Dan Carter admits he has acres of room to improve after making a disappointing return to the All Blacks’ starting line-up against Scotland. The world-class five-eighth was well off his …
Continue reading All Black Carter expects better next timeNat Fyfe’s AFL star continues to rise, with the classy Fremantle midfielder winning his second straight best and fairest award. Fyfe beat out ruckman Aaron Sandilands for the Doig Medal …
Continue reading Fyfe named Dockers’ best and fairestWorld rally champion Sebastien Ogier stretched his lead in the season-closing event in Wales on Saturday after his closest rival, Volkswagen teammate Jari-Matta Latvala, found trouble. Ogier, who was only …
Continue reading Ogier extends lead in Wales RallyRoger Federer set up a final showdown with Novak Djokovic in sensational fashion as the Swiss great saved four match points on Saturday before defeating Stan Wawrinka in a thrilling …
Continue reading Federer wins Wawrinka ATP Finals thrillerJamie Whincup might have eclipsed his record of championship wins but V8 Supercars great Dick Johnson says it is impossible to compare their driving records. Five-time champ Johnson declared Whincup …
Continue reading Johnson praises V8 champion WhincupCameron Smith has backed Tim Sheens to continue as Australian rugby league coach despite Saturday’s Four Nations final loss to New Zealand. The Kiwis claimed the end-of-season trophy in a …
Continue reading Sheens should coach on with Roos: SmithScotland believe they’ve offered a blueprint of how to beat the All Blacks, although admit they’re not good enough to do it yet themselves. Captain Greig Laidlaw felt the world …
Continue reading Scots reckon All Blacks were rattledThe Wallabies have suffered their first defeat under Michael Cheika with a 29-26 loss to a spirited France in Paris. A new-look and much-improved French side avenged their 3-0 series …
Continue reading France beat Wallabies 29-26 in Paris TestEngland Rugby World Cup-winning coach Clive Woodward criticised the absence of “real footballers” in the Red Rose backline after Saturday’s 31-28 loss to South Africa at Twickenham. Woodward, who guided …
Continue reading England rugby coach slams own backlineThe Black Caps are itching to win the toss in the second cricket Test in Dubai to give them the chance to try to put a dent in Pakistan’s dominance. …
Continue reading Dubai 2nd Test toss vital for NZ: LathamNovak Djokovic survived his first serious test of the ATP Tour Finals as the world No.1 advanced to the final with a 6-1 3-6 6-0 victory over Japan’s Kei Nishikori …
Continue reading Gritty Djokovic subdues NishikoriNSW coach Laurie Daley says controversial backrower Paul Gallen will remain captain of the Blues for the 2015 State of Origin series. Gallen’s foul-mouthed Twitter tirade directed at NRL officials …
Continue reading Gallen will remain Blues skipper: DaleyThe error-ridden All Blacks have hung on grimly to beat Scotland 24-16 at Murrayfield and preserve their 109-year unbeaten record. In one of the least impressive New Zealand displays in …
Continue reading Scratchy All Blacks hold out ScotlandSouth Africa returned to winning ways with a 31-28 victory over England in a thrilling rugby Test at a rainswept Twickenham on Saturday. England, 20-6 down early in the second …
Continue reading Springboks outsmart England in rugby TestWales held on to edge a Fijian side reduced to 14 men in the 52nd minute by 17-13 in a hard-fought rugby Test at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium on Saturday. In …
Continue reading Wales hold on to edge 14-man FijiNew Zealand rugby league coach Stephen Kearney doesn’t believe in atonement. Saturday’s Four Nations final 22-18 victory over Australia in Wellington doesn’t mean the Kiwis have attained redemption. Not for …
Continue reading Redemption irrelevant for Kiwis: KearneySuspended Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal has substantially improved his suspect bowling action but he still needs work to return to being within the legal limit, the Pakistan Cricket Board said …
Continue reading Banned bowler Ajmal’s action improvingAustralia’s Wade Ormsby is set to celebrate a 200th European Tour event in style after muscling his way to a one-stroke lead after three rounds of the Turkish Open in …
Continue reading Ormsby takes lead in EPGA Turkey
