As coach Alastair Clarkson noted, Hawthorn don’t lose too many AFL games when they come out on top in the key areas of clearances and contested possessions. Although that was …
Sydney superstar Adam Goodes personified his side’s never-say-die spirit by ignoring a serious knee injury to lead the Swans to a thrilling upset AFL grand final win at the MCG …
Mitch Morton isn’t the least bit surprised the Sydney Swans have won the 2012 AFL flag. It’s the premiership medal hanging around his neck that he didn’t expect. “To be …
Sydney ruckman Shane Mumford had a nerve-wracking buildup to the AFL grand final, confirming he hurt a hamstring at Thursday training. Mumford managed to play until early in the last …
The man who did more than any other on Saturday to ensure Sydney would win a fifth AFL premiership could easily have been playing for the opposition. Four years ago, …
Australia have continued their strong start to the Women’s World Twenty20 title defence with a 25-run win over Pakistan in Saturday’s rain-affected Group A match in Galle. Australia made 5-146 …
Former Canada rugby international Mike Pyke took the risk of his sporting life when he turned his back on a professional career in France and set his sights on the …
Australia captain Michael Clarke will put himself through another boot camp and play his first club cricket game for several years in preparation for the home series against South Africa. …
On a day when they predicted storm and tempest and maybe a scrambling, scrappy struggle, they got sunshine, football and heroes. They got drama and miracles, parry and thrust and …
Hawthorn captain Luke Hodge insists he was fit enough to play in the Hawks’ AFL grand final loss to Sydney on Saturday. Hodge missed the preliminary final last weekend because …
Test cricket captain and selector Michael Clarke says wicketkeeper Brad Haddin’s batting appears to be back to its best after watching him star for NSW in the drawn Sheffield Shield …
Hawthorn have vowed to reload, then unload in 2013 after their AFL grand final heartbreak. Midfielder Brad Sewell says he expects the gutted Hawks to use their 10-point loss in …
World No.2 Maria Sharapova said Saturday she was not surprised to see players withdrawing from the end-of-year “Asian swing” tournaments after Serena Williams pulled out of the China Open. The …
Australia have piled more emotional baggage on South Africa after the Proteas’ latest choke put all the pressure back on AB De Villiers’ side for Sunday’s World Twenty20 Super Eights …
NSW opened up an eight-point lead at the top of the Sheffield Shield cricket ladder after taking first innings points in a draw with Tasmania at Bankstown Oval on Saturday. …
Australia captain George Bailey may have been only half-joking when he described Pat Cummins as a rare beast in international cricket – an intelligent fast bowler. Aged just 19, Cummins …
Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic aims to reclaim the world number one spot by the end of the year, he said during a promotional tour to Taipei. Djokovic was knocked …
Sydney have upset Hawthorn in an AFL grand final thriller, thanks to a brilliant sealing snap from defender Nick Malceski. The Swans won a see-sawing, enthralling contest 14.7 (91) to …
