Winger Seabelo Senatla scored a last-minute try to give the Stormers a 41-33 away win over their long-standing rivals the Bulls in a classic Super Rugby clash in Pretoria. It …
Continue reading Stormers down Bulls in Super clashThe statistics are damning, but the Brumbies insist Australia’s diabolical trans-Tasman Super Rugby record is irrelevant ahead of their quarter-final against the Hurricanes. Kiwi sides won all 25 regular season …
Continue reading Brumbies ignoring poor trans-Tasman recordWhatever hope Hawthorn had of making the AFL finals might have faded along with Isaac Smith’s late shot on goal, but coach Alastair Clarkson doesn’t mind. The Hawks were beaten …
Continue reading Clarkson doesn’t care for AFL finals raceTo the neutral, Saturday’s AFL classic between Hawthorn and Geelong had it all. But to Chris Scott and the Geelong footy club, there was one thing missing. It wasn’t on …
Continue reading Cats want next AFL Hawks clash in GeelongThe Lions beat the Sharks 27-10 at King’s Park on Saturday to secure top place in the Super Rugby standings and secure home advantage if they reach next month’s final. …
Continue reading Lions beat Sharks to top Super Rugby tableCronulla coach Shane Flanagan will hope the Gold Coast rain washed away any last remains of the club’s State of Origin hangover on Saturday night. Heading into the final stretch …
Continue reading Sharks to regroup after Origin campaignMelbourne are set to receive much-needed reinforcements after a disappointing loss to AFL ladder-leaders Adelaide. The depleted Demons were no match for the Crows on Saturday night, going down 17.14 …
Continue reading Watts, Tyson set for Demons AFL returnIt’s the trend that Nathan Brown knows his Newcastle side must fix before they can climb the NRL ladder. The Knights’ 34-22 loss to Brisbane swung on an errant kick …
Continue reading Brown identifies Knights’ biggest problemSydney’s two AFL clubs are both counting the cost after Saturday night’s bruising derby. The Swans continued their rise up the ladder with a 13-point win over Greater Western Sydney …
Continue reading Sydney clubs count high cost of AFL derbyWayne Bennett has a simple message for his former NRL club at Newcastle. Don’t give up on coach Nathan Brown. Bennett’s Brisbane sent the Knights to a seventh-straight loss on …
Continue reading Bennett urges Knights patience with BrownAs he continues to defy Father Time, Roger Federer is placing no time frame on retirement plans, even hinting that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics could be on his radar. Turning …
Continue reading Federer has no plans to stop any time soonA defiant Venus Williams believes grand slam spoils remain within her grasp despite falling short in her gallant bid to become Wimbledon’s oldest women’s singles champion in more than a …
Continue reading Williams to continue chasing grand slamsIf the Australian Rugby Union want to kill the Western Force, they are going to have to defeat the riches of mining magnate Andrew Forrest first. The Force’s bid for …
Continue reading Billionaire Forrest to help save the ForceAnthony Milford hasn’t given up on playing in this year’s World Cup despite requiring end-of-season surgery on his injured shoulder. The Brisbane five-eighth got through his return game from a …
Continue reading Milford eyeing World Cup despite surgeryBesieged Waratahs coach Daryl Gibson insists he’s the right man to turn around NSW’s flagging Super Rugby fortunes despite overseeing one of the worst campaigns in the franchise’s history. The …
Continue reading Tahs coach Gibson not waving white flagSpanish ace Garbine Muguruza has denied Venus Williams a fairytale sixth Wimbledon crown to claim a watershed second grand slam title. In a high-quality final, Muguruza defeated 37-year-old Williams 7-5 …
Continue reading Muguruza claims Wimbledon women’s crownLewis Hamilton has taken pole position for his home British Grand Prix for the third year in a row on Saturday with a sensational lap that left him one step …
Continue reading Hamilton on pole for home British GPThe maturity of Ash Taylor and a desperate Gold Coast defence drowned Cronulla in horrendous conditions on Saturday night. Heavy rain swept through the Gold Coast before and during the …
Continue reading Titanic defence drowns Cronulla


