Cheating scandal rocks Aussie cricket team, what's happened to Aussie Tennis, State of Origin & more

Cheating scandal rocks Aussie cricket team, what's happened to Aussie Tennis, State of Origin & more

Two Comedians. Zero Credentials. All Aussie Athletes. Comedians Steven Bradshaw & Jeremy Dooley take a seriously lighter look at Aussie sport and athletes across the globe . Whether an Aussie is making waves in big global leagues like NBA, F1 & UFC, or Aussies dominating in lesser mainstream covered sports like Surfing, WWE, Athletics, or right here at home in AFL, NRL & Cricket, or to the more obscure Aussie athletic accomplishments in Curling, Discus & Sheep Shearing, The Budgy Smugglers Cover it all! This week Steve & Dool’s stick to what little they know without any deep knowledge, insight or authority on the week in Aussie Sport. * Alex de Minaur has achieved a career-high ranking of number five despite a disappointing Wimbledon exit. De Minaur is the first Australian to be ranked inside the top five of the men's rankings since Lleyton Hewitt in 2009. * Min Woo Lee has finished the runner-up at the Scottish Open behind Korea's Tom Kim. * Young Socceroo Paul Okon-Engstler is reportedly headed to German club FC Köln. * Five-time Olympic gold medallist Kaylee McKeown says she is "gutted" after being forced to withdraw from the Commonwealth Games due to glandular fever. * Swimming Australia [https://www.nine.com.au/sport/swimming] has introduced a resource in a bid to combat fabricated social media posts seeking to tarnish a host of its stars called Flickbait, designated to identifying fake social media posts it denounces with red crosses. * The finale of the State of Origin series has broken broadcast records, with figures showing it was the highest-rating game in Origin history with over 6 million viewers! * Cruz Hewitt has been beaten by Jordan Lee in the final of Wimbledon's boys tournament. Who’s the mount rushmore of Aussie athlete parent/children * Alex de Minaur and his long-time British partner Katie Boulter have tied the knot in a secret ceremony in England……… * Australia’s Vice Captain Cricketer Ashleigh Gardner has split from her wife Monica Wright in a messy separation that has caused tension within the Australian women’s cricket team. As well as everybody's favourite regular weekly segments The Comment Section, Audience Question, Quick Hits, Big Questions, Get around us, Off Field antics, Dool’s Top 5 and Weekly Power Rankings. The Hosts Jeremy Dooley on Insta: @jeremydooleyofficial [https://www.instagram.com/jeremydooleyofficial/]Steven Bradshaw on Insta: @stevenbradshawcomedy [https://www.instagram.com/stevenbradshawcomedy/] Follow and contact us: Insta: @thebudgysmugglers [https://www.instagram.com/thebudgysmugglers/]Youtube: @TheBudgySmugglers [https://www.youtube.com/@TheBudgySmugglers]Email: thebudgysmugglerspod@gmail.com TikTok: @thebudgysmugglers [https://www.tiktok.com/@budgy.smugglers]X: @budgysmugpod [https://x.com/budgysmugpod]Facebook: Budgy Smugglers [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61573393883108]Sportsbet: The Budgy Smugglers Pod

Socceroos blow it! But we won the Women's T20 world cup, Touk Millar's off field antics and more

Two Comedians. Zero Credentials. All Aussie Athletes. Comedians Steven Bradshaw & Jeremy Dooley take a seriously lighter look at Aussie sport and athletes across the globe . Whether an Aussie is making waves in big global leagues like NBA, F1 & UFC, or Aussies dominating in lesser mainstream covered sports like Surfing, WWE, Athletics, or right here at home in AFL, NRL & Cricket, or to the more obscure Aussie athletic accomplishments in Curling, Discus & Sheep Shearing, The Budgy Smugglers Cover it all! This week Steve & Dool’s stick to what little they know without any deep knowledge, insight or authority on the week in Aussie Sport. * Aussie Women’s Cricket team wins the t20 World Cup * Oscar Piastri gets robbed on the first lap in Silverstone thanks to a kiwi * Jock Landale 1 yr 14 mill Hawks contract and trade/draft/free agency wrap * Maya Joint knocks out Sabrina Williams in Wimbledon, also did you know that Wimbledon was on? * Ange Posticoglu hooks up with Christiano Renaldo at Al-nasrr  * The Thunderbirds have won the Super Netball championship * State of origin preview * Dooley reviews the socceroos in this world cup As well as everybody's favourite regular weekly segments The Comment Section, Audience Question, Quick Hits, Big Questions, Get around us, Off Field antics, Dool’s Top 5 and Weekly Power Rankings. The Hosts Jeremy Dooley on Insta: @jeremydooleyofficial [https://www.instagram.com/jeremydooleyofficial/]Steven Bradshaw on Insta: @stevenbradshawcomedy [https://www.instagram.com/stevenbradshawcomedy/] Follow and contact us: Insta: @thebudgysmugglers [https://www.instagram.com/thebudgysmugglers/]Youtube: @TheBudgySmugglers [https://www.youtube.com/@TheBudgySmugglers]Email: thebudgysmugglerspod@gmail.com TikTok: @thebudgysmugglers [https://www.tiktok.com/@budgy.smugglers]X: @budgysmugpod [https://x.com/budgysmugpod]Facebook: Budgy Smugglers [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61573393883108]Sportsbet: The Budgy Smugglers Pod Podcast Available on Spotify & Apple Podcasts The Hosts Jeremy Dooley on Insta: @jeremydooleyofficial [https://www.instagram.com/jeremydooleyofficial/]Steven Bradshaw on Insta: @stevenbradshawcomedy [https://www.instagram.com/stevenbradshawcomedy/] Follow and contact us: Insta: @thebudgysmugglers [https://www.instagram.com/thebudgysmugglers/]Youtube: @TheBudgySmugglers [https://www.youtube.com/@TheBudgySmugglers]Email: thebudgysmugglerspod@gmail.com TikTok: @thebudgysmugglers [https://www.tiktok.com/@budgy.smugglers]X: @budgysmugpod [https://x.com/budgysmugpod]Facebook: Budgy Smugglers [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61573393883108]Sportsbet: The Budgy Smugglers Pod

World cup starts this week! Plus Oscar Piastri, Finke desert race, Jess Fox and more

Two Comedians. Zero Credentials. All Aussie Athletes. Comedians Steven Bradshaw & Jeremy Dooley take a seriously lighter look at Aussie sport and athletes across the globe . Whether an Aussie is making waves in big global leagues like NBA, F1 & UFC, or Aussies dominating in lesser mainstream covered sports like Surfing, WWE, Athletics, or right here at home in AFL, NRL & Cricket, or to the more obscure Aussie athletic accomplishments in Curling, Discus & Sheep Shearing, The Budgy Smugglers Cover it all! This week Steve & Dool’s stick to what little they know without any deep knowledge, insight or authority on the week in Aussie Sport. * Socceroos draw with Switzerland in a friendly world cup warm up! * Cristian Volpato is a socceroo * Australia defeated New Zealand 26-19 in the final of the world Championship women's 7s in Bordeaux * Piastri finishes 4th in a chaotic Monaco Grand Prix * A newly discovered species of wasp has been named after Australian Formula 1 driver Oscar Piastri - Gwesped piastrii * A motorbike rider has died in the Central Australian outback after a crash at the Finke Desert Race. * Jessica Fox won gold in the women's C1 & K1 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup in Prague * Andrew Malony is Australia's newest world champ beating Mexicos Willibaldo Garcia For the IBF super-flyweight title * Israel Folau is reportedly eyeing a stunning return to the NRL. As well as everybody's favourite regular weekly segments The Comment Section, Audience Question, Quick Hits, Big Questions, Get around us, Off Field antics, Dool’s Top 5 and Weekly Power Rankings. The Hosts Jeremy Dooley on Insta: @jeremydooleyofficial [https://www.instagram.com/jeremydooleyofficial/]Steven Bradshaw on Insta: @stevenbradshawcomedy [https://www.instagram.com/stevenbradshawcomedy/] Follow and contact us: Insta: @thebudgysmugglers [https://www.instagram.com/thebudgysmugglers/]Youtube: @TheBudgySmugglers [https://www.youtube.com/@TheBudgySmugglers]Email: thebudgysmugglerspod@gmail.com TikTok: @thebudgysmugglers [https://www.tiktok.com/@budgy.smugglers]X: @budgysmugpod [https://x.com/budgysmugpod]Facebook: Budgy Smugglers [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61573393883108]Sportsbet: The Budgy Smugglers Pod

Ben Simmons is back (fishing!), Joe Ingles comes Home, McLaren stuff it up again and heaps more

Two Comedians. Zero Credentials. All Aussie Athletes. Comedians Steven Bradshaw & Jeremy Dooley take a seriously lighter look at Aussie sport and athletes across the globe . Whether an Aussie is making waves in big global leagues like NBA, F1 & UFC, or Aussies dominating in lesser mainstream covered sports like Surfing, WWE, Athletics, or right here at home in AFL, NRL & Cricket, or to the more obscure Aussie athletic accomplishments in Curling, Discus & Sheep Shearing, The Budgy Smugglers Cover it all! This week Steve & Dool’s stick to what little they know without any deep knowledge, insight or authority on the week in Aussie Sport. * Oscar Piatri has said McLaren looked like idiots! After a bold tyre choice left them out of the race from the start with Piastri eventually finishing 11th * James Magnussen has finished last in the 100-metre and 50m freestyle at the Enhanced Games despite having undergone two years of supervised doping. * Football Australia is set for internal change after damning results of an anonymous survey of current employees. The findings showed staff complained of working in a "toxic, chaotic and negative" environment. * Australia's Travis Bazzana has nailed a monster 125 metre home run during the Cleveland Guardians's victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. * Auckland became the first team from New Zealand to win an A-League championship, downing Sydney FC 1-0 in the season decider. * Basketball legend Joe Ingles has signed a two-year deal with NBL side Melbourne United after 12 years in the NBA. * Eddie Nketia wins US college gold with another Australian all-conditions 100m record * Cam Smith has finished 7th in the PGA Championship major * The Dennington Dogs have put its senior men's football side "into recess" for the remainder of the 2026 season. The team has lost its opening four matches of the season by an average of 275 points. * Morgan Cibilic has finished runners up in the Corona Cero New Zealand Pro * Bernard Tomic’s dreams of returning to the grand slam arena have come crashing back to earth after falling to an Italian teen in the second round of qualifying for the French Open. * 3 x NBA All-star Ben Simmons has taken out the Sport Fishing Championship Walker’s Cay Open in the Bahamas. [https://www.codesports.com.au/basketball/nba/analysis-is-a-busted-ben-simmons-better-off-putting-his-future-in-fishing-first/news-story/9c13c205df12dd4d799f3121d1187d34] * Robert Whittaker will make his debut in the light heavyweight division against Nikita Krylov at UFC 329, headlines by the return of Connor McGregor As well as everybody's favourite regular weekly segments The Comment Section, Audience Question, Quick Hits, Big Questions, Get around us, Off Field antics, Dool’s Top 5 and Weekly Power Rankings. The Hosts Jeremy Dooley on Insta: @jeremydooleyofficial [https://www.instagram.com/jeremydooleyofficial/]Steven Bradshaw on Insta: @stevenbradshawcomedy [https://www.instagram.com/stevenbradshawcomedy/] Follow and contact us: Insta: @thebudgysmugglers [https://www.instagram.com/thebudgysmugglers/]Youtube: @TheBudgySmugglers [https://www.youtube.com/@TheBudgySmugglers]Email: thebudgysmugglerspod@gmail.com TikTok: @thebudgysmugglers [https://www.tiktok.com/@budgy.smugglers]X: @budgysmugpod [https://x.com/budgysmugpod]Facebook: Budgy Smugglers [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61573393883108]Sportsbet: The Budgy Smugglers Pod

Rippers GC, SVG, GG and we're back at Fed Square for the World Cup!

Two Comedians. Zero Credentials. All Aussie Athletes. Comedians Steven Bradshaw & Jeremy Dooley take a seriously lighter look at Aussie sport and athletes across the globe . Whether an Aussie is making waves in big global leagues like NBA, F1 & UFC, or Aussies dominating in lesser mainstream covered sports like Surfing, WWE, Athletics, or right here at home in AFL, NRL & Cricket, or to the more obscure Aussie athletic accomplishments in Curling, Discus & Sheep Shearing, The Budgy Smugglers Cover it all! This week Steve & Dool’s stick to what little they know without any deep knowledge, insight or authority on the week in Aussie Sport. * Lucas Herbert claimed the LIV Golf Virginia event from Sergio García by four shots. Herbert was the final member of the all-Australian Ripper team to win a LIV event. * Premier Jacinta Allan has intervened to overturn an unpopular decision to not host fan events at Federation Square during the upcoming men's World Cup. * Nikita Tszyu improved his unbeaten record to 13-0 with an emphatic sixth-round stoppage against Spaniard Oscar Diaz to edge closer to a world-title shot * Gout Gout has popped up on 60 Minutes in America and the Yanks are obsessed with his relationship with "grouchy grandma" coach Di Sheppard. * Shane van Gisbergen storms to Watkins Glen win in thrilling drive at a race named “Go bowling at the Glen” * Australia's Kaden Groves went down in a high-speed crash with 600 metres to go of a largely uneventful opening stage of the Giro d'Italia. As well as everybody's favourite regular weekly segments The Comment Section, Audience Question, Quick Hits, Big Questions, Get around us, Off Field antics, Dool’s Top 5 and Weekly Power Rankings. The Hosts Jeremy Dooley on Insta: @jeremydooleyofficial [https://www.instagram.com/jeremydooleyofficial/]Steven Bradshaw on Insta: @stevenbradshawcomedy [https://www.instagram.com/stevenbradshawcomedy/] Follow and contact us: Insta: @thebudgysmugglers [https://www.instagram.com/thebudgysmugglers/]Youtube: @TheBudgySmugglers [https://www.youtube.com/@TheBudgySmugglers]Email: thebudgysmugglerspod@gmail.com TikTok: @thebudgysmugglers [https://www.tiktok.com/@budgy.smugglers]X: @budgysmugpod [https://x.com/budgysmugpod]Facebook: Budgy Smugglers [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61573393883108]Sportsbet: The Budgy Smugglers Pod