The Brisbane Lions are looking on the bright side of their cruel collapse to Adelaide on the weekend as they prepare for the AFL’s toughest assignment. Despite leading for most …
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Robbie Farah has been named in the NSW side for State of Origin III despite suffering a fractured hand last weekend. Farah injured his hand in Wests Tigers’ loss to …
Continue reading Injured Farah named for BluesCronulla hooker Michael Ennis will face the NRL judiciary on Wednesday night to fight his grade-one careless high-tackle charge. Ennis was cited for his hit on Matt Scott in Saturday’s …
Continue reading Ennis to contest high-tackle chargeWestern Bulldogs veteran Matthew Boyd isn’t sure if he has another AFL season left in him. The 32-year-old will play his 250th AFL game on Saturday night when the Bulldogs …
Continue reading Bulldog Boyd yet to decide AFL futureGold Coast coach Neil Henry believes Greg Bird will be refreshed and ready to make his NRL return next month. Bird’s eight-game suspension for a grade-two dangerous throw comes to …
Continue reading Titans coach happy with Bird progressMitchell Johnson says the impact of Phillip Hughes’ death played a part in his recent slip in pace. Johnson’s typically savage speed dropped off during India’s tour of Australia last …
Continue reading Johnson says Hughes’ death hurt his paceEssendon coach James Hird is keen to move on from the furore created by Sam Mitchell’s mock injection gesture. Hird described Mitchell’s actions in taunting his players by pretending to …
Continue reading Mitchell jab-jibe issue closed: HirdBrisbane Lions swingman Jordan Bourke says his side feels robbed after their cruel collapse to Adelaide on the weekend. The Lions led for most of Saturday’s clash with the Crows …
Continue reading Lions looking on bright side of collapseAn ailing Thanasi Kokkinakis has vowed to throw all his energy into a Wimbledon double act with retiring champion Lleyton Hewitt. The 19-year-old Kokkinakis succumbed to his illness, and the …
Continue reading Kokkinakis switches focus to doublesAustralia’s Shane Watson shrugged off bouncer taunts from England fast bowler Mark Wood and retaliated by issuing his own Ashes warning to the Durham quick on Monday. With just over …
Continue reading Watson hits back at England quick’s tauntAbout $US2.75 million ($A3.61 million) transferred from five-time major golf champion Phil Mickelson to an intermediary was laundered in an illegal sports betting operation, ESPN has reported, noting Mickelson has …
Continue reading ‘Millions in Mickelson funds laundered’Steven Bowditch and Matt Jones have been added to the British Open field, taking Australia’s tilt at St Andrews on July 16-19 to an impressive 14 players. Bowditch was given …
Continue reading Bowditch, Jones join British Open fieldFormer Aussie quick Glenn McGrath has predicted Ryan Harris and Mitch Marsh will miss out on the team to take on England in the opening Ashes Test in Cardiff. McGrath …
Continue reading McGrath tips Harris to miss first TestGlenn McGrath isn’t surprised Stuart Broad is trying to get inside Steve Smith’s head but he insists it won’t work because the world’s top-ranked player “is quality”. Broad this week …
Continue reading Sledging Smith won’t work: McGrathJourneyman John Millman is living a real-life tennis fairytale after stunning Spanish star Tommy Robredo in straight sets in a dream Wimbledon debut. Just three days after setting foot inside …
Continue reading Millman in fairytale Wimbledon runLleyton Hewitt’s Wimbledon career is over following a gut-wrenching five-set first-round loss to Jarkko Nieminen. Australia’s former champion three times enjoyed a service break in the deciding set only to …
Continue reading Hewitt crashes out of WimbledonNew Zealand’s cricketers are apprehensive about playing Australia in the world’s first day-night Test. However, the promise of a new era of trans-Tasman rivalry has convinced the New Zealand Cricket …
Continue reading Black Caps nervous about day-night TestHaving buried her Wimbledon first-round demons, a mentally refreshed Sam Stosur says she’s ready to go deep at her least profitable grand slam. Stosur swept aside her ugly Wimbledon record, …
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