Richie Benaud has been described as an Australian treasure and a cricket icon after his death, aged 84. The former Australian captain and commentary doyen died overnight in his sleep …
Continue reading Benaud, an Australian treasure, diesWorld No.4 Jordan Spieth has continued his hot form and surged into the lead after the opening round of the US Masters at Augusta National, but Australian Jason Day is …
Continue reading Spieth soars, Day on heels at MastersCanberra have finally secured a recruiting coup with the signature of Gold Coast five-eighth Aidan Sezer for three NRL seasons starting in 2016. Raiders coach Ricky Stuart has struggled to …
Continue reading Sezer joins Raiders on three-year dealFormer world No.1 Amelie Mauresmo announced her pregnancy Thursday, with the baby due in August. Mauresmo, captain of the French Fed Cup team and coach of Briton Andy Murray, took …
Continue reading Amelie Mauresmo announces pregnancyFormer Australia cricket captain and renowned commentator Richie Benaud has died, aged 84, Channel Nine has reported. Benaud, arguably the most influential Australian cricketer post-World War II, had been fighting …
Continue reading Cricket great Richie Benaud dies aged 84Australian Jason Day is on a birdie blitz and chasing leader Jordan Spieth, who continued his hot form and surged into the lead late in the opening round of the …
Continue reading Spieth soars, Day on heels at AugustaAustralian amateur Antonio Murdaca was punished for his mistakes in a six-over opening round in the Masters at Augusta National. Murdaca was bogey-free – but unfortunately for the 19-year-old, he …
Continue reading Murdaca gets Augusta lessonFormer All Blacks prop Ben Afeaki’s on-going issues with concussion have forced his retirement from rugby. The 27-year-old Chiefs forward suffered concussion in February last year in a round one …
Continue reading Concussion ends All Black Afeaki’s careerWarriors five-eighth Chad Townsend is wary of the youthful tinge in the West Tigers line-up ahead of the teams’ NRL clash in Auckland on Saturday night. Townsend cites 20-year-old halves …
Continue reading Warriors wary of young Tigers’ enthusiasmZimbabwe have agreed to tour Pakistan for a five-match one-day series next month, the first Test-playing nation to visit in six years, Pakistan’s cricket chief said Thursday. “Zimbabwe’s final reply …
Continue reading Pakistan’s cricket tour drought to endAdam Scott visited the beach three times in the last three holes in his opening round at the Masters, leaving the 2013 champion frustrated with an even-par opening. Scott looked …
Continue reading Scott rues sloppy sand finishFormer US Open champion Englishman Justin Rose and unheralded American Charley Hoffman set the pace midway through the opening round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club. The pair …
Continue reading Rose, Hoffman lead golf’s MastersAdam Scott has navigated his way successfully through the opening nine holes to make a solid start to the 2015 Masters at Augusta National. The world No.6 and 2013 Masters …
Continue reading Scott’s solid opening to MastersFitness and patience will enable top-ranked Rory McIlroy to handle the Masters’ back nine Sunday pressure better than his infamous 2011 collapse, says three-time Masters winner Gary Player. And the …
Continue reading Player says fit Rory ready for MastersCanberra have reportedly signed Gold Coast five-eighth Aidan Sezer to a big-money NRL deal from next season. According to News Corp Australia, the move is worth $1.5 million over three …
Continue reading Raiders sign Sezer to NRL deal: reportsAshes-winning captain Michael Vaughan and former skipper Alec Stewart have both expressed an interest in taking on the newly created post of director of England cricket. The England and Wales …
Continue reading Vaughan, Stewart eye England cricket roleSam Burgess is on the move again, but this time he’s not going too far. The former South Sydney back-rower on Thursday was named in the forwards – at blindside …
Continue reading Sam Burgess moves into forwards at BathFerrari’s Sebastian Vettel insisted on Thursday he had not been stung by recent criticism from Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone, who accused him of not doing enough for the sport. …
Continue reading Vettel unruffled by Eccleston F1 criticism
