First against second. Ben Barba against Billy Slater. Des Hasler against Craig Bellamy. Sunday’s NRL grand final between minor premiers Canterbury and Melbourne has all the ingredients to be a …
Meticulous, diligent and analytical are adjectives commonly associated with accountants, but it’s the same three traits that helped lift Sydney to the AFL grand final. “I know what does work …
Paul Puopolo realised a long time ago that it was no use resenting the big kids – and besides, they have their uses. At 173cm, he will be the shortest …
Des Hasler’s influence at Canterbury can be summed up in one conversation between forward Corey Payne and former hardman Geoff Robinson. Hasler has astounded the rugby league community by the …
Indigenous AFL stars look set to dominate the indigenous game’s biggest stage on Saturday, stamping themselves as dream team players for a Dreamtime occasion. Lance Franklin, Cyril Rioli and Shaun …
Ryder Cup captains Davis Love and Jose Maria Olazabal were putting the final touches to their teams on Wednesday, seeking the magic formula that would bring glory on Sunday. The …
Canterbury skipper Michael Ennis says his side’s mid-season 20-4 win over Melbourne in Mackay will count for nothing when the sides meet again in Sunday’s NRL grand final. The Bulldogs …
The first time it happened, Luke Breust wondered what the hell he’d done wrong. Every time the AFL forward has a possession or kicks a goal, Hawthorn fans bellow his …
Unbridled excitement oozes from every pore of Sydney defender Alex Johnson this AFL grand final week and it’s easy to understand why. Johnson will be playing his first AFL grand …
South Africa are bracing themselves for a full-throttled attack from Australia when the teams clash in the Rugby Championship in Pretoria on Saturday. The last time the teams played at …
USA skipper Davis Love has dismissed any notion of a backroom deal with his European counterpart to arrange for a Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy marquee singles matchup at the …
Jose Maria Olazabal’s picks for Friday’s opening Ryder Cup foursomes at Medinah Country Club appear to be taking shape by the looks of the second practice round. Practising together over …
Australia’s Matthew Ebden is out of the Malaysian Open after a 7-5 6-2 loss to Frenchman Julien Benneteau. Vasek Pospisil of Canada advanced to the quarter-finals of the tournament on …
Captain George Bailey’s Australia side will have their final training session on Thursday ahead of stage two of their World Twenty20 campaign when they embark on a three-match assignment in …
Sam Allardyce hopes last night’s thrashing at the hands of Wigan will stun some of his young players in to realising how much they need to improve to play regular …
Big serving Ivo Karlovic has dumped Australian Marinko Matosevic out of the Thailand Open. The Croatian had too many big guns for Matosevic, downing him 6-3 6-4. France’s Gael Monfils …
Jay Rodriguez admits he would much prefer to play up front for Southampton than out wide but promised to do his utmost however Nigel Adkins chooses to utilise him. The …
One of the most colourful club managers in English football from the 1970’s and 1980’s John Bond died on Wednesday aged 79. Bond – always dapperly dressed and often seen …
