Jimmy Rayne Archive

The AFC Asian Cup Finals, the Australian Open and the Superbowl have delivered four epic finishes within three days as entertaining as anyone could have wanted. It was a fantastic quadruple of major sporting triumphs that will live long in the memory …

Today Australia and the world of sport is in mourning as the family of Phillip Joel Hughes and the people of Macksville prepare to farewell the young cricket player who died last Thursday. His tragic sudden death, only three days before his 26th birthday, …

The Western Sydney Wanderers became Champions of Asia in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Sunday morning (AEST). After a 0-0 draw with home side Al Hilal, the final result saw the Wanderers win 1-0 on aggregate. Following an impressive 1-0 win at home …

The San Francisco Giants won their 3rd World Series in five years against the Kansas City Royals in Kansas on Thursday (AEST). Their historic feat makes them one of Major League Baseball’s greatest teams of all-time. It was a fantastic end to a …

The South Sydney Rabbitohs beat the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 30-6 in the 2014 NRL Grand Final at Telstra Stadium on Sunday night. The win ended a 43-year drought for South Sydney whose last appearance and win was in 1971. It was an incredible …

The Western Sydney Wanderers have reached the Asian Champions League final after beating Korean side FC Seoul 2-0 in the second leg at Pirtek Stadium in Sydney on Wednesday night. The Wanderers went through 2-0 winners on aggregate to meet Al-Hilal of Saudi …

Australian football’s newly-arrived cup competition, the FFA Cup, has quickly caught the imagination of the Australian football public. Born out of the historically enamoured English FA Cup, the upsets and anticipated clashes have proved to be a hit in Australia’s version of …

The Western Sydney Wanderers have reached the Asian Champions League semi-finals following their 2-2 aggregate win over Guangzhou Evergrande in China on Wednesday night. Following last week’s slender 1-0 first leg win at home, Western Sydney travelled to China knowing that a …

The NSW Waratahs won their first Super Rugby final on Saturday at ANZ Stadium, 33-32 against the Crusaders. The Waratahs’ nail biting victory avenged painful losses to the Crusaders in their only two previous finals in 2005 and 2008. It was a …

Germany won the World Cup 1-0 against Argentina in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Monday morning (AEST), securing their fourth World Cup win. It was evident from the outset that Argentina was adopting a more defensive structure to cope with the potential …