If history is any guide, State of Origin I is just about a must-win for NSW. If the Blues can’t get off to a winning start in Sydney on Wednesday …
Continue reading Records show Origin opener key for BluesAustralia’s Will Power was fourth fastest on the speed chart in Indy 500 practice on Friday. The Queensland driver clocked a best lap of 224.384 miles per hour in his …
Continue reading Power primed for milestone Indy 500Seven-times grand slam champion John McEnroe is joining the coaching team of Canadian world number nine Milos Raonic, the American says. McEnroe, 57, made the announcement on Friday while working …
Continue reading McEnroe to work with Canadian RaonicCollingwood recruited Jeremy Howe looking to bolster their forward line but his successful switch to defence has been a key factor in the Pies’ return to form. Howe, a somewhat …
Continue reading Howe’s AFL switch a key for MagpiesCanberra are tired of scrapping on the edges of the NRL top eight and plan to take some mid-season heat off by climbing higher into safe territory. Jarrod Croker wants …
Continue reading Raiders ready to freeze out Dogs at homeGreg Bird is desperate to repay the loyalty shown to him by NSW coach Laurie Daley, after the Gold Coast enforcer was rushed back into the Blues State of Origin …
Continue reading Bird keen to repay Daley’s faithNorth Melbourne coach Chris Scott insists his side will learn a lot from their first AFL loss of the season and is confident their best football is still to come. …
Continue reading Roos to learn from first AFL loss: ScottHe’s hardly a veteran himself, but Sydney ball magnet Tom Mitchell credits the Swans clutch of youngsters for bringing excitement to the rising AFL team. A Swans side with debutant …
Continue reading Exciting youngsters spark Swans AFL sideNorth Melbourne coach Chris Scott insists his side will learn a lot from their first AFL loss of the season and is confident their best football is still to come. …
Continue reading Roos to learn from first AFL loss:ScottGold Coast coach Rodney Eade is adamant his team’s horror form won’t deter star duo Jaeger O’Meara and Dion Prestia from re-signing. The Suns have lost their past six games …
Continue reading Suns don’t fear losing O’Meara, PrestiaQueensland fans may finally forgive Daly Cherry-Evans for his Gold Coast contract backflip if he makes a successful State of Origin return, Lote Tuqiri says. Two weeks after being booed …
Continue reading DCE Origin success will end boos: TuqiriA French Open that had promised so much for rising star Nick Kyrgios has ended with the fiery Australian conceding he was “absolutely destroyed” by French nemesis Richard Gasquet. The …
Continue reading I got absolutely destroyed, says KyrgiosThe last remaining Australian at the French Open, Samantha Stosur, believes her claycourt game is as red hot as it was when she stormed to the final six years ago. …
Continue reading I’m playing as well as ever, says StosurKing of clay Rafael Nadal’s hopes of reclaiming his Roland Garros throne ended in despair when the nine-times champion pulled out of the French Open because of a wrist injury …
Continue reading Roland Garros reeling as Nadal pulls outNine-times champion Rafael Nadal sent shockwaves around Roland Garros on Friday when he unexpectedly pulled out of the French Open because of an injury to his left wrist. A day …
Continue reading Nadal out of French Open with wrist injuryAn injured and upset Nick Kyrgios has suffered a French Open flame-out at the hands of local hero Richard Gasquet, leaving Samantha Stosur as the only Australian in the fourth …
Continue reading Kyrgios out, Stosur through at French OpenSydney have stamped themselves as legitimate AFL contenders after ending ladder leader North Melbourne’s unbeaten run with a 26-point win over the Kangaroos at the SCG. The youthful Sydney outfit …
Continue reading Swans end Kangaroos’ unbeaten AFL runSimona Halep avoided the embarrassment of falling victim to a teenager who calls herself “a child of the internet” as she huffed and puffed her way into the fourth round …
Continue reading Halep survives scare from Naomi Osaka

