The French Open was only last month but it feels light years away for Thanasi Kokkinakis. Australia’s former junior grand slam champion has transformed dramatically from a physically fractured mental …
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A chronic hip injury threatens to cruel Nick Kyrgios’s Wimbledon campaign before it even begins. Australia’s top title hope has revealed he is not even three-quarters fit ahead of his …
Continue reading Kyrgios ’65 per cent’ fit for WimbledonRoger Federer hopes the painful decision to pull out of the French Open will be rewarded with an eighth Wimbledon title. The 35-year-old had a magical start to 2017 with …
Continue reading Federer hoping French rejection pays offHe was the All Blacks’ sacrificial lamb after Sonny Bill Williams’ sending-off, but veteran flanker Jerome Kaino says he can completely understand why he was substituted. The 34-year-old was removed …
Continue reading Kaino accepts early Test substitutionSouth Africa’s Lions showed their entire array of skills to batter the Sunwolves into submission with a thumping 94-7 Super Rugby victory at Ellis Park. The Lions ran in a …
Continue reading Lions run riot to devour hapless SunwolvesRicky Stuart has lamented a lack of professionalism with the football after Canberra’s NRL loss to North Queensland left their finals hopes hanging by a thread. The Raiders lost 31-18 …
Continue reading Stuart hits out after Raiders make it fourRichmond coach Damien Hardwick wants you to mark his words. “We have still got a lot of improvement left in us,” Hardwick said after the Tigers’ stirring 13-point away victory …
Continue reading Richmond’s best is yet to come: HardwickGeelong are confident a stack of stars, headlined by inspirational skipper Joel Selwood, will return for their AFL clash with Brisbane. The Cats had the better of Greater Western Sydney …
Continue reading Depleted Cats to be boosted by AFL returnsPort Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley knows exactly why his club is being labelled AFL pretenders. Conversion. Or lack of it. Port’s 13-point home loss to Richmond on Saturday night means …
Continue reading Port can’t deny AFL pretender tag: HinkleyGreater Western Sydney coach Leon Cameron knows he and his side made some key errors during the first draw of the AFL season. However, Cameron denies that letting Geelong’s reigning …
Continue reading GWS content with not tagging DangerfieldNorth Queensland playmaker Michael Morgan’s virtuoso performance against Canberra has sent an emphatic State of Origin message. The 25-year-old’s man-of-the-match performance in his side’s 31-18 win over the Raiders at …
Continue reading Morgan makes strong case for Origin startReturning Newcastle forward Jamie Buhrer has declared the Knights’ clash with the Wests Tigers as their NRL grand final as they desperately try to avoid a third straight wooden spoon. …
Continue reading Tigers clash Knights’ grand final: BuhrerWhy not Cronulla, again? That’s the question the Shire will be asking following the Sharks’ 44-12 demolition of the Sydney Roosters at Central Coast Stadium on Saturday. Following the six-tries-to-two …
Continue reading Sharks circle on back-to-back NRL titlesQueensland halfback Cooper Cronk insists there are no issues between Daly Cherry-Evans and senior members of the Maroons team. Cherry-Evans was one of three players to assert their push for …
Continue reading Queensland has no issue with DCE: CronkManly’s biggest NRL recovery since 2014 is a sign the club is on the right path, according to captain Daly Cherry-Evans. The Sea Eagles were well below their best for …
Continue reading Manly turn back clock with NRL comebackNovak Djokovic looked to have regained his confidence and form just in time for another concerted Wimbledon assault after an emphatic win over Gael Monfils in the Eastbourne International final. …
Continue reading Djokovic wins Eastbourne crown, adds AncicAll Blacks coach Steve Hansen won’t get caught up in a tit-for-tat stoush over foul play despite key rulings going the British and Irish Lions’ way in the second Test. …
Continue reading No excuses from Hansen after loss to LionsThe All Blacks are pleading with Kiwi rugby followers to take it easy on Sonny Bill Williams following his match-swinging red card against the British and Irish Lions. Already a …
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