England may have regained the Ashes but the memory of their humiliating exit from the World Cup is still all too vivid for assistant coach Paul Farbrace. An innings and …
Continue reading World Cup wounds still vivid: FarbraceWest Coast forward Mark LeCras and Sydney defender Ted Richards have accepted their AFL match review panel penalties. It means Essendon veteran Adam Cooney will be the only player to …
Continue reading Cooney only player to front AFL tribunalProp David Shillington is free to play in Canberra’s round 23 NRL match with Manly after taking the early guilty plea on a contrary conduct charge regarding an alleged headbutt. …
Continue reading Shillington escapes ban for ‘headbutt’As if being suspended wasn’t bad enough, Brisbane prop Adam Blair’s pain has been enhanced by the Broncos’ results while he’s been sidelined. The New Zealand international was a key …
Continue reading Blair back to lift BroncosWest Coast coach Adam Simpson says he expects defender Jeremy McGovern to miss multiple weeks with his latest hamstring injury. McGovern re-injured his left hamstring in last week’s 14-point loss …
Continue reading Eagle McGovern out for weeks in AFLPairings for Thursday’s first round of the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits: 1st tee 9:45pm (AEST): Ryan Helminen (USA), Rory Sabbatini (RSA), Chesson Hadley (USA) 9:55: David Howell (ENG), Grant …
Continue reading PGA Championship tee timesCanada’s Graham DeLaet has withdrawn from the 97th PGA Championship because of a left thumb injury, tournament officials announced on Monday. DeLaet suffered the injury at the Canadian Open last …
Continue reading Canada’s DeLaet withdraws from PGAGlenn Stewart will miss South Sydney’s big NRL clash with North Queensland on Thursday after accepting a one-match ban for a high tackle. Stewart was charged with a grade two …
Continue reading Glenn Stewart cops one-game NRL banForget Brisbane or North Queensland, Mal Meninga’s tip for the NRL premiership is the in-form Sydney Roosters. Despite his status as Queensland’s State of Origin coach, Meninga believes the Roosters …
Continue reading Meninga tips Roosters over Qld’s NRL duoCanberra coach Ricky Stuart can handle losing, but not seeing his players shoot themselves in the foot – repeatedly. The Raiders chances of playing NRL finals this year slipped further …
Continue reading Raiders’ impatience frustrating StuartStar St George Illawarra playmaker Benji Marshall is set to sit out Friday’s crucial NRL round 23 clash with Brisbane due to a leg injury. Marshall suffered a grade one …
Continue reading Benji Marshall to miss Broncos clashRory McIlroy says he’s 100 per cent and his game appears to be in order. He was talking about golf, not soccer. McIlroy played another practice round on Monday for …
Continue reading McIlroy ready to let it rip in PGAItaly’s Flavia Pennetta breezed past Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski 6-4 6-1 on Monday at the WTA Rogers Cup, booking a second-round date with world No.1 Serena Williams. Williams, who like all …
Continue reading Pennetta wins to book date with SerenaAdam Scott insists his window for winning major championships remains wide open despite this week’s US PGA Championship being his last with an anchored long putter. In fact, he believes …
Continue reading Last broomstick major not the end: ScottFormer Australian national coach John Buchanan says the team’s famed `Baggy Green’ culture deteriorated under captain Michael Clarke’s watch. Clarke announced his retirement from cricket at the end of the …
Continue reading Clarke eroded Aust team culture: BuchananAustralia’s Bernard Tomic has cast aside his Washington disappointment to advance to the next round of the ATP Masters in Montreal. The world No.26 beat Portugal’s Joao Sousa 6-3 6-3 …
Continue reading Tomic through to next round in MastersWallabies lock Dean Mumm has confirmed English players and fans are dismissive of Australia’s scrummaging capabilities, but he’s convinced things are looking up in that area ahead of next month’s …
Continue reading English don’t rate Wallabies scrum: MummA hurting All Blacks side believe it’s a case of doing the little things better rather than making drastic changes as they battle to keep hold of the Bledisloe Cup. …
Continue reading Hurting All Blacks have ‘honest’ review
