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There is barely half a page devoted to Romanian Mihaela Buzarnescu in the WTA’s media guide but this week at the French Open she is writing a whole new chapter …
Continue reading Buzarnescu making waves at French OpenFremantle are taking their rebuild to the next level, and Collingwood are set to reap the immediate rewards. The Dockers have all but conceded their finals hopes are done and …
Continue reading Young Dockers could cop Magpie hidingEver since Shane Webcke’s “Captain America” moment almost 20 years ago, Jarrod Wallace has wanted to play front row for Queensland. Now Wallace is set to produce his own heroics …
Continue reading Wallace vows to stand up to NSW packCaroline Wozniacki raced into the fourth round of the French Open with a crushing victory over home hope Pauline Parmentier. The reigning Australian Open champion needed just an hour and …
Continue reading Dominant Wozniacki powers into last 16Reagan Campbell-Gillard already knows the kind of nightmares NSW front-row partner David Klemmer is going to give Queensland next week. Because he’s seen the ones the Canterbury forward gives himself …
Continue reading Reggie sees Klemmer’s nightmare impactAn SOS will be sent to Alex Glenn after Brisbane’s forward stocks took another hit with boom prop Payne Haas having season-ending shoulder surgery. Brisbane are sweating on Kiwi international …
Continue reading Boom prop Haas out for NRL seasonAshleigh Barty is eager for greener pastures after falling victim to steely Serena Williams and an unfortunate French Open draw. Seeded 17th in Paris, Barty would ordinarily be running into …
Continue reading Upbeat Barty sets herself for WimbledonDaria Gavrilova has apologised for her latest tennis tantrum as she chases French Open redemption against rising Belgian Elise Mertens on Saturday night. Gavrilova has been fined $US2000 ($A2,642) for …
Continue reading Sorry Gavrilova eyes French Open revengeSamantha Stosur knows she must be brave or perish when she takes on Spanish powerhouse and reigning Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza for a place in the French Open fourth round …
Continue reading Stosur won’t die wondering in ParisA final verdict is not expected until Sunday but recovering Queensland halfback Ben Hunt has boldly declared ahead of the State of Origin opener in Melbourne: “I am definitely playing”. …
Continue reading Qld’s Hunt ‘definitely playing’ Origin IHe may feel Johnathan Thurston’s on-field absence the most but Gavin Cooper has hailed Queensland’s new pivot Cameron Munster, saying he is “very much like JT”. Cooper, 32, admitted Melbourne …
Continue reading Qld No.6 Munster “like JT”: CooperCronulla coach Shane Flanagan admits being left frustrated by an injury run that has prevented him from fielding his best line-up over the entire first half of the NRL season. …
Continue reading Flanagan frustrated by Sharks’ injury runRugby league immortal Andrew Johns has declared South Sydney a genuine contender for the NRL title this year after stretching their winning streak to five with a 22-14 victory over …
Continue reading Rabbitohs are the real NRL deal: JohnsIn another world, State of Origin lock Tyson Frizell could already have already played a heap of games for NSW. Of the Waratah variety in the 15-man game that is, …
Continue reading Frizell thriving in rugby league OriginsFormer champion Novak Djokovic wore down obdurate Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut to grind out a 6-4 6-7 (8-6) 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 victory in the French Open third round on Friday. …
Continue reading Battling Djokovic edges past Bautista AgutSouth Sydney have stolen Cronulla’s status as the hottest team in the NRL with an emphatic 22-14 victory in their top-four encounter, extending their winning streak to five games. The …
Continue reading Red-hot Rabbitohs end Sharks’ NRL runSydney have banked a fourth straight AFL win, overcoming stern resistance from cellar dwellers Carlton to prevail by 30 points in a scrappy clash at the SCG. The Blues gave …
Continue reading Swans extend AFL streak, beat Blues by 30
