Melbourne’s Brad Green might have been stripped of the captaincy but the 248-game AFL veteran is still playing a leadership role with the Demons. The 31-year-old fought back from being …
Carlton say they can still find their AFL finals rhythm without their banned leader. Skipper Chris Judd’s chicken-wing tackle suspension and the noise surrounding it initially masked, but now magnify …
Billy Slater might not return to NRL action until next month as his knee injury is proving frustratingly slow to recover. The champion fullback was left out of ladder-leader Melbourne’s …
Anthony Griffin might never threaten Wayne Bennett’s NRL record 21-year coaching stint at Brisbane. But the laconic 46-year-old made it clear, after the club showed faith in him on Thursday …
Matthew Ebden of Australia held off qualifier Sergei Bubka of Ukraine 5-7 6-1 6-1 on Tuesday in the first round of the Atlanta Open tennis tournament. Ebden will next meet …
After a Wimbledon wipeout and the cricketers’ one-day whitewash, Australia’s golfers are looking to strike back at the British Open to restore the nation’s battered sporting pride before the London …
Fittingly, on a course where the late great Seve Ballesteros reigned twice, imagination, creativity and precision will be key for the 156 British Open aspirants teeing off at Royal Lytham …
(Eds note: please note language in 4th para) By Darren Walton LYTHAM, England, July 17 AAP – Robert Allenby is back to play his 20th British Open, but it’s anything …
Carlton will not appeal Chris Judd’s four-week suspension for his chicken-wing tackle despite a furious outburst from the Blues star’s manager blaming AFL interference for the ban. The AFL tribunal …
Melbourne’s Craig Bellamy has laughed off the claim by fellow coach Des Hasler that his Bulldogs aren’t up with the big boys of the NRL competition and says Canterbury are …
Manly NRL coach Geoff Toovey says part of him wishes he could sit on the Brookvale Oval hill and heckle Des Hasler on Friday night when the Sea Eagles host …
North Melbourne have reluctantly accepted onballer Jack Ziebell’s four-match ban from the AFL Tribunal. North have confirmed they won’t appeal Ziebell’s suspension for rough conduct over his high hit on …
South Sydney will be without hooker Issac Luke for three NRL matches after the New Zealand Test star pleaded guilty to a grade two dangerous throw charge. Luke was charged …
Former Test captain Ricky Ponting has re-signed with the Hobart Hurricanes for the Twenty20 Big Bash League. Ponting was part of the Hurricanes’ squad last season but international commitments meant …
Injured NSW Origin star Greg Bird says he won’t jeopardise Gold Coast’s NRL’s finals push by fast-tracking his return to play in the NRL derby clash with Brisbane on Friday …
London-bound Christina McHale has defeated Australian Jarmila Gajdosova at the WTA hardcourt event in Carlsbad, in a first round that featured mixed results for Olympic hopefuls. The American fifth seed …
Parramatta’s latest five-eighth Joseph Paulo says he feels no added pressure, even though he’s never worn the number six jersey in his NRL career. The 24-year-old takes over the last-placed …
England will defend their ranking as the top Test team in the world when they come up against a strong South African side in the first of three Test matches …


