AFL star-turned-boxer Barry Hall says he felt as nervous as a child starting school as he began life as a Western Bulldogs ambassador on Wednesday. The 35-year-old, who co-captained the …
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Western Bulldogs defender Bob Murphy wants people to lose their “sick fascination” with which AFL footballers might be gay. While no AFL player has yet come out, the 29-year-old said …
Continue reading Gay AFL players no big deal, says BulldogJeremy Lin scored a game-high 27 points and a career-high 11 assists as the New York Knicks extended their win streak by rallying in the fourth quarter to beat Toronto …
Continue reading Lin lifts Knicks to win over RaptorsFresh from dominating pre-season testing, Casey Stoner will use criticism from key rival Valentino Rossi as motivation to defend his MotoGP world title. Stoner said his second championship, on a …
Continue reading Critics helped me, says StonerShane Watson will aim to prove to Australian selectors he can still manage the burden of opening and being an allrounder when he plays for NSW in a rare Sheffield …
Continue reading Shane Watson begins Test recall bidThe Detroit Red Wings set the National Hockey League record for most consecutive home wins by beating the Dallas Stars 3-1 with the help of the eventual game-winning goal from …
Continue reading Detroit set NHL record for home win streakSouth Africa open hostilities on Friday against New Zealand on a six-week tour they hope will climax with a 3-0 sweep that would topple England from the top of the …
Continue reading Proteas eye No.1 Test cricket spot in NZUnderrated sprinter Steel Zip will test his winter carnival credentials with a trip to Newcastle for next month’s Group Three Newmarket Handicap if he performs satisfactorily at Doomben. Trainer Pat …
Continue reading Steel Zip on trial for NewcastleArgentina Football Association (AFA) president Julio Grondona said on Tuesday he did not know whether FIFA could sanction the country for naming its top-tier tournament after ARA General Belgrano – …
Continue reading Furore over Falklands soccer name linkDon’t worry about second-season blues, Daly Cherry-Evans has only just scratched the surface of his talents. That’s the view of Manly NRL coach Geoff Toovey as the 22-year-old halfback prepares …
Continue reading Cherry-Evans still to ripen league talentScottish champions Rangers – with a rich 140-year history – face a battle for financial survival after entering administration on Tuesday and being hit with a 10-point penalty, all but …
Continue reading Rangers survival battle in Scottish soccerCanberra linchpin Terry Campese has been given the nod to captain the Raiders in the upcoming NRL season from Alan Tongue, the man who held the job for the past …
Continue reading Tongue backs Campese as Raiders captainTrainer Les Bridge is the first to admit Jersey Lily is not in the class of former stablemate Hot Danish. But she does have one key quality the ill-fated mare …
Continue reading Jersey Lily primed for big autumnPlanting trees seven hours inland from the African coast doesn’t sound like ideal preparation for a surfing competition but it’s how Stephanie Gilmore has readied herself for a crack at …
Continue reading Africa steels Gilmore for surfing tourWhen all else are losing their minds in frantic finishes, what is cricket’s coolest customer MS Dhoni thinking? Nothing – absolutely nothing. “It’s important to be blank,” says the Indian …
Continue reading Dhoni: cricket’s blank run-chase expertSouth Australia edged closer to a possible come-from-behind win in their Sheffield Shield match against Victoria at the MCG as the Redbacks reached 3-148 at lunch on Wednesday. South Australia …
Continue reading Redbacks 3-148 against VictoriaThe ACT Brumbies have named recruit Ben Mowen as their captain for the 2012 Super Rugby season. The former NSW backrower was seen as the frontrunner for the job over …
Continue reading Mowen to lead Brumbies in 2012There are five cities still in contention to host the 2020 Olympic Games after Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti’s decision on Tuesday to withdraw Rome as a candidate, describing a …
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