Reigning V8 Supercars champion Mark Winterbottom will tackle the Symmons Plains meet with renewed vigour after topping the timing charts in practice. Winterbottom claimed the fastest time of 51.5263 seconds …
Continue reading Frosty on top of V8s at Symmons PlainsFremantle coach Ross Lyon is confident they can put their round-one flop behind them in Saturday’s AFL clash with Gold Coast at Domain Stadium. The Dockers entered the season as …
Continue reading Lyon backs Dockers to rebound from flopSkipper Nic Stirzaker will make his first start of the Super Rugby season giving the Melbourne Rebels a boost for their crunch clash with the NSW Waratahs on Sunday. The …
Continue reading Stirzaker returns to lead RebelsWest Coast coach Adam Simpson insists revenge won’t be the dominant theme when the club returns to the MCG for Sunday’s grand final re-match against Hawthorn. The Eagles copped a …
Continue reading GF re-match not about revenge: EaglesThe Semi Trailer has trodden on a few toes. Parramatta NRL star Semi Radradra’s decision to spurn his native Fiji to represent Australia has upset officials within the international rugby …
Continue reading Semi’s Roos move angers Pacific nationsIn-form Victoria Azarenka has battled past an ailing but determined second seed Angelique Kerber 6-2 7-5 to set up a Miami Open final showdown against Svetlana Kuznetsova. The 13th-seeded Belarusian …
Continue reading Azarenka beats Kerber to reach Miami finalDaryl Gibson is refusing to offer any excuses for the NSW Waratahs’ lacklustre start to the Super Rugby season as the first-year coach battles to stamp his style on the …
Continue reading Gibson confident Waratahs will click soonThe return of an off contract Benji Marshall has North Queensland on high alert ahead of Saturday night’s NRL clash with the Dragons in Townsville. The Dragons’ attack is not …
Continue reading Marshall has Cowboys on high alertSt Kilda coach Alan Richardson urged his team to deliver a performance worthy of their captain Nick Riewoldt’s 300th AFL match. Riewoldt will mark the milestone against the Western Bulldogs …
Continue reading Saints to show respect for RiewoldtTheir bodies are sore but the Brumbies’ minds are focused on stopping the free-running, pace-setting Chiefs in Saturday’s home Super Rugby blockbuster. After almost a month on the road – …
Continue reading Brumbies focused on ChiefsTest halfback Cooper Cronk admits his ongoing contract negotiations might be contributing to his inconsistent NRL form for Melbourne. Ahead of the Storm’s clash with Newcastle on Saturday at AAMI …
Continue reading Cronk admits Storm contract a weightEmerging Sydney midfielder Tom Mitchell admits he’s profiting from the presence of Sydney’s more established AFL on-ball stars. Mitchell will line up at Etihad Stadium on Sunday against Carlton, the …
Continue reading Mitchell learning from AFL’s bestBoosted by the return of skipper and chief enforcer Paul Gallen, Cronulla have flagged their intentions to smash Wests Tigers off the park at Campbelltown Stadium on Saturday. Coach Shane …
Continue reading Cronulla set to bash TigersAn AFL scoring boom will play right into the hands of the zippy Brisbane Lions, according to returning vice-captain Dayne Zorko. Zorko makes his first appearance for the season in …
Continue reading AFL scoring revolution suits Lions: ZorkoEssendon want ruckman Shaun McKernan to regain form after an indifferent start to the AFL season. He was one of three players – along with Craig Bird and Jonathan Simpkin …
Continue reading ‘Dons want ruckman to regain AFL formJames Parsons is disappointed he won’t get to lock horns with Pumas hooker Agustin Creevy when he leads the Blues against Super Rugby newcomers the Jaguares. Skipper Creevy is among …
Continue reading Parsons disappointed at Creevy absenceNick Kyrgios has upset in-form Milos Raonic to march into his first Masters 1000 semi-final in Miami. Kyrgios is also set to crack the world’s top 20 and leapfrog Bernard …
Continue reading Kyrgios into Miami Masters semi-finalEssendon coach John Worsfold will continue to chop and change the Bombers side as he continues to search for the AFL club’s best combination. The Bombers have dropped Craig Bird, …
Continue reading ‘Dons still looking for best AFL side
