The door has blown wide open for Roger Federer to storm through and continue his extraordinary renaissance with an unprecedented eighth Wimbledon men’s singles crown. With the last two of …
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He may have asked the media to punch him in the face over a major omission but Queensland coach Kevin Walters says his tough selection calls were finally justified after …
Continue reading Walters stands by his selections, bar onePLAYER OF THE DAY: Roger Federer – if there was any doubt that Federer is back to his best in 2017 he erased it by belting his 2016 Wimbledon conqueror …
Continue reading Snapshot of day nine at WimbledonLooking around a jubilant Queensland dressing room, Cooper Cronk admitted it would be hard to say goodbye to State of Origin after the Maroons’ 22-6 series-clinching win in Origin III. …
Continue reading Cronk hints at playing on in 2018 OriginHOW THE WOMEN’S WIMBLEDON SEMI-FINALISTS MATCH-UP AHEAD OF THURSDAY NIGHT’S SHOWDOWNS (prefix denotes seeding): 6-JOHANNA KONTA (GBR) leads 10-VENUS WILLIAMS (USA) 3-2 (1-0 at grand slams) 2016 Australian Open, hard, …
Continue reading Wimbledon women’s semi-final match-upsSingle-minded Johanna Konta is vowing to ignore the growing hysteria as she bids to become Britain’s first Wimbledon women’s finalist in 40 years on Thursday night. The pressure on the …
Continue reading Mind over matter for Konta at WimbledonHOW THE MEN’S WIMBLEDON SEMI-FINALISTS MATCH-UP AHEAD OF FRIDAY’S SHOWDOWNS (prefix denotes seeding): 3-ROGER FEDERER (SUI) leads 11-TOMAS BERDYCH (CZE) 18-6 (6-2 at grand slams) 2017 Australian Open, hard, R32, …
Continue reading Wimbledon men’s semi-final match-upsReports of the Queensland State of Origin team’s demise have been grossly exaggerated. Just when their remarkable dynasty looked set to end, the Maroons may yet have kick-started a new …
Continue reading No sign of end to Qld Origin dominanceRoger Federer has celebrated his milestone 100th Wimbledon match with a record 12th quarter-final triumph at The All England Club. The ageless Swiss master remains firmly on track for an …
Continue reading Federer storms into Wimbledon semi-finalsThey were pummelled in game one but Queensland’s renovated pack has laid the platform for another era of State of Origin supremacy. Led by rookie props Dylan Napa and Jarrod …
Continue reading New-look Maroons pack wins forward battleNSW captain Boyd Cordner has taken a bullet for coach Laurie Daley after the Blues slumped to their 11th series defeat in 12 years on Wednesday. This year’s fierce State …
Continue reading Loss is players’ fault, not Daley: CordnerNSW great Andrew Johns has left the door open on possibly taking over as State of Origin coach should Laurie Daley not be renewed for 2018. Daley’s future remains up …
Continue reading Daley refuses to discuss NSW Origin futureAll the sinews in Cooper Cronk’s body have done it again. If Wednesday night proves to be the veteran halfback’s State of Origin swansong, then he has left Queensland fans …
Continue reading Cronk’s cross-field kick one for the agesIt took Queensland all of one State of Origin match to find the man to take over at five-eighth for the great Johnathan Thurston. Cameron Munster’s debut in Wednesday night’s …
Continue reading Munster slots in for Qld as JT departsFrom Brisbane NRL discard to this year’s player of the State of Origin series, it’s been some journey for Queensland winger Dane Gagai. The 26-year-old, who was released by the …
Continue reading Origin player award leaves Gagai humbledRobbie Tarrant will enjoy an AFL milestone a decade in the making when he runs out for game 100 on Saturday. The luckless North Melbourne defender will finally reach a …
Continue reading Rebuilt Tarrant enjoying longest AFL runTHE STATE OF ORIGIN DECIDER AT A GLANCE: RESULT: Queensland 22 (Valentine Holmes 3, Jarrod Wallace tries; Cameron Smith 3 goals) bt NSW 6 (Josh Dugan try; James Maloney 1 …
Continue reading Queensland’s Origin triumph at a glanceGreater Western Sydney ruckman Shane Mumford doubles as both battering ram and barometer at the AFL club. Pleasingly for the Giants, Mumford seems to save his best performances for former …
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