West Indies reduced Bangladesh to 2-41 at lunch on the third day of the first Test after the hosts declared their first innings on 7-484. Jerome Taylor (1-15) and Kemar …
Continue reading WIndies pile on runs against BangladeshAustralia’s Daniel Ricciardo has had his slim chance of winning the Formula One title further dented following a fifth-placed finish at the Italian Grand Prix, with Mercedes completing a dominant …
Continue reading Ricciardo fifth behind Mercedes one-twoAustralia’s Daniel Ricciardo has had his Formula One win streak snapped, with Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton taking out the Italian Grand Prix ahead of teammate Nico Rosberg. Ricciardo, who had …
Continue reading Hamilton wins Italian GP, Ricciardo fifthWarriors coach Andrew McFadden failed to hide his frustration after his talented, but under-achieving side missed out on a gilt-edged opportunity to make the NRL finals. With Brisbane losing to …
Continue reading McFadden frustrated by Warriors flopBrisbane became the last team to qualify for the NRL finals on Sunday night, after Parramatta and the Warriors dropped the ball in the lead up to next week’s playoffs. …
Continue reading Brisbane sneak into NRL finalsPenrith coach Ivan Cleary bemoaned another short turnaround ahead of next Saturday’s NRL finals clash with the Sydney Roosters, but was full of praise for his players after securing a …
Continue reading Cleary delighted with Penrith’s progressBe afraid. That’s the simple message from North Queensland’s Test prop James Tamou who feels his side can beat anyone in the NRL’s final series. Penrith’s 22-6 win over the …
Continue reading Cowboys confident despite fifth spotDubbing it a miserable failure, Richmond coach Damien Hardwick says he’ll let emotions subside before making some tough calls. Hardwick says Sunday’s 57-point AFL elimination final capitulation to Port Adelaide …
Continue reading Tigers coach laments miserable failureArgentina lock Tomas Lavanini will miss Saturday night’s Rugby Championship Test against the Wallabies on the Gold Coast after pleading guilty to foul play on All Blacks skipper Richie McCaw. …
Continue reading Argentina lock to miss Wallabies clashPenrith will face the Sydney Roosters next weekend in the first round of the NRL finals after beating the Warriors 22-6 to secure a well-deserved top-four finish at Sportingbet Stadium …
Continue reading Panthers secure top-four finishPort Adelaide’s brutal demolition of Richmond confirms their status as the wildcards of this AFL finals series. Power coach Ken Hinkley was rapt with Sunday’s 58-point elimination final win, where …
Continue reading Port are AFL finals wildcardsRichmond skipper Trent Cotchin says the Tigers won’t be scarred by another early finals exit despite being dumped out of the AFL playoffs by Port Adelaide on Sunday. The Power …
Continue reading Cotchin: Tigers won’t suffer finals scarHis coach wouldn’t admit to feelings of emotion, but Knights enforcer Willie Mason says hearing his name chanted by 20,000 people during his last game at Hunter Stadium would be …
Continue reading Mason farewells Knights fans in styleHe’s won seven premierships across two clubs but Wayne Bennett says his 2014 season with 12th-placed Newcastle may have been the “finest hour” of his coaching career. Bennett’s Knights gave …
Continue reading 2014 Knights Bennett’s ‘finest hour’Argentina lock Tomas Lavanini could miss Saturday’s Rugby Championship Test against the Wallabies on the Gold Coast after being cited for foul play on All Blacks skipper Richie McCaw. Lavanini …
Continue reading Argentina rugby prop cited for McCaw hitHe’s won seven premierships across two clubs but Wayne Bennett says his 2014 season with 12th-placed Newcastle may have been the “finest hour” of his coaching career. Bennett’s Knights gave …
Continue reading 2014 Knights Bennett’s “finest hour”Gold Coast veteran Mark Minichiello only has one regret from his 173rd and final NRL appearance for the Titans. The 32-year-old admits he has never kicked a goal in his …
Continue reading Titans veteran revels in farewell winCanterbury coach Des Hasler has urged his team to forget their second-half collapse in Sunday’s golden point loss to Gold Coast. A week out from the NRL finals, the Bulldogs …
Continue reading Dogs won’t dwell on Titans loss: Hasler


