Maria Sharapova won her first ever meeting with Karolina Pliskova 6-3 6-4 to hit back for Russia in the Fed Cup final against holders Czech Republic in Prague on Saturday. …
Continue reading Sharapova hits back for Russia in Fed CupSteve McNamara heaped praise on his players after England beat New Zealand 20-14 at the DW Stadium to claim a 2-1 series win. McNamara has suffered a number of near …
Continue reading Coach McNamara heaps praise on EnglandTwo tries from second-rower Elliott Whitehead helped England to a tense 20-14 victory over New Zealand in Wigan to complete a 2-1 series win. England were forced to withstand a …
Continue reading England see off NZ to win RL seriesJust over 12 months after his NRL career tinkered on collapse because of a domestic violence conviction, Kirisome Auva’a has signed a three-year contract extension with South Sydney. The Rabbitohs …
Continue reading Auva’a inks three-year deal with RabbitohsHawthorn’s three-time AFL premiership captain Luke Hodge will lead the Australian team in the international rules Test against Ireland. Hodge was confirmed as national captain for the first time at …
Continue reading Hodge to captain international rules sideAll Blacks great Dan Carter has revealed he feared for his life in two violent incidents in South Africa early in his career. Carter tells of a vicious beating suffered …
Continue reading Dan Carter recounts violent SA incidentsNew France rugby coach Guy Noves has promised to restore some lost flamboyance to Les Bleus after a disappointing World Cup campaign. Noves, who led Toulouse to four European and …
Continue reading New France rugby coach promises attackRoger Federer believes tennis players should undergo more anti-doping tests to ensure the sport does not suffer the problems that have plunged athletics into crisis. The Swiss 17-times grand slam …
Continue reading Federer backs more tennis doping testsTriple Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton put talk of his party lifestyle and fatigue to one side on Friday with the fastest lap in first practice for the Brazilian …
Continue reading Lewis Hamilton fastest in Brazil practiceAustralia’s sevens game-breaker Cameron Clark has welcomed Wallabies trying to fast-track their way to Rio, but warned they were racing against the clock. Clark, who returns from a hamstring injury …
Continue reading Wallabies need to adapt to 7s, ClarkThe Brumbies have scored a major coup signing Argentina’s World Cup halfback Tomas Cubelli on a two-year Super Rugby deal. Cubelli has 45 Test caps for Los Pumas and was …
Continue reading Brumbies sign Pumas halfbackCanberra have re-signed powerful centre Joseph Leilua until the end of the 2018 NRL season. Leilua, who was off-contract at the end of the 2015 season, joined the Raiders in …
Continue reading Leilua re-signs with Raiders until 2018Former anti-doping boss Richard Ings expects WADA will need to produce something new and different to win its appeal against a group of Essendon players. The drawn-out Essendon supplements saga …
Continue reading WADA about to appeal against AFL verdictWhether Russell Packer gets deported or not is out of their hands but rugby league supremo John Grant says the New Zealander has the game’s support. Packer is hoping to …
Continue reading ARL boss, teammate backing PackerSt George Illawarra coach Paul McGregor won’t pick players on reputation as the Dragons aim for a return to the NRL finals in 2016. The Dragons ran hot and cold …
Continue reading Reputations won’t count for Dragons in NRLThe race to find the next NRL chief executive is well under way with a long list of candidates being drawn up. Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) chairman John Grant …
Continue reading NRL CEO hunt nearing next stageManly have confirmed their interest in troubled South Sydney NRL star Dylan Walker, amid speculation the former Test centre is facing the sack from the Rabbitohs. Walker’s future at Redfern …
Continue reading Manly confirm NRL interest in WalkerNSW Origin prospect Joel Thompson has openly thrown his support behind St George Illawarra teammate Russell Packer amid rumours the former New Zealand international is facing deportation. Thompson has formed …
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