Jarryd Hayne’s departure rocked Parramatta but coach Brad Arthur believes his 2015 squad is stronger than it was 12 months ago. Arthur is confident moving Will Hopoate to fullback and …
Continue reading Loss of Hayne unfazes ArthurMarc Leishman is hoping a putting tweak will help him qualify for next week’s lucrative World Golf Championships event following a costly missed cut. Leishman fell from 49th in the …
Continue reading Leishman in late WGC bidThe French rugby team was boosted by performance-enhancing drugs during the 1980s according to a new book, most famously in their ferocious 1986 defeat of the All Blacks in Nantes. …
Continue reading French team on stimulants in 1980s: bookFormer New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming has been named coach of the Big Bash League’s Melbourne Stars. Fleming replaces Greg Shipperd for the 2015-16 BBL season. Shipperd guided the Stars …
Continue reading Fleming named Melbourne Stars new coachChampion Australian golfer Greg Norman says Tiger Woods is mentally unravelled, his body is breaking down and he doubts the American will return to top form. Norman made the dire …
Continue reading Norman doubts Woods will return to topFrance’s national rugby union team was a vast consumer of amphetamines in the 1980s including in a famous win over the All Blacks, according to a new book. “They each …
Continue reading French rugby team on speed in 1980s: bookNovak Djokovic has returned to the tour after his historic triumph in Melbourne by beginning a bid for his 50th title with a surprisingly testing 6-4, 6-4 win over Canadian …
Continue reading Djokovic begins bid for 50th titleCanterbury coach Des Hasler has called upon his Bulldogs players to look to Mahatma Gandhi for inspiration in their quest for the 2015 NRL premiership. Arguably rugby league’s greatest motivator, …
Continue reading Des urges Dogs to channel GandhiNew Zealand wicketkeeper Luke Ronchi may be a former teammate and good friend of some in the Australian camp, but that will mean little on Saturday. Ronchi debuted for Australia …
Continue reading David Warner pleased for RonchiNSW Waratahs captain Dave Dennis is being refreshed by the challenge of using his smarts to counter the superior size of his second row rivals at opposing Super Rugby clubs. …
Continue reading Smarts trumps size for Tahs rugby skipperThere were more questions than answers after the NRL announced they would take over embattled club the Gold Coast Titans. But CEO Graham Annesley reckoned the two most important queries …
Continue reading No questioning NRL support of TitansPlaying for the first time since winning the Australian Open, Novak Djokovic has come through with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Vasek Pospisil in the first round of the Dubai …
Continue reading Djokovic advances at Dubai champsThird-seeded Andy Murray has been given a workout by Gilles Muller of Luxembourg before securing a 6-4, 7-5 win for passage to the Dubai Championships second round. Meanwhile, fourth-seeded Tomas …
Continue reading Murray, Berdych begin Dubai ChampionshipsRoger Federer has devised a plan to help him recover from his Australian Open shock last month, a third round setback which had doom-mongers claiming the game’s greatest would never …
Continue reading Federer recovery plan after Aust Open lossFormer world champions South Africa will include seven non-white players in 23-man match squads in the run-up to the 2015 Rugby World Cup, the national rugby body has announced. The …
Continue reading Racial transformation plan for SpringboksJames Graham has declared the Canterbury leadership won’t alter his passionate approach to football after he was unveiled as the Bulldogs’ new captain. Graham was officially announced as Michael Ennis’ …
Continue reading Dogs captaincy won’t change me: GrahamSouth Africa fast bowler Vernon Philander has been ruled out of Friday’s key World Cup clash against the West Indies in Sydney after failing to recover from a hamstring injury. …
Continue reading Proteas’ Philander out of World Cup clashJames Graham has been named Canterbury’s captain for the 2015 NRL season. The English prop was announced as the Bulldogs new skipper at their season launch on Tuesday night. Graham …
Continue reading Graham named Bulldogs NRL captain

