Former African powerhouses Sudan, after decades in the international wilderness, are back in the big time after progressing to the Africa Cup of Nations last eight on Monday. Sudan, one …
Continue reading Sudan power into African quarter-finalsFormer Australian Test opener Phil Jaques is retiring from domestic first class cricket at the end of the summer to join English side Yorkshire on a British passport. The 32-year-old …
Continue reading Jaques to retire from Australian cricketBrisbane youngsters Ben Hunt and Corey Norman have been named in the halves for the Broncos NRL trial against North Queensland at Redcliffe on Saturday night. Coach Anthony Griffin’s biggest …
Continue reading Hunt, Norman named halves in Broncos trialAustralia Twenty20 captain George Bailey says the extra responsibility of leading his nation in his international debut on Wednesday against India isn’t affecting his preparations for the match. The Tasmanian …
Continue reading Captain Bailey ready for Aussie debutHarlequins captain Chris Robshaw will lead England in their opening two Six Nations rugby matches – despite having made just one Test appearance. Robshaw is one of the least experienced …
Continue reading England opt for novice rugby skipperArsenal’s season has been marked by too many false dawns but Thomas Vermaelen believes the FA Cup victory over Aston Villa can help salvage the club’s faltering challenge for a …
Continue reading Arsenal aim to back up Villa win at BoltonNew Warriors hooker Nathan Friend will face his former team after being named in a 25-strong squad to face the Gold Coast in Saturday’s NRL trial match in Auckland. The …
Continue reading Friend to face former team in NRL trialRocky Elsom says he’s ready to shoulder the responsibility of captaincy as the NSW Waratahs carry high expectations into the Super Rugby season. The 28-year-old former Wallabies skipper was on …
Continue reading Rocky Elsom happy to lead WaratahsA refreshed and determined Katherine Hull admits she should have heeded her Irish caddie and quit the 2011 US LPGA Tour season shortly after it began. “In hindsight, I should …
Continue reading Hull ready to fight back on LPGA TourIndia captain MS Dhoni says he’s excited about facing off with new Australian Twenty20 skipper George Bailey at ANZ Stadium on Wednesday night. Dhoni plays alongside Tasmanian Bailey in the …
Continue reading Dhoni happy Bailey is Aussie captainFrance rugby captain Thierry Dusautoir said he and his team may have come out of the World Cup final with their heads held high but they can afford no slip-ups …
Continue reading We must move on from World Cup: DusautoirFormer Wallabies skipper Rocky Elsom has been confirmed as NSW captain for the coming Super Rugby season. The 28-year-old first led the Waratahs back in 2007, and will take on …
Continue reading Elsom to captain Waratahs in Super RugbyMore than 20 years after working together as assistant coaches for a Super Bowl champion, Bill Belichick and Tom Coughlin are pitted against each other as coaching rivals in Super …
Continue reading Few secrets between Super Bowl coachesWicketkeeper Brad Haddin says he’s been dropped, not rested from the Australian one-day cricket team and concedes he may never get his spot back. The 34-year-old conceded his poor form …
Continue reading I was dropped from the ODI team: HaddinLeon Cameron, the man considered the frontrunner to become the Western Bulldogs’ coach last year, has been overseeing much of Hawthorn’s preparation for the 2012 AFL season. The Hawks’ assistant …
Continue reading Cameron overseeing Hawks’ 2012 pre-seasonVictoria’s depth will be tested for their Sheffield Shield clash with South Australia at Adelaide Oval starting on Thursday. The fourth-placed Bushrangers can boast four players — Aaron Finch, David …
Continue reading Victoria’s depth tested for Shield clashA half brother to Group One winner King’s Rose has fetched $NZ1.75 million ($A1.36 million) at New Zealand’s Premier Yearling sale. David Ellis of Te Akau Stud won out in …
Continue reading Colt fetches $1.75 million in New ZealandStar Cronulla recruit Todd Carney insists he’s put his troubled past behind him and is on track to make a success of the upcoming NRL season with his new club. …
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