsports.com.au — spoke to some of the stars whose talent extends from the footy...
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28 runs in an over for batting freak
Australian coach Andrew McDonald says selectors opted for experience in the T20 World Cup squad but another blistering half-century, including 28 runs in one over, from Jake Fraser-McGurk in the IPL was more evidence that he could have been a weapon if picked. The 22-year-old continued a stunning run of form for the Delhi Capitals,...
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Cricket 2024: Steve Smith playing Major League Cricket, cricket in America, T20 World Cup in Caribbean and United States, Glenn Maxwell, Ricky Ponting, Travis Head
Steve Smith will make his return to the crease along two Australian stars in the United States less than a week after the final of the T20 World Cup he was overlooked for is decided in the Caribbean. The former Australian captain will be joined by World Cup-bound teammates Glenn Maxwell and Travis Head when...
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Australian coach Andrew McDonald provides update on Mitchell Marsh’s hamstring injury
National coach Andrew McDonald has backed Mitchell Marsh to be available for Australia’s entire T20 World Cup campaign next month despite the skipper’s “slower than expected” recovery from a hamstring injury. Despite reports that he would miss Australia’s training camp in Brisbane this week, Marsh was batting in the nets at Allan Border Field on...
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‘Long last hurrah’: New Aussie captain embraces Warner’s final fling
Newly minted Australian T20 captain Mitch Marsh has conceded that if the World Cup began tomorrow he’d “be in a bit of trouble” as he continues to recover from a hamstring injury suffered in the IPL. But he’s adamant he’ll be fit and firing ahead of his team’s opening clash with Oman on June 6...
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Fraser-McGurk, Smith miss out as Australia names experienced 15-man squad for T20 World Cup
Australian selectors have rejected the temptations offered by precocious talent Jake Fraser-McGurk and will rely on a core group of established cricketers in a bid to become the first nation to be world champions in all three formats of the sport at the same time. The 15-man squad to head to the West Indies for...
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