The kid’s a sensation, Kayne Turner’s North Melbourne teammate Lindsay Thomas says. And hard-bodied midfielder Ben Cunnington, a veteran of 96 games, also suddenly has a spring in his step …
Continue reading Schoolboy bids for selection in AFL finalUnsettled Manly forward Anthony Watmough has dismissed suggestions the Sea Eagles are a divided side heading into the NRL finals while refusing to be drawn on his future at club. …
Continue reading Manly united ahead of finals: WatmoughFormer world No.1 Luke Donald’s omission is the biggest talking point after the European and USA teams were finalised for golf’s showpiece Ryder Cup contest. Renowned for having one of …
Continue reading Donald dumped for golf’s Ryder CupBy his own admission Brent Tate’s NRL retirement has been coming for the best part of a decade. Victim of a near career-ending neck injury in 2003 and three knee …
Continue reading Satisfied Tate ends gutsy NRL careerBrisbane teenager Lewis Taylor has won the AFL Rising Star Award after one of the tightest votes in its 22-year history. The Lions small forward and midfielder polled 39 votes …
Continue reading Lions’ Taylor wins AFL Rising StarIs there anything Karmichael Hunt can’t do? After stints in rugby league and AFL, Hunt is back in rugby union with the Queensland Reds, and online bookmaker sportsbet is offering $8.00 for …
Continue reading Karmichael Hunt could get a game for the Wallabies in 2015Her stunning career resurgence shows no sign of stopping as Caroline Wozniacki contemplates her first grand slam semi-final in three years at the US Open. Former world No.1 Wozniacki belted …
Continue reading Wozniacki in US Open semisNRL star Josh Reynolds has been told by his Canterbury teammates he needs to play smarter – and, please, don’t get suspended. The mercurial No.6 returns from a three-week ban …
Continue reading Bulldogs tell Josh Reynolds: be ‘smarter’Geelong midfielder James Kelly believes the Cats deserve to be AFL premiership favourites. The Cats are preparing to welcome back Steve Johnson into their side for their qualifying final with …
Continue reading Kelly declares Johnson fit for CatsRoger Federer’s more aggressive, net-rushing game has set up a quarter-final clash with Frenchman Gael Monfils as he targets grand slam title No.18 at the US Open. A year ago …
Continue reading Charging Federer into US Open q-finalsManly’s star playmaker Daly Cherry-Evans says he’ll step up to help rookie Jayden Hodges settle in as the NRL premiership heavyweights deal with a hooker injury crisis. The ladder-leading Sea …
Continue reading Cherry-Evans to step up amid injury woesSydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson believes the premiers are yet to play their best football in 2014 – but are getting there. Ahead of Thursday’s final round NRL showdown with …
Continue reading Roosters not at their best yet: RobinsonEnglish stayer Mukhadram, winner of the Eclipse Stakes and a Dubai World Cup placegetter, is topweight for the Caulfield Cup. Mukhadram has been handicapped on 58kg, 1kg more than Hong …
Continue reading Mukhadram topweight for Gr 1 Caulfield Cup 2014Glenn McGrath has signed up to guide India’s current and future fast bowlers for the next five years, giving a boost to the country’s young talent. The Australian great will …
Continue reading McGrath to train India’s fast bowlersWallabies coach Ewen McKenzie says he can’t keep throwing giant youngster Will Skelton into the Test fray, insisting Australia’s biggest rugby asset has to be nurtured carefully. Skelton, 22, has …
Continue reading McKenzie urges patience with SkeltonLast week it was for Chris Newman and this week it’s for Nathan Foley. Richmond head into their AFL elimination final with Port Adelaide with plenty of motivation, but performing …
Continue reading Tigers keen to do it for FoleyBrent Tate’s decorated and courageous rugby league is over. The 32-year-old Test and Queensland Origin back has announced his retirement, accepting medical advice that returning from the ruptured ACL sustained …
Continue reading Brent Tate announces NRL retirementThere is at least one punter who thinks the Kennett Curse is well and truly broken, betting $40,000 with online bookmaker sportsbet that the Hawks ($1.50) will smash the Cats ($2.60) this Friday night. …
Continue reading Hawks odds crunched to beat Cats in AFL 2014 Final


