South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer sprang a surprise in naming halfback Fourie du Preez as captain for Saturday’s key Rugby World Cup clash with Scotland. Du Preez takes the role …
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Johanna Konta of Britain upset top-seeded Simona Halep 6-3 3-6 7-5 to advance to the quarter-finals of the Wuhan Open on Wednesday. Sydney-born Konta, who came into the Wuhan tournament …
Continue reading Konta upsets top-seeded Halep in ChinaInjury-ravaged Wales have insisted on maintaining the physical intensity of their training sessions ahead of Thursday’s crunch Pool A match against Fiji. Coach Warren Gatland lost three of his best …
Continue reading No training let-up for wounded WelshWinger Waisake Naholo returns to the All Blacks for their Rugby World Cup match against Georgia, 11 weeks after fracturing a leg bone in his Test debut against Argentina. Four …
Continue reading Naholo returns for All Blacks at RWC15Roberta Vinci advanced to the quarter-finals of the Wuhan Open tennis tournament on Wednesday by beating defending champion Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic. The 15th-seeded Italian defeated the two-time …
Continue reading Venus in China tennis last 8, Kvitova outReigning MotoGP World Champion Marc Marquez has undergone surgery in Barcelona to treat a fracture to the fifth metacarpal of his left hand. The Repsol Honda rider suffered the fracture …
Continue reading MotoGP champ Marquez breaks handFormer Australian coach Eddie Jones believes the Wallabies will beat England in their crunch Rugby World Cup pool game on Saturday (Sunday AEDT) if their scrum holds up. The 55-year-old …
Continue reading Scrum key to Aust beating England: JonesHawthorn have put captain Luke Hodge and forward Jack Gunston through their own training sessions as they try to prove their fitness for the AFL grand final. While it will …
Continue reading Hawks put pair through AFL pacesVenus Williams beat Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain 6-3 6-4 on Wednesday to advance to the quarter-finals of the Wuhan Open. A day after earning her 700th career victory, Williams …
Continue reading Venus bts Navarro, in China tennis last 8Maria Sharapova has announced her withdrawal from next week’s China Open in Beijing, citing a left forearm injury that had forced her to retire two days earlier from the Wuhan …
Continue reading Sharapova withdraws from China Tennis OpenThe West Coast Eagles’ quest for AFL’s holy grail has received a divine boost before Saturday’s grand final. The red and white flag of St George has been replaced by …
Continue reading 2015 AFL Grand Final: ‘Holy blessing’ for West Coast EaglesJust 19 years ago, two-time defending premiers Hawthorn were on the brink of oblivion as a stand-alone AFL club. The only part of the Hawks’ history that is more remarkable …
Continue reading AFL Grand Final 2015: Hawks survived and then thrived in AFLJeff Robson will swap roles with Chad Townsend for the 2016 NRL season, after the veteran Cronulla playmaker was snapped up by the Warriors on a one-year deal on Wednesday. …
Continue reading Robson to join Warriors in 2016Adelaide have axed wingman Brodie Martin amid a round of delistings at the AFL club. Martin, who played 38 AFL games in eight seasons, was delisted along with Sam Siggins, …
Continue reading Crows axe winger Brodie MartinJohn Barker will stay at Carlton as part of new coach Brendon Bolton’s coaching setup in 2016. Neil Craig will head the Blues’ radically restructured coaching department, with three new …
Continue reading Blues keep Barker in AFL coaching shuffleTodd Carney will launch legal action against former NRL club Cronulla over claims he was wrongfully dismissed. Carney’s lawyers are preparing to serve papers on the Sharks for his sacking …
Continue reading Carney to sue Sharks over NRL sackingWallabies’ captains old and new have come out in support of England skipper Chris Robshaw’s controversial decision to push for a win against Wales and turn down a potentially game-tying …
Continue reading Wallabies skippers back Robshaw’s callFrom the sunny training fields of Bordeaux to the cauldron of a decisive Rugby World Cup clash with England at Twickenham. For Sam Carter, who was called up for the …
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