Melbourne Rebels coach Tony McGahan has urged his Super Rugby side to outwit the Sharks by playing smarter rugby. The Rebels take on the Sharks in Durban early on Saturday …
Continue reading Rebels need to play smart: McGahanFleet Street is aflutter ahead of Nick Kyrgios’s French Open clash with young Brit Kyle Edmund after the Australian’s cocky confession that he enjoys sex before big matches. If Thursday’s …
Continue reading Game, sex and match for KyrgiosMark Thompson has ruled himself out as a candidate to coach Carlton next season and questioned the state of the embattled AFL club. Thompson said he is done with senior …
Continue reading Thompson: I’m done with AFL coachingMatt Giteau and Drew Mitchell are “very close to getting a recall” for Australia’s rugby World Cup campaign, according to former Wallabies skipper George Smith. Smith, Australia’s second most-capped forward …
Continue reading Giteau, Mitchell ‘close to recall’: SmithGreater Western Sydney’s clash with the Western Bulldogs was always going to be hot, but for born-again former Bulldog Ryan Griffen it’ll have added spice. Griffen expects a less-than-friendly reception …
Continue reading Griffen ready for Dogs fans’ barbsShivnarine Chanderpaul insists he is not yet retired, despite admitting his disappointment with the manner in which his career as a West Indies cricketer has come to an end. The …
Continue reading Lara angered by Chanderpaul Test snubRoger Federer on Wednesday admitted that allowing leading players to pick and choose who umpires their matches could set a difficult precedent for tour organisers. After easing past Spain’s Marcel …
Continue reading Federer show no sympathy for NadalDaria Gavrilova is confident of being at full fitness for Wimbledon despite making a teary French Open exit with an abdominal tear. Australia’s star tennis import was forced to retire …
Continue reading Gavrilova’s teary French Open exitQueensland’s specialised sessions on late-game situations paid off on Wednesday night, with halfback Cooper Cronk kicking a clutch field goal to clinch the opening State of Origin match in Sydney. …
Continue reading Maroons prepared for field goal, says JTLong-time standard bearer Samantha Stosur is once again Australia’s last survivor in the French Open women’s singles following second-round exits for European imports Daria Gavrilova and Ajla Tomljanovic. Gavrilova retired …
Continue reading Stosur last Aussie women’s hope in ParisQueensland’s specialised sessions on late-game situations paid off on Wednesday night, with halfback Cooper Cronk kicking a clutch field goal to clinch the opening State of Origin match in Sydney. …
Continue reading Marooons prepared for field goal, says JTDespite NSW coach Laurie Daley’s assurances, halves Mitchell Pearce and Trent Hodkinson say they expect to come under scrutiny ahead of the second State of Origin clash. The selection of …
Continue reading Daley vows to stick with NSW halvesAustralia will bowl first after captain Michael Clarke lost the toss in their three-day tour match in Antigua. West Indies Cricket Board President’s XI captain Leon Johnson had no hesitation …
Continue reading Aussies to bowl in tour matchThey were derided as “Dad’s Army” in the build up, but Queensland captain Cameron Smith says their nail-biting win in the State of Origin opener is proof there is no …
Continue reading Smith hails Queensland’s Dad’s ArmySo much for the end of an era. Queensland coach Mal Meninga laughed off criticism of his veteran side after they again turned back the clock to seal an 11-10 …
Continue reading Meninga scoffs at Qld critics after winRoger Federer has advanced to the third round of the French Open, as Maria Sharapova brushed aside fellow Russian Vitalia Diatchenko to also reach the last 32. Swiss second seed …
Continue reading Federer rocks on in ParisSTARS AND STINKERS FOR THE MAROONS IN ORIGIN I 2015 1. BILLY SLATER – A sore shoulder made him a target but pushed on and gave NSW a headache. 8 …
Continue reading Queensland player ratings for Origin ISTARS AND STINKERS FOR THE BLUES IN ORIGIN I 2015 1. JOSH DUGAN – NSW’s best on ground, despite missing a field goal to equalise. The architect of the Blues’ …
Continue reading NSW player ratings for Origin I

