New world No.1 Lydia Ko managed just eight holes before flooding from torrential rain cut short the opening round of the Bahamas LPGA Classic. Playing her first event since surpassing …
Continue reading Rain cuts short new No.1 Ko’s LPGA roundTiger Woods has blamed deactivated glute muscles as his mid-round withdrawal from the US PGA Tour event at Torrey Pines continued a troubling trend. The former world No.1 was wincing …
Continue reading Tiger Woods fails to get rear into gearIt seemed like a throwaway moment as it happened but when George Burgess’s not unsubstantial head collected Josh Dugan’s knee during last year’s Charity Shield it would pretty nicely sum …
Continue reading Dragons look to start year well in ShieldSwitzerland’s Stan Wawrinka and Roger Federer will decide next week whether to compete in the Davis Cup first round tie in Belgium. “We’re currently discussing it with Roger (Federer) and …
Continue reading Wawrinka, Federer ponder Davis CupFormer world No.1 Tiger Woods has blamed “deactivating” glute muscles after withdrawing midway through the first round of the US PGA Tour event at Torrey Pines in California. Woods, who …
Continue reading Tiger Woods withdraws at Torrey PinesA REST OF THE WORLD XI WORTH WATCHING FROM THE 2015 THE WORLD CUP: CHRIS GAYLE (West Indies) No cricketer oozes cool quite like the super slugger from Jamaica. It …
Continue reading Rest of the world stars at the CupHOW THE 14 NATIONS SHAPE UP FOR THE CRICKET WORLD CUP AFGHANISTAN Squad: Mohammad Nabi (capt), Afsar Zazai, Usman Ghani, Aftab Alam, Asghar Stanikzai, Dawlat Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Hamid Hasan, …
Continue reading Cricket World Cup competitorsHOW THE 10 PREVIOUS WORLD CUPS HAVE PLAYED OUT *1975: West Indies bt Australia by 17 runs in final at Lord’s Gary ‘Gus’ Gilmour was the star of the tournament, …
Continue reading Australia’s cricket World Cup historyHOW AUSTRALIA’S 15-MAN SQUAD SHAPE UP FOR THE WORLD CUP AARON FINCH Age: 28 ODIs: 41 Playing role: Right-handed batsman ODI batting average: 37.10 The hard-hitting Victorian is taking part …
Continue reading Australia’s 15-man World Cup squadAustralia win the final easily and lift cricket’s World Cup. For the majority of Steve Smith’s childhood, he knew no better. From the age of 10 until 21, Smith’s compatriots …
Continue reading Smith key in hosts’ World Cup campaignAll Blacks centre Conrad Smith signed up for French second division leaders Pau on Thursday, becoming the third New Zealand player to switch to France after this year’s World Cup. …
Continue reading Conrad Smith joins French rugby club PauFed Cup captain Alicia Molik is confident experience can give Australia the edge needed to end a four-decade wait to win the prestigious women’s team title. Australia commence their 2015 …
Continue reading Experience key to Aussies’ Fed Cup tiltBrett Lee is the latest former Australia cricketer to be handed a World Cup role, coaching Ireland’s bowlers in the lead-up to the tournament. Cricket Ireland’s announcement on Thursday that …
Continue reading Brett Lee to coach Ireland in bowlingNSW Waratahs captain Dave Dennis has one final mental hurdle to clear on Friday, his comeback from a third knee reconstruction. Wallabies blindside flanker Dennis missed the latter stages of …
Continue reading Waratah Dennis looking to clear hurdleNew Zealand-born Kelly Haimona and Edoardo Gori will form Italy’s half-back partnership when the Azzurri kick off their 2015 Six Nations rugby campaign on Saturday against defending champions Ireland. Fly-half …
Continue reading Haimona in Italy rugby sideSean O’Brien has been included in the Ireland starting side announced by coach Joe Schmidt on Thursday for the Six Nations opener away to Italy this weekend, just days after …
Continue reading Ireland’s O’Brien back for Six NationsAustralians Jake Higginbottom and Andrew Dodt are three shots off the pace, set by England’s Lee Westwood and Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell after the first round of the Malaysian Open. …
Continue reading Aussies close to Westwood in Malaysia OpenFremantle midfielder Colin Sylvia is back in the bad books, with the former Demon banished to the WAFL after failing to meet pre-season physical markers. Sylvia will train with Peel …
Continue reading Docker Sylvia punished for slack fitness


