Injury-dogged Australian captain Michael Clarke says he’d have no problem playing under the Test leadership of stand-in skipper Steve Smith. Furiously rehabbing to prove his fitness for the World Cup, …
Continue reading I’d play under Steve Smith: ClarkeGold Coast coach Neil Henry says there’s no other candidate for the Titans’ captaincy than representative forward Nate Myles. Myles has been the front-runner for the captain’s role ever since …
Continue reading Myles will be Titans NRL skipper: HenryVeteran Test paceman Ryan Harris will be kept in cotton wool until the mid-year Ashes tour, missing the remainder of Queensland’s Sheffield Shield season. Cricket Australia has announced an extremely …
Continue reading Harris rested ahead of AshesNovak Djokovic insists there was no play-acting, just more “cat and mouse” tennis, in his latest Australian Open final triumph over perennial runner-up Andy Murray. As he savoured a record-breaking …
Continue reading Physical ‘crises’ genuine: DjokovicAndy Murray is looking at the positives after being left frustrated by yet another Australian Open final defeat. Murray departed Melbourne on Monday as the first man in 47 years …
Continue reading Murray heartened despite Open final lossNovak Djokovic insists there was no play-acting, just more “cat and mouse” tennis, in his latest Australian Open final triumph over perennial runner-up Andy Murray. As he savoured a record-breaking …
Continue reading Physical “crises” genuine: DjokovicBlissfully content off the court and dominant on it, Novak Djokovic is stopping to smell the roses before shifting his focus to the one big title still eluding him. No …
Continue reading Djokovic stops to smell the rosesAustralian golfer Mathew Goggin has won the Web.com Tour’s season-opening Panama Claro Championship – claiming the title for a second time. The 40-year-old Tasmanian took a big step toward reclaiming …
Continue reading Goggin wins on US secondary golf tourThe Melbourne Rebels have signed former Western Force player Ben Whittaker after losing Japan Test hooker Shota Horie, who requires surgery on a neck injury. Horie will miss the Super …
Continue reading Rebels lose Horie, gain WhittakerHe doesn’t want to give too much away, but Formula One star Daniel Ricciardo reckons his new car is an improvement on last year’s three-time race winner. The Australian was …
Continue reading New Red Bull car a step forward: RicciardoTwo-time world champion Fernando Alonso believes reigning champions Mercedes will be unable to repeat their domination of the rest of the grid from last season. Mercedes won 16 of 19 …
Continue reading Mercedes not invincible, claims AlonsoWith an eagle putt that looked as long as his golf journey around the world, Brooks Koepka surged into the lead and stayed there on Sunday with a 5-under 66 …
Continue reading Koepka wins first US PGA titleAustralia’s former Wimbledon champion Pat Cash has accused Andy Murray of collapsing in the latter stages of his Australian Open final defeat to Novak Djokovic. After the first two sets …
Continue reading Murray had a meltdown, says Pat CashJames Faulkner’s World Cup hopes are up in the air after the Australian allrounder injured himself during Sunday’s Tri-Series final win over England at the WACA Ground. Faulkner showcased his …
Continue reading Faulkner injury a dampener for AustraliaTempting fate still appeals to South Sydney coach Michael Maguire despite admitting he dodged a bullet at the Auckland Nines. The mentor of the NRL premiers has vowed to field …
Continue reading Rabbitohs mentor still to tempt fateThe split of a suddenly cashed-up Cronulla’s Auckland Nines runners-up cheque is yet to be decided. But stand-in skipper Wade Graham reckons their no-name squad’s surprise Nines charge has been …
Continue reading Nines experience priceless for CronullaThere will be no excuses if teams don’t pick a star-studded squad for the 2016 Auckland Nines, NRL head of football Todd Greenberg says. And it seems the Nines won’t …
Continue reading Nines stars to shine in 2016: NRLFour-time world champion Sebastian Vettel has sent an early season warning to double world champions Mercedes by clocking the fastest time on his first day of testing with Ferrari in …
Continue reading Vettel fastest in testing on Ferrari bow


