Michael Clarke needs to start running by Wednesday if he is to stand any chance of playing in the first Test against India. Clarke was included in Australia’s 12-man squad …
Continue reading No risk, but no rest for Clarke: MarshCronulla coach Shane Flanagan has abruptly ended a media conference after being questioned about the NRL club’s 2011 ASADA drugs scandal. Flanagan faced the media at pre-season training on Monday …
Continue reading Sharks coach peeved by ASADA questionsBrad Haddin says he’s ready to step up as Test captain if duty calls but he hopes it doesn’t because the Australia team needs Michael Clarke. The 37-year-old Haddin was …
Continue reading Australia needs Clarke: deputy HaddinNew Zealand teenager Lydia Ko has ended a huge rookie pro season in triumph, collecting the largest payoff in women’s golf. Ko, 17, claimed the $US1 million ($A1.08 million) bonus …
Continue reading Teen Ko wins record LPGA prizeThe chance to become the first nation to win successive Rugby World Cups will drive the All Blacks next year. Always keen to lay a new challenge before his players, …
Continue reading World Cup history to drive All BlacksAustralia all-rounder Shane Watson admits his bowling is not up to scratch ahead of the Test series with India and he needs this week’s Sheffield Shield match for NSW to …
Continue reading Shield game just the tonic for WatsonMichael Schumacher’s manager Sabine Kehm says there is still no clear time frame for the Formula One legend’s full recovery. “That is not possible to say in this situation,” Kehm …
Continue reading No date for Schumacher’s recovery: managerInjured captain Michael Clarke has been named in a 12-man Australian squad for the first Test against India and is set to make his comeback in the two-day match against …
Continue reading Clarke named for first TestStacy Lewis has become the first American in 21 years to sweep the three biggest awards on the LPGA Tour. Lewis closed with a 1-under 71 in the CME Group …
Continue reading Stacy Lewis sweeps 3 biggest LPGA awardsPerfect one year, ugly the next. Yet Steve Hansen is hardly reacting like the coach of an All Blacks team who, on results alone, have taken a step backwards in …
Continue reading All Blacks content after ‘ugly’ seasonRichmond senior development coach and former Port Adelaide AFL premiership-winning mentor Mark Williams has been diagnosed with lymphoma. In a statement, the Tigers said following recent tests, 56-year-old “Choco” Williams …
Continue reading Tigers AFL asst coach Williams has cancerRory McIlroy is looking to join Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player as the only overseas players to win back-to-back Australian Open titles when the world No. 1 tees off on …
Continue reading McIlroy eyes a slice of Australian historyFormer champion Jenson Button’s future in Formula One is uncertain, and his fifth-place finish at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix could yet prove the final race of a distinguished career. …
Continue reading Button’s future unclear after hard F1 yearChief selector Rod Marsh is set to shed more light on Michael Clarke’s chances of playing the opening Test against India. Clarke on Monday is tipped to be included in …
Continue reading Rod Marsh set to provide Clarke updateMercedes Benz team chief Toto Wolff predicts Nico Rosberg will bounce back stronger next year from his desert duel defeat by Lewis Hamilton in Sunday’s Formula One title showdown at …
Continue reading Rosberg will bounce back in F1: MercedesTwo knee reconstructions in 2011 hardly fazed Brent Staker compared to his latest AFL year of woe. The luckless Lion is in his 13th pre-season, feeling in the best shape …
Continue reading Luckless Lion back in AFL gameThe Wallabies’ worrying trend of losing attacking steam in the second half is becoming a cause for concern in the build-up to next year’s World Cup. Australia carried all the …
Continue reading Second half stumbles frustrate WallabiesAdam Scott’s Australian Masters title disappointment has been compounded with the loss of his world No.2 ranking. Scott was overtaken by Henrik Stenson, who won the DP World Tour Championship …
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