North Melbourne’s decision to rest nine players, as minor premiers Fremantle will also do, caught the ire of many but not Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge. Beveridge says the resting …
Andy Murray escaped his earliest US Open exit in 10 years Thursday as the searing heat at Flushing Meadows took the number of men’s singles retirements to a Grand Slam …
AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan is pushing fixture reform as a way around teams making mass changes in round 23. Fremantle and North Melbourne are resting large groups of their …
Lewis Hamilton arrived, smiled, talked and immediately claimed the limelight Thursday when, sporting a mop of newly-dyed blond hair, he warned that Pirelli’s recommendations on tyre pressure for this weekend’s …
Third seed and 2012 champion Andy Murray came back from two sets down to defeat tiring Frenchman Adrian Mannarino and make the US Open third round on Thursday. Murray triumphed …
Nearly eight years on from being lambasted for declaring his desire to be the world’s best, Jason Day finally gets his chance. As a fresh-faced 20-year-old Day caused a massive …
Wallabies coach Michael Chieka says only injury in Australia’s Test against the USA is likely to change his mind about the starting 15 for the opening World Cup clash with …
Forget Laura Robson, Johanna Konta is the tennis ace that got got away from Australia. Sydney-born Konta shocked Wimbledon finalist Garbine Muguruza 7-6 (7-4) 6-7 (4-7) 6-2 in the longest …
AFL legend Leigh Matthews says Fremantle and North Melbourne’s decision to rest players for their round 23 clashes is disrespectful. Matthews warned fans would get a “second-rate product” from the …
World No.1 Novak Djokovic played Cupid to help a close friend propose to his girlfriend at the US Open on the tournament’s showpiece Arthur Ashe Stadium. Djokovic was hitting with …
Developing Danny Buderus as a head coach in his own right will be one of Nathan Brown’s chief objectives when he takes over the top job at Newcastle ahead of …
Simona Halep has beaten Kateryna Bondarenko 6-3 6-4 to reach the third round of the US Open while Wimbledon finalist Garbine Muguruza’s poor run of form continued. Halep, the second-seeded …
Exciting young American Jack Sock has been forced out of the US Open after fainting in 33-degree heat. The 22-year-old was leading Belgium’s Ruben Bemelmans 6-4 6-4 3-6 1-2 when …
Pigs won’t fly and hell won’t freeze over but Melbourne Storm will be barracking for bitter NRL rivals Manly to win on Sunday. Storm coach Craig Bellamy could not hide …
Under-fire Brisbane coach Justin Leppitsch says his players need look no further than Saturday’s AFL opponents to see how quickly fortunes can change. The Lions head into the final home …
North Melbourne made waves at the AFL selection table on Thursday night but president James Brayshaw has bristled at suggestions the Kangaroos are trying to unfairly manipulate their finals destiny. …
The return of Ben Hunt can’t come soon enough for Brisbane as they brace for an opening NRL finals derby clash with North Queensland. Wayne Bennett admitted they sorely missed …
Wayne Bennett has taken aim at “hypocritical” players with NRL scheduling complaints after Melbourne launched another tirade following their 15-8 win over Brisbane on Thursday night. For the second straight …
