World Cup-winning coach Sir Graham Henry says the need to feed “a disease” is one reason he’s joined the Blues set-up for next season’s Super Rugby competition. Henry will be …
Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley has called for an overhaul of the AFL’s Match Review Panel, saying he was dismayed no Tribunal penalty was handed to Western Bulldogs player Will Minson …
Brisbane have gone into finals mode bunkering down in Sydney early to build up for their crunch NRL clash with defending premiers Manly at Brookvale Oval on Friday. Coach Anthony …
West Coast forward Josh Kennedy is almost certain to make his AFL return in Saturday night’s clash with Collingwood at Patersons Stadium, while former Magpie Brad Dick is in line …
Collingwood has dismissed any fears over the fitness of star midfielder Scott Pendlebury after he went down at training on Wednesday. The Magpies vice-captain suffered a heavy knock to his …
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Aug 21 AFP – Top-seeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga launched his campaign at the ATP’s Winston-Salem hardcourt tournament on Tuesday with a straight-sets victory over Thomaz Bellucci. The …
Manchester United have completed the signing of Dutch defender Alexander Buttner from Vitesse Arnhem on a five-year contract. The 23-year-old, who was part of the preliminary Dutch squad for Euro …
Australian Casey Dellacqua continued her strong form ahead of the US Open with an upset second-round win over Yanina Wickmayer on Tuesday at the Texas Open tennis tournament. The qualifier …
The Western Force have signed NSW Waratahs flanker Chris Alcock to a two-year deal. Alcock will follow former Waratahs mentor Michael Foley across the Nullarbor for the 2013 Super Rugby …
Canberra young gun Jack Wighton has signed a new deal that will keep him at the Raiders until the end of the 2014 NRL season. The 19-year-old winger, who’s been …
Adelaide defender Michael Doughty will retire at the end of the AFL season. The 33-year-old and the oldest player on the Crows’ list has played 226 games for the club …
In a blow to her US Open hopes, top seed Agnieszka Radwanska retired from her opening match at the WTA’s New Haven Open on Tuesday with a sore right shoulder. …
KNOKKE-HEIST, Belgium, Aug 21 AAP – Former tennis greats Mats Wilander and Goran Ivanisevic both believe Andy Murray will end his long wait for a first grand-slam title by winning …
Newly-appointed NSW coach Laurie Daley says he wants former Blues’ mentor Ricky Stuart to play a significant role in his attempt to wrest the State of Origin shield back from …
New Zealand Rugby League (NZRL) chief executive Jim Doyle will step down at the end of the year. Doyle was appointed in August 2009 after an independent review and was …
He’s short on sleep, hasn’t played Bethpage Black before and is in sudden-death territory but Jason Day is confident of a deep play-off push in the FedEx Cup. Day enters …
Roger Federer will be the top-seeded men’s player at next week’s US Open. The 17-time grand-slam champion was ranked No.1 in the latest ATP rankings released on Monday. Defending champion …
French Open finalist Sara Errani and former Wimbledon runner-up Marion Bartoli have booked a quarter-final clash at the WTA’s New Haven Open. Italy’s Errani, the fourth seed, defeated Spain’s Carla …


