Anything is possible when Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic launch their Wimbledon campaigns on Monday as enigmatic X-factors in a draw headlined yet again by grand slam giants Novak Djokovic …
Continue reading Kyrgios, Tomic lead Aussie Wimbledon tiltNSW legend Brad Fittler says stand-alone State of Origin weekends won’t work because they will not give the game’s stars enough time to prepare physically for the matches. Fittler’s comments …
Continue reading Stand-alone Origin won’t work: FittlerBrisbane master coach Wayne Bennett has slammed the NRL’s scheduling, blaming fatigue for injuries to his State of Origin stars Darius Boyd and Josh McGuire. Queensland forward McGuire is out …
Continue reading Bennett blames injuries on NRL scheduleSamantha Stosur is hoping a more laidback approach will translate into a more pleasurable – and longer – Wimbledon experience. A stress-free Stosur has arrived at the All England Club …
Continue reading Relaxed Stosur leads Wimbledon chargeJordan Lewis has given Hawthorn teammate Sam Mitchell a backhander for his Bombers jab-jibe, an action that could land the veteran an AFL sanction. Mitchell made a mock injecting gesture …
Continue reading Mitchell cops criticism for AFL jab-jibeMelbourne have resisted rushing injured star halfback Cooper Cronk back into their line-up to face Canterbury in their NRL clash on Monday night. Cronk, who is recovering from a knee …
Continue reading Cronk ruled out of Bulldogs clashTwo South Australian AFL giants believe this will be Patrick Dangerfield’s last season in an Adelaide guernsey. Former Crows coach and 200-gamer Brenton Sanderson and cross-town rival Kane Cornes believe …
Continue reading Dangerfield predicted to goNa Yeon Choi felt as if she had nothing to lose staring down her second shot on the par-5 18th hole during round two of the NW Arkansas Championship at …
Continue reading Na Yeon Choi leads Arkansas women’s golfThe winning streak might be over, but North Queensland coach Paul Green remains confident his young charges can steer the club through the last hurdle in the gruelling State of …
Continue reading Green confident in Cowboy NRL cubsGraham Rahal held onto the lead out of a caution with three laps left to earn his second IndyCar win, closing out a wild, record-setting day at Auto Club Speedway …
Continue reading Rahal wins Fontana NASCAR, Power fadesA makeshift All Blacks team will face Samoa in Apia with 17 players ruled out of contention on Super Rugby duty. Twelve Hurricanes players and five from the Highlanders will …
Continue reading Threadbare All Blacks selection for SamoaWestern Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge hailed the play of in-form defender Easton Wood after his side held off a late challenge by St Kilda on Saturday night to win tight …
Continue reading Dogs’ Wood off the AFL charts: BeveridgeMichael Cheika’s life as an international coach flashed before his eyes when he was asked about the Highlanders’ penalty try in their Super Rugby semi-final win over the NSW Waratahs. …
Continue reading Cheika’s worlds collide after Tahs’ lossCanterbury NRL coach Des Hasler has hosed down speculation the Bulldogs will make a play for Manly playmaker Kieran Foran. The five-eighth is at the centre of a contract wrangle, …
Continue reading Foran won’t be in Dogs’ NRL kennel: HaslerAn exhilarating spectacle is being promised when the Hurricanes and Highlanders both chase a maiden Super Rugby title. The fifth all-Kiwi final in the competition’s 20-year history is set for …
Continue reading Super Rugby final thriller in storeAJ Allmendinger, developing as the top driver on NASCAR road courses, has won pole position for on Sunday’s race at winding Sonoma Raceway. Allmendinger earned the top starting spot during …
Continue reading Allmendinger wins Sonoma NASCAR poleThe Jerry Collins factor was front and centre for Hurricanes supporters in their Super Rugby semi-final rout of the Brumbies and his memory burned inside the players too. Chants of …
Continue reading Memory of Collins drives HurricanesCoach Brad Arthur believes Parramatta’s scintillating win over St George Illawarra could lure Kieran Foran into joining the Eels. The Eels notched back-to-back NRL wins for the first time this …
Continue reading Eels’ NRL win an advertisement for Foran
