Canberra have finally received some positive news on the injury front, with Josh Dugan set to miss only 3-4 weeks of NRL action due to an ankle injury. Initially it …
Penrith coach Ivan Cleary has slammed the NRL’s golden point concept as a “lottery”, accusing referees of putting the whistle away when matches reach extra time. The Panthers were controversially …
David Nalbandian hit out in the direction of tennis officials after losing in straight sets in the Wimbledon first round – but this time no physical damage was done. The …
Carlton coach Brett Ratten says in pure win-loss terms, it’s hard to argue with Blues’ great Alex Jesaulenko’s assertion that the AFL club has gone backwards in 2012. However Ratten …
Brisbane playmaker Simon Black is free to play in Sunday’s AFL clash against Melbourne after accepting a reprimand for striking Western Bulldogs tagger Liam Picken. Black risked a one-match suspension …
Melbourne feel they’ve got the measure of Queensland Reds maestro Will Genia ahead of their Super Rugby clash on Friday. In their round-three meeting in Brisbane, the Rebels almost the …
Melbourne defender Tom McDonald has been rewarded for his important role in the Demons’ second win of the season with the round 13 nomination for the AFL Rising Star award. …
In-form Australian Marcus Fraser was among 10 golfers to earn spots in next month’s British Open at the qualifying competition at Sunningdale on Monday. Fraser – who was beaten in …
James Morrison earned his first trip to the British Open as the medallist on Monday among 10 players who qualified at Sunningdale. England’s Morrison had rounds of 63 and 68 …
Montpellier president Louis Nicollin claims Arsenal have completed the signing of France forward Olivier Giroud. Giroud, part of Laurent Blanc’s Euro 2012 squad who were knocked out by Spain in …
Samantha Stosur has hailed her first-round Wimbledon win as one of her best grasscourt performances in years. In a highly impressive display of controlled power, Stosur clubbed 19 winners to …
Top seed and defending champion Novak Djokovic has joined six-time champion Roger Federer in the second round at Wimbledon after both enjoyed comfortable wins over Spanish opponents on Monday. Djokovic …
Wicketkeeper Matthew Wade believes Australia have the fast bowling firepower to trouble England’s in-form top order in their five-match one-day series starting on Friday at Lord’s. England have won their …
World No.1 Maria Sharapova declared her comeback complete as she opened her quest for a second Wimbledon crown with a routine straight-sets win over Australian Anastasia Rodionova. While five-times champion …
Newcastle manager Alan Pardew has insisted he is concentrating on arrivals rather than departures in the summer transfer market. The 50-year-old has spent the weeks since the end of the …
John Ruddy is looking forward to hitting more highs with Norwich after agreeing to a new four-year deal at Carrow Road. Ruddy, 25, impressed for the Canaries on their return …
World No.1 Maria Sharapova swept into the second round at Wimbledon with a 6-2 6-3 victory over Australia’s Anastasia Rodionova on Monday. Sharapova was playing for the first time since …
Joey Barton has vowed to bounce back from his 12-match ban and help push QPR up the English Premier League table after accepting he deserved to be stripped of the …


