Australia’s Daniel Ricciardo was fastest as he and Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen upped the pace on the second morning of pre-season testing in Barcelona on Friday. Pastor Maldonado and Raikkonen had …
Continue reading Ricciardo fastest in F1 practiceWest Coast’s young guns came to the rescue to lift the Eagles to an eight-point win over the Indigenous All Stars at Leederville Oval on Friday night. The All Stars …
Continue reading Eagles beat Indigenous All Stars in AFLRussell Crowe insists Sam Burgess should have been fast-tracked into the England rugby union team despite the indifferent start to his career. Crowe and Burgess have been close friends ever …
Continue reading Crowe backs Burgess’ union careerThe defending champion Waratahs scrapped their way to a first win of the Super Rugby season with a hard-fought 38-28 victory over the Melbourne Rebels. After last week’s disappointment in …
Continue reading Waratahs roll Rebels 38-28 in Super RugbyAUSSIE SPORTS STARS CAUGHT MIXING WITH DRUGS October 1978 Rugby league player Paul Hayward arrested in Bangkok after attempting to export 8.4kgs of heroin to Australia. Hayward later sentenced to …
Continue reading Aussie sports stars and drugsGetting hot under the collar when necessary and keeping her cool the rest of the time, world No.1 Lydia Ko is in prime position to claim a first Women’s Australian …
Continue reading Ko shares halfway lead at Aust Open golfAaron Cruden’s coolness under pressure saw the Chiefs home to a 19-17 win over the Brumbies in Friday’s Super Rugby clash at Yarrow Stadium in New Plymouth. The All Blacks …
Continue reading Cruden kicks Chiefs to win in Super rugbyThe unique career of code-hopper Karmichael Hunt is in danger of an implosion, with the Queensland Reds recruit facing allegations of supplying cocaine. Hunt, along with Gold Coast NRL players …
Continue reading Hunt, Titans embroiled in drugs stingMelbourne prop Jordan McLean has re-signed with the NRL club for two more seasons. The new contract will keep McLean with the Storm until the end of 2017. The 115kg …
Continue reading McLean re-signs with StormJust when it looked like things were turning around for the Queensland Reds, their Super Rugby crisis has deepened. With the Reds looking to bounce back from last week’s 47-3 …
Continue reading Reds in crisis mode before Force clashToulon halfback Sebastien Tillous-Borde has recovered from a knee injury in time to get called up for France’s Six Nations game against Wales. Tillous-Borde, 29, comes in for Castres’ Rory …
Continue reading France’s Tillous-Borde in against WalesRichie McCaw says it’s likely he’ll retire after this year’s Rugby World Cup, but it’s not a done deal yet. The 34-year-old All Blacks captain told media at Crusaders training …
Continue reading McCaw says likely to quit after World CupNSW Waratahs have suffered a blow on the eve of their Super Rugby clash with the Rebels in Melbourne, losing Wallabies No.8 Wycliff Palu to a knee injury. Coach Michael …
Continue reading Waratah Palu out of Super Rugby gameJason Clark will replace the injured Kyle Turner in South Sydney’s line-up for their World Club Challenge clash with St Helens. Turner, who has been slated by coach Michael Maguire …
Continue reading Clark replaces Turner in Souths world tiltThe AFL’s version of the foreign legion have started reporting for duty. Former St Kilda onballer Clinton Jones, ex-Geelong key position player Mitch Brown and midfielder James Magner (Melbourne) have …
Continue reading ‘Dons AFL top-up players report for dutyA slogfest awaits James O’Connor in his Super Rugby return but the new Queensland Reds flyhalf believes he has the added maturity to handle the playmaking responsibilities better than ever …
Continue reading O’Connor relishing Reds five-eighth roleV8 Supercars fans itching for a shake-up to the championship race won’t like hearing it but Marcos Ambrose says keeping expectations low on his return to Australia is the wisest …
Continue reading Ambrose content to keep lid on V8 hopesBrumbies powerhouse Ita Vaea will step up an inspiring Super Rugby comeback when he starts against the Chiefs on Friday night. Told his rugby career was over after scans found …
Continue reading Brumbies’ Vaea to step up comeback


