Wayne Bennett almost certainly won’t be involved in rugby league’s finals series for the first time in more than two decades this season but the Newcastle coach insists 2012 isn’t …
National coach Mickey Arthur will miss the one-day component of the upcoming UAE tour, as Cricket Australia aims to get serious about this year’s World Twenty20 tournament. Fielding coach Steve …
Sydney Roosters veteran Anthony Minichiello’s season appears over after being handed a grade-three striking charge by the NRL Match Review Committee on Monday. The charge means Minichiello will miss two …
World champion Casey Stoner will take part in the Indianapolis MotoGP later on Sunday despite a fracture and damaging ligaments in his right ankle in a spectacular crash during Saturday …
Melbourne might have lost exciting winger Matt Duffie for the remainder of the NRL season after he re-injured his shoulder. Making a comeback from a dislocated left shoulder, Duffie played …
Fremantle coach Ross Lyon often says the AFL is a ruthless business, and Dockers’ ruckman Jonathon Griffin will probably find this out first-hand when he’s overlooked for selection in Sunday’s …
Talk of Lance Franklin’s availability for Hawthorn this weekend doesn’t concern Sydney defender Ted Richards who is preparing to face the Hawks’ superstar regardless of what anybody says. Competition leaders …
Star Essendon forward Michael Hurley admits accusations by Mark Thompson his AFL side buckle under the pressure of big games is on the money. The two-time Geelong premiership mentor and …
Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo insists Eden Hazard won’t become a target for the English Premier League’s hatchet men after he inspired the Blues to a 2-0 win over Wigan …
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini is sweating on the fitness of Sergio Aguero after the Argentina striker suffered a nasty knee injury in the champions’ dramatic 3-2 win over Southampton. …
Will Genia will lead the Wallabies against New Zealand in Auckland on Saturday, with skipper David Pocock to have keyhole surgery on his knee on Tuesday. Openside flanker Pocock suffered …
South African captain Jean de Villiers has arrived in Argentina with the rest of the Springboks, bracing for a return match against the Pumas – but this time before a …
Marcos Ambrose on Sunday hit form in the run to the NASCAR Sprint Cup, backing up his Watkins Glen victory with a fifth place finish in his Stanley Ford Fusion …
Brian McClennan wants assistance from Stephen Kearney at the Warriors next year – if he can hold onto his job. First-year NRL head coach McClennan oversaw a sixth straight defeat …
His side might have lodged a rare NRL win but Penrith coach Ivan Cleary struggled for good things to say after the Warriors were vanquished 18-16 in a scrappy affair …
It’s been four years since Sergio Garcia’s last PGA Tour victory. He’ll have to wait one more day before he can try to finish this one off. And a downpour …
China’s Li Na won her first tennis title of the season, overcoming an awful first set to beat Germany’s Angelique Kerber on Sunday in the final at the Cincinnati Masters. …
Brendon McCullum will be restored as an opening batsman for New Zealand’s two-Test series against India starting on Thursday in Hyderabad. The experienced McCullum, who batted at No.3 during the …


