Penrith halfback Luke Walsh and centre Brad Tighe have re-signed with the NRL club for a further three years. Walsh was named the Panthers’ player of the year in 2011 …
Continue reading Walsh, Tighe re-sign with PanthersAfter knocking back chances to play rugby overseas, Waratahs recruit Adam Ashley-Cooper is preparing for more responsibility after injuries to their two Wallabies wingers. Ashley-Cooper will make his debut for …
Continue reading New Waratah ready for more responsibilityThe long wait in cotton wool continues for Josh Drummond after the injury-plagued Brisbane Lions dangerman was ruled out of the AFL’s regular season opening round on Thursday. But it …
Continue reading Lions rule Drummond out of AFL openerIndia’s World Cup cricket hero Yuvraj Singh issued an upbeat health report on Thursday after undergoing chemotherapy for a malignant cancer tumour between his lungs. “Got very good news… The …
Continue reading Yuvraj Singh upbeat over cancer treatmentEven Jeremy Lin is amazed at how the New York Knicks have responded to “Lin-sanity” and the new Asian-American NBA superstar says things will only improve when injured playmaker Carmelo …
Continue reading Knicks win, Lin-sanity continues in NBASri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene says whoever is captaining Australia won’t change his team’s approach going into Friday’s one-dayer at the SCG. Jayawardene said Australian selectors had made the right …
Continue reading Jayawardene doesn’t care who leads AussiesHe had his reservations and knows it’s a one-off, but Ricky Ponting is excited about leading Australia’s cricket team one last time. Ponting will step into Michael Clarke’s shoes after …
Continue reading Ponting excited for one last captain’s runFormer Australian one-day wicketkeeper Luke Ronchi is rumoured to have told his Western Australia team-mates he’s moving to New Zealand in a bid to return to international cricket. The 30-year-old, …
Continue reading Ronchi rumoured to be lining up NZ moveIt is rare indeed to see a Melbourne Cup winner and a Golden Slipper hero in action at a provincial meeting but that was the case at Seymour when Americain …
Continue reading Stars shine at SeymourIan Robilliard says he has mixed emotions about standing down as Sydney Kings coach and being appointed interim chief executive officer in an organisational reshuffle at the NBL club. Robilliard, …
Continue reading Kings’ NBL coach shifted to CEOAP – Leeds halfback Rob Burrow is hoping for some happier memories from this weekend’s World Club Challenge (WCC) against Manly after struggling to recall much of the last encounter. …
Continue reading Burrow aiming to turn tables on ManlyJockey Christian Reith has been suspended for three weeks over the incident which led to Corey Brown’s recent fall at Gosford. Brown took a tumble from Rain Alert rounding the …
Continue reading Christian Reith suspendedIt has been 20 years since top Perth trainer Trevor Andrews travelled to Sydney to plunder autumn carnival riches with Heroicity. Now he is back and hoping to do it …
Continue reading Top Perth trainer back for Sydney carnivalMelbourne Victory striker Archie Thompson has been included in the squad, but an asterisk remains over his participation in the vital A-League clash with Brisbane Roar. Thompson limped out of …
Continue reading Thompson in Victory side but doubts remainStar West Coast forward Mark LeCras has been sent for scans after injuring his knee at training on Thursday. LeCras was assisted off the field by two trainers after suffering …
Continue reading LeCras injured at West Coast trainingBrad Haddin’s own comments on his omission from Australia’s one-day side show he knows where he stands with national selectors, according to Ricky Ponting. Haddin, originally omitted from Australia’s first …
Continue reading Haddin knows where he stands: PontingJockey Luke Nolen is as confident as ever as unbeaten champion Black Caviar attempts to etch her name into the record books in the Lightning Stakes at Flemington. Nolen admitted …
Continue reading Black Caviar to speed up in LightningAfter signing a two-year contract extension with Perth Glory, striker Billy Mehmet says he’s relieved to have swapped the unpredictability of Turkey for the security of Australia’s A-League. Mehmet, who …
Continue reading Perth Glory’s Burns, Mehmet renew contract

