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Written off as a grand slam threat after being in the tennis wilderness for four years, Samantha Stosur has always been a believer her career would get back on track. …
Continue reading Stosur’s always been a believerWorld No.1 and raging French Open favourite Novak Djokovic admits he got lucky after going perilously close to being disqualified from the tournament following a careless racquet toss which narrowly …
Continue reading ‘I got lucky on racquet toss’: DjokovicFormula One backmarkers Manor have struggling Sauber in their sights and will be disappointed to finish last again this season, according to racing director Dave Ryan. Manor finished last overall …
Continue reading Struggling Sauber in Manor’s F1 sightsThe Sydney Roosters have extended NRL premiership-winning coach Trent Robinson’s contract by a further two years. The announcement ensures Robinson will remain at the helm until the end of the …
Continue reading Roosters NRL coach Robinson signs to 2019More than 100 former rugby internationals have agreed to take part in a unique scientific study on the effects of concussion on brain health to increase player safety standards in …
Continue reading Ex-rugby Test players in concussion studyA week is a long time in football and 113 of them equal Jack Trengove’s triumph. The Melbourne onballer will finally return in Saturday’s match against Hawthorn at the MCG, …
Continue reading Trengove finally returns to AFLDays after appearing in court over an alleged taxi robbery, Trent Dumont has been dropped by North Melbourne for Friday night’s AFL fixture against Richmond. Dumont, who appeared in an …
Continue reading North dump Dumont in AFLNorth Melbourne have named Todd Goldstein to take on Richmond on Friday night in their AFL clash in Hobart, but Majak Daw remains on standby if the All Australian ruckman …
Continue reading More to Roos in AFL than Goldy: HardwickJohnathan Thurston has backtracked on plans to retire from representative rugby league next year, revealing he could be back in 2018 to torment NSW. When the North Queensland, Maroons and …
Continue reading Thurston backflip on rep retirement plansSam Thaiday has come under fire for his “virginity” post-match Origin reference, but it wasn’t the Queensland forward’s first time. Thaiday lit up social media with a mix of criticism …
Continue reading Thaiday’s comments not first timeEssendon midfielder David Zaharakis has hit out at suggestions the Bombers could look to tank Saturday’s bottom-of-the-table AFL clash with Fremantle. Zaharakis labelled the calls offensive and hypocritical, unloading on …
Continue reading Zaharakis hits out tanking claimsWest Coast coach Adam Simpson insists any changes to the AFL draft system need to be “fool proof” in a bid to avoid further controversy down the track. Support is …
Continue reading Simpson calls for foolproof AFL draftBlues enforcer Andrew Fifita is urging NSW teammates to stop blaming match officials and focus on keeping the 2016 State of Origin series alive. Coach Laurie Daley’s demand to replace …
Continue reading Stop blaming Origin refs: FifitaNorth Melbourne’s imposing three-pronged tall attack has brought Richmond undone in the past, but coach Damien Hardwick is banking on his midfield to continue the Tigers’ resurgence. Hardwick’s men are …
Continue reading Tigers AFL midfield must roar: HardwickSouth Sydney players have leapt to the defence of Michael Maguire following Chris Grevsmuhl’s parting shot at the Rabbitohs coach. After his NRL mid-season departure to Penrith, Grevsmuhl claimed that …
Continue reading Souths brush off Grevsmuhl’s parting shotNRL MATCH-FIXING AND BETTING CONTROVERSIES * GRAND FINAL, 1963 It brought rugby league its most iconic `Gladiators’ image, but the 1963 grand final was among the most controversial in history. …
Continue reading League’s fixing and betting scandalsNRL boss Todd Greenberg has promised to ban for life anyone found guilty of match-fixing. The game was on Thursday thrown into turmoil when NSW Police confirmed they were probing …
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