Highly-rated AFL draftees Christian Petracca and Angus Brayshaw will have a good idea of what’s coming if they end up together at Melbourne. Petracca and Brayshaw are certainties to be …
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Family and friends of Phillip Hughes have streamed through St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney while the cricketer fights for his life. Emotions ran high as supporters shed tears, shared hugs …
Continue reading Update on Hughes condition expected todayOpener Mohammad Hafeez struck a dominating century to lift Pakistan to 3-281 in the third and final Test against New Zealand in Sharjah. The 34-year-old anchored Pakistan’s innings with an …
Continue reading Hafeez lifts Pakistan in final Test vs NZWatching batsmen flinch under a bouncer used to get ex-Test quick Rodney Hogg “pumped up”. Not any longer. The shocking head injury to Phillip Hughes has filled the self proclaimed …
Continue reading Ex-quick filled with remorse over HughesSean Abbott continues to be surrounded by counsellors and teammates amid concerns for the talented paceman’s well-being and playing future following the injury to Phillip Hughes. All NSW and South …
Continue reading Support pours in for paceman AbbottOne thing St Kilda have done extremely well in their tumultuous history is nail the No.1 AFL draft pick. Midfielder Christian Petracca or key forward Paddy McCartin will join some …
Continue reading Saints aim to nail AFL top pick againStill stewing over his final-hole slip-up last year, Adam Scott is relishing the chance to atone when his much-hyped return showdown with Rory McIlroy gets underway at the Australian Open …
Continue reading Scott relishing showdown with McIlroyThe term `friendly rivalry’ is about to get a new meaning at the North Queensland Cowboys after Michael Morgan made it clear he has no intention of relinquishing the No.1 …
Continue reading Morgan to fight for Cowboys No.1 jerseyFormer West Indian cricketer Phil Simmons – who knows better than anyone what Phillip Hughes is going through – has offered a message of hope and support to the stricken …
Continue reading Hughes’ words of hope from ex-playerHe’s trialling caddies but Adam Scott is adamant he won’t experiment with putters before his trusty broomstick is effectively outlawed after 2015. The 2013 Masters champion is preparing for his …
Continue reading Scott shuns early split with broomstickTHE DANGERS OF THE SHORT BALL: THE WORST CRICKETING INJURIES RICK MCCOSKER, Australia v England, 1977 McCosker had his jaw broken by a Bob Willis bouncer on the first morning …
Continue reading The worst cricketing injuriesAmid seemingly endless messages of support for Phillip Hughes, ex-West Indies allrounder Phil Simmons has offered one of inspiration. Simmons hopes the omens are good for Hughes to be just …
Continue reading I hope Hughes is as lucky as me: SimmonsThe pioneers of the cricket helmet often had one thing in mind when they debuted their homemade headgear at the crease – the West Indies. The West Indies’ storied pace …
Continue reading The evolution of the cricket helmetCricketer Phillip Hughes’ condition remains critical after he underwent further scans on Wednesday. Australian team doctor Peter Brukner issued only the briefest of statements when he updated media on Wednesday …
Continue reading Phillip Hughes still ‘critical’: doctorCricketer Phillip Hughes’ condition remains critical after he underwent further scans on Wednesday. Australian team doctor Peter Brukner issued only the briefest of statements when he updated media on Wednesday …
Continue reading Phillip Hughes still “critical”: doctorBouncers have broken noses and jaws, dislodged teeth, fractured skulls and drawn buckets of blood over the years. They have concussed and very rarely resulted in a need for CPR. …
Continue reading Rules debated, but bouncer blow is rareNRL grand final hero Sam Burgess could be about to make a surprise rugby union debut less than eight weeks after surgery to repair his fractured cheekbone and eye socket. …
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