Ford driver Scott Pye has overcome a painful broken rib to post the fastest lap in opening practice at the Gold Coast V8 Supercars event. Pye, who broke his rib …
Continue reading Injured V8s driver Pye tops practiceAustralian doubles star Casey Dellacqua has been forced to withdraw from next week’s lucrative WTA Finals, still suffering the effects of an on-court fall at the China Open. Dellacqua, who …
Continue reading Dellacqua out of WTA FinalsFormer captain Stirling Mortlock has tackled the elephant in the Australian team room, declaring the Wallabies can’t win the Rugby World Cup without David Pocock. Wallabies coach Michael Cheika is …
Continue reading No Pocock, no World Cup: MortlockSydney Roosters prop Sam Moa knows all-too well the threat posed by Leeds guest player Ali Lauiti’iti when the Kiwis open their tour of England at Headingley. Second-rower Lauiti’iti, 36, …
Continue reading Lauiti’iti the X-factor for Leeds: MoaTop-seeded Tomas Berdych will face Grigor Dimitrov in the quarter-finals of the Stockholm Open, in a rematch of last year’s final. Berdych beat unseeded German Alexander Zverev 6-3 6-4 on …
Continue reading Berdych books spot in Stockholm quartersJo-Wilfried Tsonga, the 2011 Vienna champion, lost ground in his race for a place at the ATP year-end championships after going down 6-4 3-6 6-1 to Lukas Rosol in the …
Continue reading Tsonga loses ground in race to London ATPWayne Bennett has confirmed his interest in the vacant Australian coaching role. The rugby league master coach, whose last tenure as Australian mentor ended when he lost the 2005 Tri-Nations, …
Continue reading Bennett keen on Kangaroos jobFrom New Zealand’s domestic NPC to starting a Rugby World Cup semi-final, All Blacks prop Joe Moody has completed a dizzying 10-day ascension. Moody will wear the No.1 jersey in …
Continue reading Moody starts All Blacks’ RWC semi-finalSt Kilda boss Matt Finnis is furious with the AFL club’s latest recruit but also keen to have a chat with Jake Carlisle’s manager Anthony McConville. Carlisle joined the Saints …
Continue reading Saints seek answers from Carlisle managerAustralian Daniel Ricciardo said Thursday that he felt confident he will be on the Formula One grid in a Red Bull car next year, despite the team’s lack of a …
Continue reading Ricciardo confident Red Bull in F1 in 2016Lewis Hamilton has been handed a boost in his quest to be crowned a three-time Formula One world champion in Austin after Sebastian Vettel was hit with a 10-place grid …
Continue reading Vettel penalty helps Hamilton F1 title bidOne of John Grant’s major duties in a post-Dave Smith NRL world is likely to be to appoint Tim Sheens’ successor as Kangaroos coach. Grant will not take over as …
Continue reading Grant likely to appoint Kangaroos coachAP – Inspired by Jonny Wilkinson, Argentine sharp-shooter Nicolas Sanchez is hoping this is his time to break Australian hearts at a Rugby World Cup. With 26 goals from 30 …
Continue reading Pumas No.10 plotting Wallabies’ demiseThe Wallabies have turned to the famous Bajada scrummaging technique in a bid to beat Argentina at their own game and book a spot in next week’s World Cup final. …
Continue reading Beware the Wallabies’ Bajada, Pumas warnedBrilliant playmaker Nicolas Sanchez has emerged as one of the World Cup’s elite talents and the key to Argentina’s hopes of a semi-final upset, but he remains Public Enemy No.1 …
Continue reading Sanchez is Wallabies’ Public Enemy No.1Bombers bid chairman Craig Davison believes a second Brisbane NRL team is inevitable despite Broncos CEO Paul White’s damning view on expansion. Brisbane Bombers boss Davison is unfazed after White …
Continue reading Second Brisbane NRL team ‘inevitable’The daunting concrete walls that line this weekend’s Gold Coast 600 can end a driver’s V8 Supercars season, but it’s where Garth Tander hopes to launch an unlikely title tilt. …
Continue reading Tander ready to launch V8 title tiltCarlton will enter the AFL draft with a strong hand after the rebuilding Blues were a major player in this year’s trade period. AFL clubs quickly turned their focus to …
Continue reading Blues load up for big AFL draft
