All Blacks boss Steve Hansen admits he had one eye on the future when selecting Liam Squire for Saturday’s trans-Tasman Test in Sydney. The 26-year-old Squire will line up at …
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Nick Kyrgios has fought back to beat Ukraine’s Alexandr Dolgopolov andd advance to the third round of the Cincinnati Masters. Kyrgios recovered from dropping an early break in the first …
Continue reading New balls please: Kyrgios marches onAustralia’s Ashleigh Barty has recorded the biggest win of her singles career, eliminating ninth seed Venus Williams from the Cincinnati Open. It was Barty’s first-ever win over a top 10 …
Continue reading Brilliant Barty shuts Venus out of OpenDaria Gavrilova’s Cincinnati Open tilt is over after the 23-year-old fell in three sets to Italy’s Camila Giorgi. Gavrilova, who upset 13th seed Kristina Mladenovic in the first round after …
Continue reading Gavrilova out after tight Cincinnati clashAll Blacks coach Steve Hansen has sprung a major surprise ahead of the Bledisloe Cup and Rugby Championship opener against Australia in Sydney, opting for young gun Damian McKenzie at …
Continue reading McKenzie, Squire in for Bledisloe openerDon’t sack Jarryd Hayne – make him Gold Coast captain. That was Mal Meninga’s left-field solution to the reported feud between Hayne and embattled Titans coach Neil Henry. The Titans …
Continue reading Keep Hayne and make him captain: MeningaIt stung to admit it but Shaun Johnson has conceded the Warriors’ questionable effort was “rightly addressed” after their infamous NRL loss to last-placed Newcastle. But the playmaker promises long-suffering …
Continue reading Kearney right to question effort: JohnsonCritics believe Andrew Fifita has not done enough since State of Origin but Australia coach Mal Meninga believes the maligned NSW prop is trying too hard. Meninga says Fifita is …
Continue reading Meninga says Fifita still in RLWC plansThe man who lured James Tedesco to the Sydney Roosters – Anthony Minichiello – believes the Wests Tigers fullback will this weekend provide a glimpse of what the Tricolours can …
Continue reading Tedesco to show his stuff against RoostersKane Linnett has dared Cronulla to kick to North Queensland’s Kalyn Ponga in the NRL prodigy’s first game since April. Ponga will play on the wing in a reshuffled Cowboys …
Continue reading Linnett dares Sharks to test PongaFremantle coach Ross Lyon has confirmed Zac Dawson won’t be given an AFL farewell match, saying there is no point chewing up an opportunity when the club needs to focus …
Continue reading No last AFL hurrah for Docker Dawson: LyonWest Coast’s best football this year is on par with any AFL side, according to Greater Western Sydney midfielder Tom Scully. The gap between the Eagles’ most impressive and embarrassing …
Continue reading Eagles up there with AFL’s best: ScullyThe stop-start saga that has been Kurt Tippett’s tormented AFL season will continue against his former side at the Adelaide Oval. Sydney big man Tippett is likely to face the …
Continue reading Sydney ruckman Tippett’s time to shineJust two games off the bench have been enough to convince former Test rake Danny Buderus that Brisbane’s Ben Hunt is a better hooker than halfback. Buderus believes the Broncos …
Continue reading Origin greats tip Hunt to weather StormGold Coast boss Graham Annesley has told members of the embattled NRL club that the fate of Neil Henry and Jarryd Hayne has yet to be decided. There was speculation …
Continue reading No decision on Hayne, Henry say TitansWorld Cup selection was the last thing on New Zealand veteran Shaun Kenny-Dowall’s mind not so long ago. Released by the Sydney Roosters in June over a much publicised drug …
Continue reading Knights run may earn World Cup nod: SKDSupercars will be storming around Sydney Motorsport Park this week under Australian floodlights for the first time in 20 years. But it’s not for championship points. Instead it’s a pointer …
Continue reading Supercars going night racing in SydneyCronulla halfback Chad Townsend reckons it would be a “disaster” if NRL teams have to offload contracted players because of salary cap uncertainty. NRL club bosses are due to meet …
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