Brenton Sanderson is an optimist. And it cost him his job. Sanderson was appointed coach of AFL club Adelaide for the 2012 season. He arrived an untested head coach, but …
Around the same time Adelaide ruthlessly axed Brenton Sanderson on Wednesday night, his Western Bulldogs counterpart Brendan McCartney went on Melbourne radio. McCartney addressed rumours of unrest at Whitten Oval, …
Senior Adelaide Crows players and the AFL club’s favourite son have fingerprints on the axe that suddenly fell on Brenton Sanderson as coach. Sanderson was sacked on Wednesday after a …
Japan-based flanker Schalk Burger was on Wednesday called up as replacement for the injured Francois Louw in the South Africa squad for the final two Rugby Championship Tests. Louw is …
The Adelaide Crows have axed coach Brenton Sanderson in a shock sacking described as the most brutal decision in the AFL club’s history. The Crows face an estimated $1.4 million …
He’s the wily old man of the squad, but spinner Brad Hogg could hold the key to the Perth Scorchers’ chances of producing a T20 Champions League fairytale. Hogg was …
The Adelaide Crows have sacked Brenton Sanderson as coach of the AFL club. Sanderson, who had coached Adelaide since 2012, was axed after a review of the club’s football operations. …
Cricket Australia has withdrawn pace spearhead Mitchell Johnson from this week’s start of the lucrative Champions League T20 in India because of a rib injury. Johnson plays for Indian side …
Port Adelaide’s need for speed in this AFL finals series will face its sternest test against the September-hardened Hawthorn mean machine. All-Australian Hawks midfielder Jordan Lewis has scoffed at the …
Joel Selwood might be the AFL’s “leader of bleeders” but in terms of sport’s blood-spattered warriors, storied boxer Chuck Wepner sets the gold standard. It emerged during Tuesday night’s AFL …
Former Brisbane coach Anthony Griffin has emerged as the early front-runner for the Wests Tigers job after Mick Potter was shown the door by the joint-venture club on Wednesday. The …
Adam Goodes doesn’t really dwell on the past, or even on the future – he’s always more interested in the present. When he first laced up the boots for Sydney …
Rising tennis star Omar Jasika has been awarded a wildcard for the Malaysian Open on the back of his stunning US Open juniors campaign. The ATP 250-level event in Kuala …
Former Australian cricket coach Mickey Arthur wants at least 30 per cent of players inducted into the Western Force’s new junior academy to go on to play Super Rugby. And …
Port Adelaide want to lure disgruntled ruckman Paddy Ryder from Essendon, describing him as a fantastic potential recruit. Ryder’s future at the Bombers is in limbo despite being contracted to …
He’s a livewire indigenous forward dubbed an X-factor in Saturday’s AFL preliminary final – but he’s not Cyril Rioli. Port Adelaide believe their dangerous attacker Jake Neade rivals Hawthorn’s Rioli …
Recalled halfback Will Genia won’t sign to play with Sam Burgess at Bath anytime soon and insists he’s as hungry as ever to hit new Wallabies heights. Despite being viewed …
Will Genia returns but Will Skelton has been axed as the Wallabies look to restore pride and snare some silverware on their two-match tour of South Africa and Argentina. Three …
