Former Wallaby Greg Martin has slammed the decision to re-appoint Richard Graham as Queensland Reds coach as an acceptance of mediocrity. Graham was confirmed as Reds coach for next year’s …
Continue reading Ex-Wallaby slams Reds coach appointmentThe brother of controversial tennis star Nick Kyrgios has had his ATP credentials revoked and was denied entry to Kyrgios’ first-round loss to Richard Gasquet in the Cincinnati Masters on …
Continue reading Kyrgios’ brother’s ATP pass revokedNot a lot scares record-breaking All Blacks captain Richie McCaw but the thought of retirement does. The 34-year-old McCaw says he has yet to finally decide whether he will call …
Continue reading All Black McCaw’s retirement fearGold Coast have once again been hit by injury with Jarrod Harbrow and Tom Nicholls reportedly to join Trent McKenzie on the sidelines for the remainder of the AFL season. …
Continue reading Suns to lose trio for season: reportPakistan’s cricket chief has expressed hope that next week’s diplomatic talks between his country and India will help the revival of cricket between the two rivals after a seven-year hiatus. …
Continue reading Pakistan hopeful about India talksA South African run-down of the Black Caps’ batting strengths and weaknesses has been revealed just hours ahead of the first one-day cricket international in Centurion. The schedule, addressed to …
Continue reading Bowling strategy slipped under wrong doorWorld Rugby chief executive Brett Gosper has warned teams taking part at the World Cup they risk “sanctions” for failing to comply with concussion protocols but stopped short of saying …
Continue reading Gosper issues concussion warningThere was no fairytale ending at The Oval for Sir Don Bradman, but that’s where Michael Clarke requires an unlikely 222 runs to finish with a career Test average above …
Continue reading What Michael Clarke needs for 50 averageHIGHS AND LOWS OF MICHAEL CLARKE’S CRICKET CAREER January, 2003: The 21-year-old makes ODI debut debut against England in Adelaide, steering his team to victory with unbeaten 39. Unable to …
Continue reading Timeline of Clarke’s cricket careerWho is Michael Clarke? The truth is that after 12 years, more than a hundred Tests and a mountain of runs that put him in the upper echelon of batsmanship, …
Continue reading How will cricket remember Michael Clarke?Chris Rogers, one of few Australian cricketers to master English conditions in recent years, is keen to pursue a career in coaching. Rogers has confirmed he will join Michael Clarke …
Continue reading Rogers keen to take coaching pathPlayers are eyeing a slice of the AFL’s new $2.5billion broadcast deal, pledging to fight for their share of the latest cash windfall. With a new collective bargaining agreement due …
Continue reading Marsh fighting for AFL player incomeDarren Lehmann walks into a stadium alongside Roy Hodgson, coach of England’s football side. It sounds an awful lot like the beginning of a joke at the expense of Australia’s …
Continue reading Aus cricketers meet England coach HodgsonOnce they were the most troubled muscles in the AFL, but Cyril Rioli says a few simple tricks have put his hamstring woes to bed. Rioli’s six goals against Geelong …
Continue reading Fit-again Rioli helped by hammy tricksMatthew Egan knows better than most what James Hird meant when the departing Essendon coach spoke about AFL adversity. Egan will take over from Hird as the Bombers’ interim senior …
Continue reading Egan knows all about AFL adversityEssendon star Brendon Goddard has hailed James Hird as a potentially great AFL coach and hopes his departure is the right decision. Goddard has admitted to shock and disappointment that …
Continue reading Goddard hails Hird’s AFL coachingRichmond veteran Chris Newman will retire at the end of this AFL season. The former captain told the club’s playing group on Tuesday of his decision to bow out once …
Continue reading Tiger Newman to retire at AFL season endNOTABLE QUOTES AS JAMES HIRD LEAVES ESSENDON: “Paul said it was the board’s opinion (that) the football club would never be truly free of the ASADA issue while I was …
Continue reading What they said as Hird left Essendon

