Mercedes published an open letter to Formula One fans on Wednesday to emphasise team unity, and counter accusations that championship leader Nico Rosberg is favoured over Lewis Hamilton. German driver …
Continue reading Mercedes rule out bias in letter to fansFormula One’s new 2017 power unit agreement has a clause inserted in it to prevent teams and their engine suppliers from publicly denigrating each other, as Red Bull and Renault …
Continue reading F1 engine agreement has ‘Red Bull Clause’Nick Kyrgios has battled hard to beat Stan Warwrinka in the second round of the Madrid Open. The Australian took more than an hour and 40 minutes to down the …
Continue reading Kyrgios beats Wawrinka at Madrid tennisAustralia’s Daria Gavrilova has claimed a massive scalp to win through to the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open claycourt tournament with a straight-sets victory over two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova. …
Continue reading Dasha in Spain WTA quarters, beats KvitovaInfluential GWS ruckman Shane Mumford has signed up for two more years and is in no hurry to return to the real world outside the AFL after that. Mumford 29, …
Continue reading Mumford signs for 2 more years as a GiantEssendon veteran Adam Cooney will wait until the end of the AFL season before deciding if he will seek another contract with the Bombers. Cooney, 30, has enjoyed an upturn …
Continue reading Bombers’ Cooney undecided on AFL futureCyril Rioli has warned nephew Daniel that even if he wins an AFL pace duel, the younger man might wish he hadn’t. Hawthorn’s Cyril and Richmond’s Daniel are happy to …
Continue reading Riolis ready to rumble in AFLParramatta have been warned they are facing an “almost impossible” task to get under the salary cap in nine days as they desperately attempt to keep their flickering NRL finals …
Continue reading Eels in tough task to fix cap in nine daysWhatever the Western Bulldogs take from last year’s AFL elimination final, Adelaide coach Don Pyke wants nothing to do with it. Probably the best game of the season and its …
Continue reading Pyke says last ‘Dogs AFL match is historyBlues coach Tana Umaga has gone for a mostly unaltered starting 15 to face Super Rugby strugglers the Southern Kings in Port Elizabeth. There are just two changes, one forced …
Continue reading Blues stick with settled Super Rugby sideStar West Coast duo Jeremy McGovern and Jack Darling are in doubt for Saturday’s AFL clash with Geelong at Simonds Stadium, while prized recruit Lewis Jetta is expected to escape …
Continue reading Eagles sweat on star AFL duo for Cats gameIvan Cleary has been brought in by the NRL amid widespread discontent surrounding the game’s officiating. Former Penrith and Warriors coach Cleary was unveiled by NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg …
Continue reading Cleary joins NRL to aid refsBrumbies coach Stephen Larkham has had talks with Super Rugby’s referees boss Lyndon Bray, unhappy with rule interpretations in recent losses. He believes the Brumbies’ great strength, their set-piece scoring …
Continue reading Brumbies seek out refs bossFormer Parramatta winger Eric Grothe Jr has called for the NRL club’s five under-fire board members and officials to stand down, labelling their current stance as “pure ego”. Chairman Steve …
Continue reading Put Eels ahead of board: Grothe JrAustralia doesn’t expect New Zealand to be affected by the off-field prescription drugs scandal that is lingering over the Kiwis when the two sides meet in the mid-year Test on …
Continue reading Kiwis won’t be distracted: KangaroosFremantle ruckman Aaron Sandilands has dismissed rumours he had a rib removed following his heavy collision with Nic Naitanui last month. Sandilands suffered a punctured lung and broken ribs in …
Continue reading Sandilands dismisses rib rumour in AFLDenis Fitzgerald isn’t the answer to Parramatta’s off-field crisis according to club legend Michael Cronin. The Eels have gone through 25 directors and six chief executives since 2009 when Fitzgerald …
Continue reading Fitzgerald isn’t Eels’ answer: CroninTwo weeks ago they let a win get to their heads – now the Brisbane Lions are trying to keep the lid on after their thrilling near-miss against Sydney. Midfielder …
Continue reading Lions keep lid on after Swans thriller

