Promoted halfback Nick Phipps has backed the Wallabies’ tight five to make amends for the All Blacks’ shellacking when they host an abrasive Springboks pack led by comeback king Victor …
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Former longstanding West Coast coach John Worsfold has been appointed chairman of the AFL Coaches Association. It was announced on Wednesday that Worsfold will take over the position from four-time …
Continue reading Worsfold to represent AFL coachesIt’s not for the faint-hearted, but Fremantle utility Tendai Mzungu says he’s prepared to put his body on the line by standing in front of Sydney’s monster forwards in Saturday’s …
Continue reading Dockers ready to shape up to SwansQueensland Reds chief executive Jim Carmichael says James O’Connor will honour his Super Rugby contract and stay beyond the 2015 World Cup despite conflicting overseas reports. Just days after the …
Continue reading O’Connor to honour contract: RedsTennis legend Pat Rafter hopes Lleyton Hewitt will play on next year, but says it’s crucial for Australia to get back into the Davis Cup World Group for this to …
Continue reading Rafter urges Hewitt to play on in 2015Springboks coach Heyneke Meyer says the Wallabies’ “one bad game” against New Zealand doesn’t make them a bad team and has called up two of South Africa’s most trusted veterans …
Continue reading Springboks wary of wounded WallabiesIf he can escape the Italian Grand Prix with a top-five finish, Daniel Ricciardo believes he’ll remain a contender for the Formula One championship. But the Australian knows even that’s …
Continue reading Ricciardo aims for top-five at Italian GPThe 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 …
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