A grinding ATP schedule is not responsible for the rash of injuries among top men’s contenders currently blighting this year’s US Open, according to Roger Federer. But the 36-year-old Federer, …
Continue reading Federer sees no reason to cull ATP seasonIt seems the omens aren’t good for the men expected to step up for North Queensland in Johnathan Thurston’s absence in what is expected to be another epic NRL derby …
Continue reading Omens no good for Cowboys before NRL derbyRicky Stuart insists he hasn’t considered making a return to State Of Origin coaching after the NSWRL revealed they would consider appointing a club coach. The Canberra mentor’s close friend …
Continue reading Stuart hasn’t considered NSW Origin jobReturning Brisbane forward Joe Ofahengaue has nominated Sam Thaiday as the man to step into the big shoes left behind by injured prop Korbin Sims ahead of the NRL finals. …
Continue reading Thaiday man to replace Sims: OfahengaueAFL superstar Lance Franklin needed just three weeks to revert from out-of-form forward to oh-my-god great. Franklin sounded an ominous warning to Sydney’s rivals on the eve of finals, securing …
Continue reading Franklin back to best ahead of AFL finalsForce India driver Esteban Ocon has offered an olive branch of sorts to Formula One teammate Sergio Perez after publicly accusing the Mexican of twice trying to kill him during …
Continue reading F1 driver Ocon buries hatchet with PerezRookie leader Darius Boyd admits he has to step up as Brisbane captain in the wake of their humiliating NRL loss to Parramatta. Boyd insisted the Broncos had put last …
Continue reading I must step as Broncos captain: BoydRetiring Essendon champion Jobe Watson says he would love it if Richmond superstar Dustin Martin chose to be a Tigers player for life. But he defended Martin’s right to explore …
Continue reading Watson would love Martin to remain a TigerThe paradox at Red Bull is baffling: Daniel Ricciardo keeps getting on the podium while teammate Max Verstappen can hardly finish a race. Verstappen’s early retirement from Sunday’s Belgian Grand …
Continue reading Ricciardo thrives as Verstappen floundersSt Kilda had the opportunity to nab an unlikely finals berth or honour a retiring great in Nick Riewoldt against Richmond and they did neither. A flat and disappointed Alan …
Continue reading ‘We let ourselves down’: Saints coachNow that Collingwood have made their biggest call, the other findings of Geoff Walsh’s review will unfold quickly at the underperforming AFL club. The Magpies’ football director could not proceed …
Continue reading Change coming at Magpies after AFL reviewNathan Cleary should be NSW’s State of Origin halfback under coach Brad Fittler next season, according to former Blues No.7 Brett Kimmorley. Kimmorley guided the Blues to their last clean …
Continue reading NSW coach needs to see Cleary: KimmorleyJapan’s Kimiko Date called time on her tennis career at the age of 46 on Monday, saying she was no longer able to perform at the best of her abilities …
Continue reading Kimiko Date calls time on long WTA careerAny end to the long-running collective bargaining agreement negotiations between the NRL and its players appears unlikely when representatives from the two parties meet on Tuesday. NRL bosses and their …
Continue reading RLPA, NRL to meet on TuesdayMelbourne forward Tim Glasby has hailed skipper Cameron Smith’s latest NRL milestone as amazing, but predicts the soon-to-be games record holder’s mark could be eclipsed. Smith is set to play …
Continue reading Cameron Smith to equal Lockyer’s NRL markRetiring West Coast veteran Drew Petrie predicts star ruckman Nic Naitanui will play again this year if the Eagles can go deep into September. Naitanui hasn’t played since tearing the …
Continue reading Petrie backs Naitanui to make dream returnThere’s plenty of pressure on Penrith with a finals spot on the line against Manly this weekend but that hasn’t stopped an assured Tyrone Peachey simply declaring “we’re a better …
Continue reading Peachey serves it straight to Sea EaglesCanberra prop Shannon Boyd believes his NRL form hasn’t been good enough to regain his Kangaroos jersey in time for the World Cup. Less than a year ago the 24-year-old …
Continue reading Shannon Boyd plays down Kangaroos hopes
