Hawthorn expect key defender Brian Lake will be ready for his battle with Geelong behemoth Tom Hawkins on Friday night. Lake suffered a corked hip in the Hawks’ last-start win …
Continue reading Lake should be fit for Cats: HawthornSouth Sydney hooker Issac Luke is free to play in Thursday’s final round clash against the Sydney Roosters after being found not guilty of a grade one dangerous contact charge …
Continue reading Luke free to play against the RoostersMichael Clarke says he won’t be gagged from speaking his mind on team selections, even though his coach would prefer such conversations remained private. Selection tension has bubbled to the …
Continue reading Clarke won’t back down on selectionsGary Ablett Jnr is set to draw level with his legendary father and bag an incredible eighth All Australian selection. Ablett was on Tuesday named in the AFL’s 40-man All …
Continue reading AFL names preliminary All Australian squadWallabies flyhalf Bernard Foley admits his surprise Bledisloe benching was a bitter pill to swallow, but believes it will only drive him to be a better Test player in the …
Continue reading Foley admits axing was tough to swallowNRL head of football Todd Greenberg says Sunday’s timekeeping bungle at Brookvale Oval shows why big games need to be moved away from suburban grounds. The NRL has made no …
Continue reading Suburban ground issues concern NRLReferee Ben Cummins has been retained for the final round of the NRL despite his major blunder in Brisbane’s win over St George Illawarra on Friday. Cummins’ decision to erroneously …
Continue reading Referee Cummins avoids NRL axeAndy Murray was too smart, too respectful to say he was finally returning to championship-winning form ahead of his US Open quarter-final showdown on Wednesday with Novak Djokovic. But Murray …
Continue reading Murray, Djokovic set for blockbusterPat Rafter has rewarded Sam Groth for his dramatic rise with a spot in Australia’s Davis Cup team for next week’s World Group playoff against Uzbekistan. With Bernard Tomic unavailable …
Continue reading Groth named for Davis Cup debutMichael Clarke has brushed aside any suggestion of retirement, declaring himself as fit as he’s ever been despite suffering a tour-ending hamstring injury in Zimbabwe. The Test and one-day cricket …
Continue reading Retirement not on agenda for ClarkePort Adelaide midfielder Brad Ebert expects Matt White will avoid suffering more AFL finals heartbreak. White injured his hamstring in the last round of the 2013 season, missing Richmond’s elimination …
Continue reading White will be right for AFL final: PortSouth Sydney skipper John Sutton returns from a knee injury to lead the Rabbitohs against Sydney Roosters on Thursday at Allianz Stadium. Sutton has been named at five-eighth with Luke …
Continue reading Sutton back for South SydneyAustralia have made three changes to face South Africa in Harare from the team that was humiliated by Zimbabwe on Sunday. After being badly exposed by the No.10 team in …
Continue reading Australia sent into bat v ProteasJapan’s Kei Nishikori booked a US Open quarter-final berth on Tuesday morning with a five-set victory over Milos Raonic that equalled the latest-finishing contests in tournament history. Nishikori, the 10th …
Continue reading Nishikori beats Raonic in US Open tennisSpringboks star Bryan Habana is set to play his 100th Test when he lines up against Australia on Saturday, and the news couldn’t make Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie any happier. …
Continue reading McKenzie hopes game 100 distracts HabanaWallabies coach Ewen McKenzie refuses to blame Kurtley Beale for the Bledisloe Cup debacle in Auckland but can’t find a spot for him in the starting line-up to play South …
Continue reading McKenzie axes Beale for Springboks clashHe won’t promise miracles but new Gold Coast coach Neil Henry is confident he’s the man to rebuild the battered Titans. The 53-year-old was confirmed as the man to replace …
Continue reading Henry keen to rise to Titans challengeFremantle coach Ross Lyon is on the lookout for an unlikely hero as he attempts to plug the hole left by injured defender Michael Johnson. Johnson will miss the entire …
Continue reading Dockers scrambling to replace Johnson

