Teenager Thanasi Kokkinakis has beaten out veteran Sam Groth for a singles berth in Australia’s Davis Cup quarter-final against Kazakhstan in Darwin starting on Friday. Rising star Kokkinakis will take …
Continue reading Kokkinakis wins Davis Cup singles berthParramatta coach Brad Arthur says halfback Chris Sandow will remain at the Eels for the rest of the season after his request for an immediate release to join Super League …
Continue reading Sandow to stay at Eels this year: ArthurA late change at halfback could be on the cards for Canberra in Saturday’s crucial NRL battle against Cronulla at GIO Stadium. Hooker Kurt Baptiste was named to replace the …
Continue reading Baptiste no certain starter for RaidersPort Adelaide defender Jasper Pittard is an unlikely starter in Sunday’s AFL grudge match against Adelaide. The in-form backman injured an ankle in a training mishap this week, Port’s midfield …
Continue reading Port’s Pittard doubtful for AFL derbyMatt Giteau has earned a Wallabies recall after a four-year absence while Quade Cooper and Will Genia will start in the halves in Saturday night’s Rugby Championship opener against South …
Continue reading Giteau, Cooper, Genia in Wallabies returnsBrisbane NRL club chief executive Paul White has taken an immediate leave of absence to seek treatment for a health issue, understood to be a brain tumour. The Broncos announced …
Continue reading Broncos CEO White takes leave of absenceCanterbury coach Des Hasler says in-form Parramatta are a dangerous proposition with unpredictable playmaker Chris Sandow and coach Brad Arthur having found a “happy medium”. Sandow and Arthur were on …
Continue reading Eels and Sandow now happyPREVIEW OF THE ALL BLACKS-ARGENTINA TEST IN CHRISTCHURCH FRIDAY, JULY 17, 7.30pm New Zealand v Argentina at AMI Stadium Head to Head: All Blacks 19, Argentina 0, Draw 1 Last …
Continue reading All Blacks-Argentina previewFormer Australian wicketkeeper Ian Healy says national selectors are right to axe Shane Watson for the second Ashes Test because the enigmatic allrounder looked as lost on the field in …
Continue reading Healy, Hayden at odds over Watson axingAnthony Tupou is preparing to face his mental demons in his return to action from the horrific jaw injury he suffered in May. Tupou is back training with Cronulla’s NRL …
Continue reading Tupou prepares to return from broken jawPaul Gallen is expected in the coming days to announce his re-signing with Cronulla for next NRL season. The club is hoping to announce a new contract for the NSW …
Continue reading Gallen expected to re-sign with CronullaDavis Cup captain Wally Masur says Australia will have to be on the ball if they are to beat Kazakhstan in their quarterfinal showdown in Darwin, starting Friday. Australia are …
Continue reading Aussies ready for Davis Cup battleAustralia’s John-Patrick Smith is through to his first ATP quarter-finals after beating American Jared Donaldson in straight sets at the Hall of Fame Championships in Newport on Wednesday. The 26-year-old …
Continue reading Smith makes first ATP quarter-finalsJason Day is drawing on the magical memories of 2010 as he strives to break through for an overdue maiden major championship win at the home of golf. It was …
Continue reading Day recalls magic of St AndrewsSixty years since his British Open triumph at St Andrews, Australia’s most successful men’s golfer is still wowing the Scottish crowds at the Old Course. The now 85-year-old and five-time …
Continue reading Thomson revered again at St AndrewsA lucrative European rugby stint appears to have paid off for recalled Wallabies winger Drew Mitchell. Yet the 63-Test Australian flyer admits a career in the armed services once seemed …
Continue reading Mitchell to take aim at Wallabies recallThe mantle for the NRL’s leading tryscorer goes on the line this Friday night when Parramatta flyer Semi Radradra goes head to head with Canterbury winger Curtis Rona. Radradra bagged …
Continue reading Radradra and Rona to go head-to-headIt’s meant to be a childhood dream come true for Peter Nevill, who will make his Test debut at the home of cricket. But Nevill’s call-up for the second Ashes …
Continue reading Mixed feelings for Aus debutant Nevill

