Carlton spearhead Levi Casboult has suffered what may be a serious knee injury early in the AFL clash with Port Adelaide. The 26-year-old forward marked strongly in a contest with …
Continue reading Carlton’s Casboult knee injury fearsRugby’s powerbrokers remain at loggerheads over the shape of the international calendar following the 2019 World Cup despite calls for a compromise before the end of the year. Re-jigging international …
Continue reading Rugby powerbrokers at loggerheadsSt George Illawarra welcome moves to eliminate “diving” from the NRL, says star utility Josh Dugan. The Dragons were accused of the controversial tactic of staying down in the hope …
Continue reading Dragons welcome end of diving in NRLThe NSW Waratahs will carry a siege mentality across the Tasman in pursuit of an against-the-odds triumph over Super Rugby’s table-topping Crusaders on Friday night. As if losing backline linchpin …
Continue reading Waratahs vowing to beat the oddsRuckman Todd Goldstein acknowledges North Melbourne still have a lot of work to do if they’re to be a genuine AFL premiership contender. The undefeated Kangaroos top the ladder after …
Continue reading No improvement, no AFL flag: GoldsteinLewis Hamilton reacted with amazement on Saturday to media speculation that the triple Formula One world champion might take a sabbatical in 2017. “A year out? No way,” the Mercedes …
Continue reading A year out? No way, says HamiltonSerena Williams has advanced to the Italian Open final with a 6-4 6-1 win over Romania’s Irina-Camelia Begu and will try to clinch her first title of the season when …
Continue reading Serena Williams to face Madison KeysSimon Pagenaud pulled away to win the IndyCar Grand Prix of Indianapolis for his third straight victory of the season. The French driver inherited the lead when Team Penske teammate …
Continue reading French driver wins IndyCar IndianapolisEngland five-eighth Owen Farrell upstaged All Blacks great Dan Carter by kicking seven penalties as Saracens won the European Champions Cup for the first time with a 21-9 victory over …
Continue reading Saracens win Euro rugby’s Champions CupPenrith withstood the Warriors and a twin assault from Mother Nature to emerge stronger for their Christchurch experience, five-eighth Jamie Soward says. The Panthers players were rattled by a sizeable …
Continue reading Panthers tightest I’ve played with: SowardHis side may not have fired a shot, but Manly coach Trent Barrett gave both barrels to Billy Moore for his criticism of Daly Cherry-Evans after their 30-6 NRL loss …
Continue reading Barrett fires back at Moore DCE flakSam Lloyd has lived every child’s backyard footy dream, coolly kicking the winning goal after the final siren. The Richmond forward had marked and was lining up his kick from …
Continue reading Cool-hand Llloyd seals Tigers’ AFL winRichmond coach Damien Hardwick called it “a bounce of God”. Sydney counterpart John Longmire says the Swans had it coming. With less than 30 seconds left in Saturday night’s pulsating …
Continue reading Swans lament poor AFL matchMatch-winning hero Sam Lloyd admits Richmond would have been shattered if their AFL losing streak had extended to seven. Lloyd’s goal after the final siren at the MCG on Saturday …
Continue reading Tigers finally win again in AFLBrisbane Lions coach Justin Leppitsch has taken full responsibility for his side’s horrendous 78-point AFL defeat to Collingwood. Capping off a forgettable week for the AFL in Queensland, in which …
Continue reading Leppa: buck stops with meJacob Lillyman wants the Warriors to be better in the bad times if they are to stem the tide of points flowing against them. Tough Queensland prop Lillyman vented his …
Continue reading Time for Warriors to toughen up: LillymanStormers’ Vincent Koch trundled over with two seconds remaining and Brandon Thomson held his nerve to kick the conversion after the hooter to rescue a 17-17 draw against the Sunwolves …
Continue reading Stormers snatch draw with SunwolvesTriple world champion Lewis Hamilton is keen to end Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg’s seven-race winning streak after denying the Formula One leader pole position at the Spanish Grand Prix. Meanwhile, …
Continue reading Happy Hamilton back on pole in Spain

