Seven London Marathon winners in 12 years have recorded blood level results which suggested they may have been doping, the Sunday Times newspaper reported in the latest set of allegations …
Continue reading London Marathon in doping crosshairsAnother week from hell has ended with an unhappy AFL milestone for Essendon, who lost to GWS for the first time. The Giants’ 32-point home win on Sunday came a …
Continue reading Essendon rocked by Thompson comments: HirdGreater Western Sydney have gone from sleepy to sizzling in one AFL half to beat Essendon by 32 points and move within two points of eighth spot. GWS kicked just …
Continue reading Giants blow Bombers away after half-timeTrent Robinson took another step towards a third straight NRL minor premiership as his Sydney Roosters showed why they have been title favourites all season. On a weekend when fellow …
Continue reading Roosters firm as NRL title favouritesSNAPSHOT FROM ROUND 22 OF THE NRL: THEY SAID IT: “It was embarrassing to be honest. We just had not enough people up to first grade standard out there.” Warriors …
Continue reading NRL shapshot round 22Big men Aaron Sandilands and Jonathon Griffin have made their mark in Fremantle’s clinical and commanding 37-point AFL victory over St Kilda. The rucks combined for four goals in the …
Continue reading Fremantle too sharp, clinical for SaintsForget the rising part – Patrick Cripps and Jesse Hogan are AFL stars. Full stop. They lit up the MCG this weekend with performances that continue their strong seasons. The …
Continue reading Hogan, Cripps shine again in AFLThe Sydney Roosters have held off a fast-finishing Newcastle to score a 38-22 victory and extend their winning streak to eighton Sunday. On a weekend where their fellow top four …
Continue reading Roosters hold off fast-finishing KnightsNorth Melbourne coach Brad Scott admits they will take longer than this AFL season to become truly consistent, despite being a more complete team. They held off a strong challenge …
Continue reading North hold off Demons for AFL winNo Billy Slater, no worries. Melbourne Storm showed they have the talent to cover for injured superstar fullback Billy Slater with his replacement Cameron Munster bagging a hat-trick in their …
Continue reading Storm’s Munster in Slater’s footstepsAll Blacks coach Steve Hansen is confident he can find the recipe to subdue the Wallabies’ breakdown bandits in Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup return clash in Auckland. Australia’s back row trio …
Continue reading Hansen to fix All Blacks’ breakdownThey say a week’s a long time in football – how about 862 days. That’s how long it had been between tries for unlucky Melbourne Storm winger Matt Duffie. Playing …
Continue reading Duffie earns high praise for NRL comebackMelbourne remain in the hunt for an NRL top four finals berth after over-running Gold Coast 36-14 at AAMI Park. The Storm were worried about losing touch with the ladder …
Continue reading Melbourne Storm overpower Titans 36-14Shaun Higgins and Lindsay Thomas have led North Melbourne to a 35-point AFL win after a big scare from Melbourne. Higgins and Thomas kicked two goals apiece in a seven-goal …
Continue reading ‘Roos beat Demons in AFLThe victorious Wallabies appear likely to field new starting halves in Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup decider, with the struggling incumbents under siege from dynamic bench duo Nic White and Matt Toomua. …
Continue reading Wallabies halves under the pumpJ.J. Henry birdied the final hole to take a one-point lead Saturday in the Barracuda Championship, the PGA Tour’s only modified Stableford event. Henry had a 41-point total at Montreux …
Continue reading J.J. Henry leads Barracuda ChampionshipAll Blacks coach Steve Hansen says the rugby union world champions can’t afford to panic after their loss to the Wallabies. Little more than 12 hours after New Zealand’s 27-19 …
Continue reading All Blacks coach says they can’t panicWillie Mason, Ben Matulino and Jayson Bukuya face an anxious wait to learn how the match review committee interprets the NRL’s hastily-introduced, new crackdown on the shoulder charge. All three …
Continue reading NRL shoulder charge crackdown faces test
