Captain Owen Farrell’s 20 points and a Jonny May try earned England a much-needed consolation victory from their tour of South Africa as the visitors won 25-10 at Newlands. While …
Continue reading England defeat Springboks in series lossFive painful lessons learnt last year have helped North Melbourne to a thrilling two-point win over the Western Bulldogs that could prove vital to their AFL finals chances. The Kangaroos …
Continue reading Hard lessons learnt help Roos down DogsFatigued and relieved, Ireland are savouring a historic 20-16 triumph after holding out the gallant Wallabies to claim their first series victory in Australia in almost 40 years. Coach Joe …
Continue reading Ireland coach savours ‘special’ series winNSW’s first series-winning State of Origin halfback Steve Mortimer has backed Nathan Cleary to stand up where so many other Blues have fallen in recent years. Cleary can join an …
Continue reading Cleary ready to join rare air: MortimerClose enough wasn’t nearly good enough for Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge, who gave his players an almighty spray in the immediate aftermath of their heartbreaking two-point loss to North …
Continue reading Bulldogs coach snarls after tight AFL lossAndrew Fifita says he and Tonga are ready for a shot at the Kangaroos, declaring it would be a certain crowd puller for international rugby league. Fifita helped kickstart a …
Continue reading Fifita wants Tonga’s shot at KangaroosJosh Addo-Carr has only played at ANZ Stadium three times in his life. Yet by the time he’s done with his fourth time, the NSW speedster could walk away with …
Continue reading Addo-Carr returns to GF origins at ANZFiji captain Kevin Naiqama hopes the potential return of a Pacific Cup will allow him to prolong his international career. Naiqama was in tears in the Bati sheds following their …
Continue reading Naiqama pins his Fiji hopes on Pacific CupMuch may have been made of Queensland’s lack of forward firepower in their State of Origin series opening loss. But Maroons coach Kevin Walters says the area where his side …
Continue reading Maroons turn Origin heat on halvesNick Kyrgios is confident his game is on track for a tilt at Wimbledon after his Queen’s Club campaign ended at the semi-final stage. Marin Cilic brought Kyrgios’s entertaining run …
Continue reading Kyrgios Queen’s quest ends, Wimbledon nextRed Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo has qualified fifth fastest for Formula One’s French Grand Prix, behind pole sitter Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton produced a 1 minute 30.029 seconds lap and secured a …
Continue reading Hamilton on French pole, Ricciardo fifthTop-seeded Marin Cilic ended Nick Kyrgios’s entertaining run at the Queen’s Club championships with a tight two-set victory as he reached the final for the fourth time. A high-level 7-6 …
Continue reading Cool Cilic edges Kyrgios at Queen’s ClubDefending champion Petra Kvitova dispatched Romanian Mihaela Buzarnescu 6-3 6-2 with a powerful display to reach the final at the Birmingham Classic. The two-time Wimbledon champion Kvitova is yet to …
Continue reading Kvitova, Rybarikova into Birmingham finalAn exasperated Michael Cheika took the extraordinary step of inviting the referee and his assistants to the post-match press conference after Australia’s series-deciding loss to Ireland. The Wallabies coach was …
Continue reading Cheika’s extraordinary approach to refereeTonga have declared themselves ready and willing for a shot at Australia after ramming home their case for an historic Test with a thrilling 38-22 defeat of Samoa in Sydney. …
Continue reading Tonga ready for Kangaroos Test after winFormer world number one Amelie Mauresmo will become the first woman to lead France’s team at the Davis Cup over the next two years. Mauresmo will replace former French champion …
Continue reading Mauresmo to lead France’s Davis Cup teamIreland have won the Lansdowne Cup with a heartstopping 20-16 win over Australia in the series-deciding third rugby Test in Sydney. A ground-record 44,085 fans packed into Allianz Stadium on …
Continue reading Irish win 3rd Test, claim Wallabies seriesNorth Melbourne skipper Jack Ziebell has kicked a last-minute winner to break Western Bulldogs hearts in a two-point AFL thriller at Etihad Stadium. The brave Dogs fell behind in the …
Continue reading Last-gasp Roos break Bulldog hearts in AFL

