Kiwi Junior Sa’u and Australian Cory Paterson enjoyed try-scoring returns as Salford Red Devils secured their Super League status with a bruising 24-10 win at Widnes Vikings. The two sides …
Continue reading Salford secure Super League statusAndy Murray has put Bernard Tomic to the sword to shatter Australia’s hopes of reaching the Davis Cup final for the first time in 12 years. Murray outclassed Tomic 7-5 …
Continue reading Britain beats Australia in Davis Cup semiSamoa captain Ofisa Treviranus led from the front as the Pacific islanders opened their World Cup campaign with a 25-16 win over United States in Pool B on Sunday. Treviranus …
Continue reading Samoa edge USA in World CupGermany’s Annika Beck toppled defending champion Mirjana Lucic-Baroni 6-2 2-6 6-4 on Saturday to reach her fourth career final at the Quebec City WTA tournament. The 21-year-old Beck will face …
Continue reading Annika Beck makes Quebec her fourth finalArgentine duo Leonardo Mayer and Carlos Berlocq held their nerve to edge Belgium’s Steve Darcis and Ruben Bemelmans 6-2 7-6 (7-2) 5-7 7-6 (7-5) in Saturday’s doubles and give the …
Continue reading Advantage Argentina in Davis CupFormer US Open semi-finalist Yanina Wickmayer produced a superb fightback to beat Poland’s Magda Linette 4-6 6-3 6-3 and win the Japan Women’s Open on Sunday. The Belgian dug herself …
Continue reading Wickmayer wins Tokyo titleFrance wing Yoann Huget is out of the rest of the World Cup after injuring his knee, French coach Philippe Saint-Andre said on Sunday. A tearful Huget was forced off …
Continue reading Injured France wing Huget out of World CupAdam Goodes will say his farewell to Sydney supporters at the start of the next AFL season and is likely to miss the traditional grand final parade of retired players. …
Continue reading Goodes to farewell fans next seasonThe Springboks’ stunning defeat by Japan in their opening match of the Rugby World Cup has shocked South Africa, casting doubt on the team’s chances of progressing to the final …
Continue reading Savage reaction to Springboks defeatNorth Melbourne appear to have dodged a bullet with key forward Drew Petrie escaping serious injury after copping a knock to a knee against Sydney. And with preliminary finals weekend …
Continue reading Petrie, Pavlich fit for AFL prelimsIt may take a little while longer before they’re able to change the opinions of their northern hemisphere foes, but the Wallabies insist the “dark days” of their scrum struggles …
Continue reading Dark days fading for Aussie scrumThe Wallabies know they have a 195cm, 130kg hurdle to overcome in their World Cup opener in the shape of Fijian talisman Nemani Nadolo. The enormous winger is well-known to …
Continue reading Wallabies on high alert from Nadolo threatJapanese fans celebrated their team’s shock Rugby World Cup win over heavily-favoured South Africa early on Sunday in a victory that is sure to give the sport a boost as …
Continue reading Japanese fans celebrate stunning rugby winIreland coach Joe Schmidt hailed Jonny Sexton as a perfectionist after his astute game management helped the Irish to a 50-7 World Cup demolition of Canada on Saturday. Sexton notched …
Continue reading Schmidt hails perfectionist SextonQueensland star Aidan Guerra benefited from the hostile environment Suncorp Stadium can produce when the Maroons claimed this season’s State of Origin series with a record thumping of NSW in …
Continue reading Roosters brace for ‘State of Origin IV’NSW Sport Minister Stuart Ayres says retiring Sydney Swans star Adam Goodes will be remembered for his stance on racism as well as his AFL success. The 35-year-old dual Brownlow …
Continue reading Goodes’ ‘noble banner’ hangs high: AyresNorth Queensland coach Paul Green admitted he had to dig deep to inspire gutted pivot Michael Morgan ahead of their NRL knockout semi-final against Cronulla in Townsville. And it seems …
Continue reading Coach fires Morgan to NQ finals winNOT PRODUCING THE GOODES – HOW RACISM HURT AN AFL CHAMPION * May 24, 2013: Goodes stops playing and points out a young Collingwood supporter in the crowd who called …
Continue reading The Adam Goodes saga – a timeline

