The Wallabies will lose their most-capped lock while the Western Force are braced to farewell their “Mother Hen” when Nathan Sharpe hangs up his boots this year. Sharpe, 34 this …
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Matthew Wade’s first failure in Australian colours has left the door slightly ajar for out-of-favour wicketkeeper Brad Haddin to convince selectors he deserves a one-day recall as early as Sunday. …
Continue reading Wade failure opens the door for HaddinMichael Clarke’s golden summer continued but the skipper played a lone hand as Australia made just 231 in Friday’s one-day clash with Sri Lanka at the WACA Ground. On a …
Continue reading Australia all out for 231 at WACAYoung Korean golfer So Yeon Ryu followed her coach’s instructions – take a deep breath – and wound up leading the Women’s Australian Open. The 21-year-old, who won the US …
Continue reading Korean Ryu leads Women’s Aust Open golfNew Zealand have a mountain to climb to stay alive in their Davis Cup tennis tie against Uzbekistan after losing both singles matches on the opening day in Tauranga. Uzbekistan …
Continue reading NZ facing Davis Cup tennis defeatQueensland playmaking contender Ben Lucas doesn’t mind being the Reds’ Mr Fix-It but he’s ready to lose his tag as the “nearly man” of Australian rugby. Lucas, who went agonisingly …
Continue reading Mr Fix-It Lucas wants to nail down No.10Spain launched a diplomatic protest on Thursday over a satirical puppet show on French TV that implied cyclist Alberto Contador and tennis great Rafael Nadal are drugs cheats. “I spoke …
Continue reading Spain protests cartoon ridicule over drugsUzbekistan’s Davis Cup team took an early stranglehold in its tie against New Zealand in Tauranga on Friday, convincingly winning the first two rubbers to open up a 2-0 lead. …
Continue reading Uzbeks race to 2-0 Davis Cup lead over NZPau Gasol’s block of Ray Allen’s putback attempt at the buzzer in overtime secured Los Angeles a dramatic one-point NBA win over Boston. Gasol, who finished with 25 points, denied …
Continue reading Lakers claim dramatic NBA win over CelticsNew Australian triathlon star Melissa Rollison will expand her racing experience this year as she further explores her vast potential in the sport. Rollison wants to gauge her abilities over …
Continue reading Rollison to expand triathlon horizonsWorld champion Sally Pearson will attempt to put a rare tumble behind her when she makes her 100m hurdle return in the Perth Track Classic on Saturday night. Pearson, a …
Continue reading Pearson ready to hurdle in PerthQuade Cooper will officially test his reconstructed knee for the first time on Saturday – but a desperate airport dash has already seen the Wallabies playmaker take a significant leap …
Continue reading Cooper’s rugby return goes up a gearBlack Caviar’s half-brother All Too Hard has impressed in a Flemington jumpout but the Hawkes stable remains unsure when he will make his race debut. The $1 million son of …
Continue reading All too easy for Caviar’s half-brotherOutgoing chairman of the now-dissolved ARL John Chalk says he was delighted to hand over the reins to rugby league’s new independent commission and predicted a bright future for the …
Continue reading Chalk predicts bright rugby league futureBrisbane coach Anthony Griffin doesn’t want the captaincy to change the passionate and aggressive way forward Sam Thaiday plays for the NRL club. “Sam will have to take on some …
Continue reading Thaiday will leave his mark as captainFaltering Melbourne Heart will again have to do without inspirational captain Fred for Saturday’s crucial A-League game at Newcastle. The classy 32-year-old Brazilian midfielder, who has missed the Heart’s past …
Continue reading Heart lose Fred for A-League clashGold Coast chief executive Michael Searle says rugby league’s move to independence is a victory for players and the fans. Searle has been credited for starting the push towards independence …
Continue reading RL Commission was never in doubt: SearlePeter Snowden expects his Prelude runners Rusambo and Applegate to show they are genuine Blue Diamond contenders when they resume at Caulfield. Rusambo is a firming favourite from $3.80 to …
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