Provincial Barbarians coach Clayton McMillan insists “there’s a lot of water to run under the bridge” before the British and Irish Lions can be dismissed as genuine challengers to an …
Continue reading Baabaas boss hits brakes on Lions flakTitle contender Simona Halep pulled through against young pretender Daria Kasatkina in a French Open round three rollercoaster, winning 6-0 7-5 after at first threatening to dismantle the 20-year-old Russian. …
Continue reading Halep hot streak continues at French OpenAndy Murray benefited from a double-fault by Juan Martin del Potro in the opening tiebreaker and then looked more and more like the world No.1 during a 7-6 (10-8) 7-5 …
Continue reading Andy Murray tops del Potro in ParisWestern Force coach Dave Wessels praised his team’s fighting spirit after his players dominated for long periods in their 34-12 loss to the Hurricanes in Saturday night’s Super Rugby clash …
Continue reading Force give Hurricanes a minor scareNick Kyrgios’s French Open campaign is over following a third-round doubles loss with fellow Australian Jordan Thompson. Kyrgios and Thompson went down 6-4 6-4 to American Donald Young and Mexican …
Continue reading Nick Kyrgios’s French Open all overTop seed Andy Murray eased into the last-16 of the French Open with a 7-6 (10-8) 7-5 6-0 victory over a flagging Juan Martin ddel Potro. Murray did enough to …
Continue reading Andy Murray fells del Potro in ParisThe Hurricanes unleashed a second-half masterclass to power past a brave Western Force outfit 34-12 in Saturday night’s Super Rugby clash in Perth. A boilover was on the cards when …
Continue reading Hurricanes beat gutsy Force in PerthA Dustin Martin masterclass has propelled Richmond to a 35-point win over North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium. The Tigers superstar was brilliant throughout but elevated his game even higher in …
Continue reading Martin stars as Tigers down North in AFLAndre Agassi says he would not have come back to tennis if not for Novak Djokovic, a player he believes still has many other grand-slam titles to win. The 47-year-old …
Continue reading Inspiring Djokovic key to Agassi’s returnRyan Crotty is in doubt for the All Blacks’ Tests against Samoa and the British and Irish Lions, after suffering a rib injury while playing for the Crusaders. In a …
Continue reading Injured Crotty in doubt for All BlacksBritish and Irish Lions boss Warren Gatland has listed jetlag, new combinations, wastefulness and the depth of Kiwi rugby as reasons for his side’s underwhelming start to their 10-match tour …
Continue reading Lions start tour with dour Barbarians winUsing an armoury of delicate drop shots, Alize Cornet rode a tide of French support into the fourth round of the French Open on Saturday with a 6-2 6-1 win …
Continue reading Cornet upsets Radwanska at French OpenThe Brumbies have clinched Super Rugby’s Australian conference with a 32-3 bonus-point thrashing of the hapless Melbourne Rebels in Canberra. Saturday night’s four-tries-to-one victory means the Brumbies head into the …
Continue reading Brumbies book place in Super Rugby finalsMaroons utility Michael Morgan helped put the disappointment of a State of Origin opening loss behind him by guiding North Queensland to a much-needed 20-8 home NRL win on Saturday …
Continue reading Morgan stars as Cowboys beat Titans in NRLBoyd Cordner has turned in another captain’s knock to lead the Sydney Roosters to a thrilling 18-16 win over Brisbane. The victory lifted the Roosters to fourth on the NRL …
Continue reading Cordner inspires Roosters in NRL thrillerThe British and Irish Lions have cast considerable doubts over their competitiveness on New Zealand soil with a dour 13-7 victory against a mostly semi-professional provincial Barbarians outfit in Whangarei. …
Continue reading Lions labour to win in rugby tour openerTom Hawkins can’t believe he jumper punched Adelaide’s Matt Crouch after the well-publicised AFL crack down, but the Geelong star remains hopeful he will escape suspension. Hawkins admitted his angst …
Continue reading Hawkins feels he does not deserve AFL banJosh Kelly has shone once again as Greater Western Sydney outclassed a brave Essendon by 16 points to leap to the top of the AFL ladder. Kelly’s stocks continue to …
Continue reading Giants topple Bombers to go top of AFL


