Ash Barty will finish the year World Number One after winning the WTA Finals event in China on Sunday. Just three years ago the Queenslander wasn’t even competing on the tour, instead playing cricket in the Big Bash League, the world of sports turns quick and her rise since coming back to tennis has been remarkable. Continue reading The year of Ash Barty
Ray (Scott Ryan) is a hitman you cheer for, kind of, he’s a thug you don’t want to accidently bump into and not apologize, otherwise he’ll bash you. He kills people on the orders of his boss Freddy, a Kings Cross nightclub owner, but also looks after his wise cracking brother who has motor neuron disease and cares for his eight year old daughter Britt who demands money from people who swear, Ray is ‘Mr Inbetween’, the Foxtel TV series that’s a dark comedy with a flair for the dramatic. Continue reading Mr Inbetween
I’m hesitant to guarantee that Joker is unlike anything you’ve ever seen before, but I will, this movie is unforgettable, for all the right reasons. It’s at times horrifying and might make you look away but you can’t deny is brilliance. Continue reading Joker
I always thought the Beastie Boys were New York frat boys with way too much energy, a musical mish mash of rap and distorted guitars, they never quite fitted in to any style or created a wave of influence as so many artists in the 90’s seemed to do but apparently that’s just the way they liked it. Continue reading Beastie Boys ‘Ill Communication’
This is essentially a buddy movie, actor Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a chain smoking fragile TV actor whose Western series has not long been cancelled, he is finding his way into movies, mostly as a villain, his seemingly only friend is his stunt double mate Cliff (Brad Pitt), who drives him around, looks after his house and motivates him when needed. Continue reading Once Upon a Time In Hollywood
Djokovic is out, Federer is gone, there’s only one left of the big 3 and its Rafa Nadal, the bull from Mallorca, he’s in the US Open final against Daniil Medvedev, a 23 year old Russian who’s won the most matches on tour this season at 50. It’s probably a final not many predicted but Medvedev has earned his place with blistering form during the American summer, being the only player along with Lendl and Agassi to make the Washington, Cincinnati, Toronto and US Open finals in one season, but does he have a chance against Rafa? Continue reading US Open Mens Final Preview 2019
We’ve got two players at opposite ends of their careers. A 37-year-old legend of the game with 23 Slams, 72 Career titles, over US$90 million in prize money who is trying to squeeze every ounce out of a Hall of Fame career vs a 19 year old who only turned pro two years ago, couldn’t make it through qualifying at last years’ US Open but has now found herself one win away from the title. Bianca Andreescu is a player who has lit it up this season, winning the big events in Indian Wells and Toronto. This could be a match to remember. Continue reading US Open Women’s Final Preview 2019
The tennis travelling circus is descending on New York these next two weeks for the last of the Grand Slams this year, so you can bet mid town traffic and your arteries will be clogged up after you’ve eaten a hot dog from one of the street vendors in Times Square. Continue reading US Open Preview 2019
You could call it a dream final, if you’re not a Rafa fan. Either way the match up of styles regarding these two great champions makes for dynamic tennis and epic rallies. Roger has won 8 Wimbledon’s, and Novak 4, so they both know what it takes to perform at peak levels on the hallowed centre court. Continue reading Wimbledon Mens Final Preview 2019
What great storylines we have here, Serena vying to tie Margaret Courts’ 24 Grand Slam singles tally and Simona Halep trying to win Wimbledon for the first time which would cement her as a superstar in her native Romania. Continue reading Wimbledon Womens Final Preview 2019