Coach Tana Umaga says it’s been a topic of conversation in the Blues camp – making sure the Crusaders don’t assert dominance up front at Eden Park. The Blues, who …
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A dominant Rafa Nadal reached one career milestone on Thursday but the nature of the Spaniard’s passage through the early rounds of the French Open suggests his eyes are fixed …
Continue reading Nadal, Djokovic in French Open third roundBernard Tomic says he wants “more than anything to win” and believes Roger Rasheed’s scathing comments about his round-one French Open victory showed “how much education he has”. Rasheed urged …
Continue reading Tomic takes Rasheed to task over commentsAustralian Daniel Ricciardo set the pace for Red Bull in Monaco Grand Prix practice on Thursday, with crashes and a loose drain cover putting safety back in the spotlight at …
Continue reading Ricciardo fastest in Monaco practiceBernard Tomic has been knocked out of the French Open following a four-set defeat in which he complained of dizziness. Watched on by a strong Australian contingent, including Davis Cup …
Continue reading ‘Dizzy’ Tomic goes down at French OpenSwiss eighth seed Timea Bacsinszky has recovered from a shaky start and a nervy finish to beat Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard 6-4 6-4 in the French Open second round. Bacsinszky, who …
Continue reading Bacsinszky beats Bouchard at French OpenFormula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has set the pace in an incident-filled opening Monaco Grand Prix practice, with debris and a loose drain cover bringing an early end to …
Continue reading Hamilton fastest amid Monaco practice woesThe family of the late Formula One driver Jules Bianchi plans to take legal action over the driver’s death following an accident at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix. Lawyers acting …
Continue reading Bianchi’s family sue over F1 deathFremantle coach Ross Lyon has warned Zac Clarke it’s time to deliver, saying the under-fire ruckman can’t use injury as an excuse for his poor form. Clarke’s progress has stagnated …
Continue reading Dockers give out-of-form Clarke the bootDamaging utility Daniel Wells will return for unbeaten North Melbourne in their AFL fixture against Sydney. Wells, who has missed the past two games because of achilles soreness, and Sam …
Continue reading North’s Wells returns for Swans clashDamaging utility Daniel Wells will return for unbeaten North Melbourne in Friday night’s AFL fixture against Sydney. Wells, who has missed the past two games because of achilles soreness, and …
Continue reading North’s Wells returns for Swans AFL clashWallabies coach Michael Cheika has welcomed Eddie Jones’ promise of an “enormous scrap” in next month’s blockbuster series with England with a selection smokescreen and wry grin. While the England …
Continue reading Cheika welcomes Jones’ rugby challengeGold Coast have filled the void left by James Roberts’ departure with the recruitment of another gifted but wayward player in Konrad Hurrell. The 24-year-old Tongan international joins the Titans …
Continue reading Titans take NRL punt on wayward WarriorState of Origin ironman Johnathan Thurston has been backed by Queensland to play a remarkable 34th straight game despite being restricted to light training duties. The playmaker raised eyebrows on …
Continue reading Qld allay fitness concerns for ThurstonKarmichael Hunt is closing in on becoming a dual international just over a year after his reputation had been in tatters. The 29-year-old is poised to complete a 15-month journey …
Continue reading Hunt closing in on Wallabies jerseyJoe Powell’s Wallabies call-up was so out of the blue that he thought it was a prank. The Brumbies’ back-up halfback even asked someone to read the email to check …
Continue reading Powell thought Wallabies call-up a jokeLife after footy is not something Billy Slater wants to contemplate just yet. But the recovering fullback might have provided a glimpse of it on Thursday at the Queensland State …
Continue reading Slater back in Qld Origin camp, as a coachSo out of the blue was Joe Powell’s Wallabies call-up, he thought it was an elaborate prank. The Brumbies’ back-up halfback even asked asked someone to read the email to …
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