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Head coach Roy Hodgson has challenged his West Brom players to put their dismal home form behind them during the final third of the season. The Baggies have collected 25 …
Continue reading Hodgson demands West Brom improveWolves midfielder Jamie O’Hara could be sidelined for another fortnight due to a slow recovery from double hernia surgery in early December. Wolves boss Mick McCarthy had been hopeful of …
Continue reading Wolves miss O’Hara for two more weeksWolves boss Mick McCarthy will only sign players he believes can make an instant impact in the club’s English Premier League survival battle. Wolves dropped into the bottom three for …
Continue reading McCarthy cautious about new playersRobin van Persie has dismissed talk of a rift with Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger following the striker’s reaction to the substitution of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain against Manchester United. Van Persie, a …
Continue reading Van Persie denies Wenger riftEngland manager Fabio Capello is giving little indication of his future plans – refusing to even confirm whether he will return to Italy after Euro 2012. The former AC Milan …
Continue reading Capello tight-lipped over England futureAustralian captain Michael Clarke has apologised to India for breaching cricket’s etiquette. Clarke’s apology came after India launched an obstruction appeal against the Australian batsman on Tuesday’s opening day of …
Continue reading Clarke says sorry for etiquette breachFormer Test captain Ricky Ponting says he has taken a grown-up attitude to his new role as senior batsman which has helped spark his spectacular resurgence at the age of …
Continue reading Ponting, Clarke hit centuries v IndiaThe first significant milestone of Roger Federer’s Australian Open quarter-final came when he walked on to Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday. For the next two hours he glided past half …
Continue reading Federer into his 30th grand slam semiAlmost in denial, a defiant Caroline Wozniacki vowed to rebound and reclaim the world No.1 ranking after being dethroned at the Australian Open on Tuesday. Defending champion Kim Clijsters’ 6-3 …
Continue reading Wozniacki unfazed about losing No.1 spotGeelong midfielder Travis Varcoe will miss the start of the 2012 AFL season due to a foot injury. Varcoe was diagnosed with a stress fracture in his right foot on …
Continue reading Varcoe sidelined for start of AFL seasonIndia’s cricketers aren’t embarrassed – they’re just unlucky, offspinner Ravi Ashwin says. The tourists copped another pounding from Australia on Tuesday’s opening day of the fourth Test in Adelaide, blowing …
Continue reading India not embarrassed, says spinnerInjured star Kim Clijsters is refusing more medical updates in case they derail her defence of her Australian Open title. Clijsters battled through searing heat and an ongoing ankle injury …
Continue reading Clijsters, Azarenka to meet in Open semisIn what could be his final AFL campaign, West Coast skipper Darren Glass says there’s no reason why the Eagles can’t win the premiership this year. West Coast were the …
Continue reading Eagles can win AFL premiership: GlassGai Waterhouse has had a flying start with her stable’s juveniles this season and apprentice Adam Hyeronimus is keen to get in on the act on Wednesday. Hyeronimus will partner …
Continue reading Blue blood filly makes Gosford debutSnapshot of day one of the fourth cricket Test between Australia and India at Adelaide Oval on Tuesday. SCORE: Australia 3-335 after winning the toss. MAN OF THE MOMENT: Take …
Continue reading Snapshot of fourth Test, day oneForecast rain in Sydney has buoyed the confidence of jockey Glyn Schofield ahead of Thursday’s Listed Australia Day Cup at Warwick Farm. Schofield partners last start Gosford Cup runner-up Wazn, …
Continue reading Rain to suit Wazn in Australia Day CupMelbourne Victory star recruit Harry Kewell admits he may have dived to win a penalty in Sunday’s 4-1 drubbing by Perth but insists his actions were not deliberate. And the …
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