Rafael Nadal has barely broken sweat to reach the French Open semi-finals, with fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta quitting with an injury less than an hour into their quarter-final. The …
Hope might finally be building at the spluttering West Coast Eagles with injured ruckman Nic Naitanui revealing his rehab from a knee reconstruction is going “really well. Naitanui underwent knee …
* For 0900 NZT release – leave for NZ to publish in AM The British and Irish Lions avowed themselves to a patient approach at the start of their 10-match …
Comeback queens Casey Dellacqua and Ashleigh Barty are on the verge of accomplishing one of the greatest feats in Australian tennis history after surging into the French Open doubles semi-finals …
Sixth-seed Dominic Thiem produced one of his finest displays on clay to knock holder Novak Djokovic out of the French Open, but the Austrian said his “toughest opponent ever” awaits …
Novak Djokovic effectively waved the white flag, bowing out of the French Open in the quarter-finals, with a whimper to Dominic Thiem. The 30-year-old Serb, who has prevailed in some …
WHY PATRICK DANGERFIELD IS STILL No.1 Dustin Martin is a red-hot commodity but he isn’t the best player in the AFL – that title still belongs to the blue-chip Geelong …
Sydney coach John Longmire insists Kieren Jack can regain top form but while Jack is back it’s going to be more frustrating time on the sideline for his fellow former …
Ask Wallabies bolter Lukhan Tui who his favourite footballer is and he reels off NSW Origin star Andrew Fifita, Storm enforcer Jesse Bromwich or winger Manu Vatuvei from his beloved …
Canterbury captain James Graham has promised a more resilient effort from his side in Monday’s NRL clash with St George Illawarra. The Bulldogs forward was forced to endure nine minutes …
FIVE GAMES THAT SHAPED THE CRONULLA-MELBOURNE NRL RIVALRY ROUND 2, 2008: Cronulla 17 bt Melbourne 16 Melbourne forward Brett White lost his cool after Sharks prop Ben Ross elbowed Cooper …
Their big fish hasn’t taken the bait yet, but Greater Western Sydney have continued to keep plenty of their other young talent away from rival AFL clubs. While in-form GWS …
Former New Zealand captain Benji Marshall believes Adam Blair is the perfect man to rectify the Kiwis’ wayward culture and should’ve been made skipper years ago. Blair will lead the …
Former French Open runner-up Simona Halep staged a remarkable fightback and saved a match point to reach the semi-finals with a 3-6 7-6 (8-6) 6-0 win over Elina Svitolina. Romanian …
If All Blacks boss Steve Hansen needed any last-minute reassurance of Rieko Ioane’s worth to his set-up, he got it on Wednesday night. With Hansen set to name his Test …
Not chaos rugby – Blues rugby. Blues skipper James Parsons has lauded his side for sticking to their traditional running-rugby style in Wednesday’s shock 22-16 win over the British and …
British and Irish Lions boss Warren Gatland insists the gulf in quality between New Zealand’s Super Rugby squads and the All Blacks isn’t all that large, despite his side going …
Novak Djokovic’s French Open title defence ended with a surprisingly lopsided 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 6-0 quarterfinal loss to sixth-seeded Dominic Thiem of Austria on Wednesday. A year ago, Djokovic became …
