Geelong star Jimmy Bartel expects to return for Saturday night’s AFL blockbuster against Hawthorn at the MCG. Steve Johnson (foot), Jordan Murdoch (hip) and Bartel (corked thigh) all missed the …
Continue reading Bartel set for return against HawthornKnights rookie Sione Mata’utia scored the first hat-trick of his burgeoning NRL career to help Newcastle hold off a fast-finishing New Zealand Warriors and win 28-22 at Hunter Stadium on …
Continue reading Knights beat Warriors, keep roll goingNorth Melbourne have all but secured September football with a 50-point win over a lukewarm Western Bulldogs side. The Kangaroos’ 12th win of the season was built off two dominant …
Continue reading Kangaroos eye finals after beating DogsNorth Melbourne have all but secured September football with a 50-point win over a lukewarm Western Bulldogs side. The Kangaroos’ 12th win of the season was built off two dominant …
Continue reading Kangaroos march on to finalsWallabies coach Ewen McKenzie is challenging his gritty charges to buck history for the second time in a week to keep alive Australia’s hopes of ending 12 years of Bledisloe …
Continue reading Wallabies out to buck history – againQueenslander Steven Jeffress claimed the biggest cheque of his 15-year career when he overcame brutal winds to win the inaugural Fiji International golf tournament by four strokes. The 38-year-old journeyman …
Continue reading Jeffress wins inaugural Fiji InternationalVeteran Parramatta back-rower Ben Smith has revealed he’ll hang up his boots at the end of the season but he believes a return to the glory days is not far …
Continue reading Retiring Smith bullish about Eels futureFive-time former champion Roger Federer continued his dominance over hard-hitting Canadian Milos Raonic with a 6-2 6-3 win on Saturday to reach the final of the Cincinnati Masters. The 33-year-old …
Continue reading Ferrer, Federer in Cincinnati finalCollingwood’s Saturday night MCG injury nightmare has significant ramifications for the rest of their season. The Magpies lost five key players between the naming of teams and three-quarter time of …
Continue reading Magpies’ wings clipped in MCG shockerFive-time champion Roger Federer continued his dominance over hard-hitting Canadian Milos Raonic with a 6-2 6-3 win on Saturday to reach the final of the Cincinnati Masters. The 33-year-old Federer, …
Continue reading Federer reaches Cincinnati finalAll Blacks coach Steve Hansen admits he’s anxious about the prospect of being without powerhouse centre Ma’a Nonu for Saturday’s second Bledisloe Cup clash in Auckland. The destructive midfielder was …
Continue reading Nonu in doubt for Bledisloe return legSydney Roosters Mr Versatile Mitch Aubusson says he’s ready and able to solve the NRL premiers’ hooking crisis against the Warriors next Sunday. The back-rower played for more than an …
Continue reading Aubusson happy hooker for RoostersAna Ivanovic overcame illness and nerves as she outlasted French Open champion Maria Sharapova 6-2 5-7 7-5 to set up up a final against world No.1 Serena Williams in the …
Continue reading Ivanovic v Williams in Cincinnati finalThe Wallabies won’t be proposing rugby league-style golden point extra time in their code any time soon despite being left frustrated and downcast after Saturday night’s 12-12 draw with the …
Continue reading Wallabies rule out golden point overtimeHe’s already one of the premier props in the NRL but Melbourne Storm’s Jesse Bromwich isn’t ready to rest on his laurels. Bromwich turned in a stand-out performance in Melbourne’s …
Continue reading Storm prop Bromwich leading from frontAfter a victory he rates among his finest as an AFL coach, Richmond’s Damien Hardwick is demanding his players keep riding waves of momentum. Hardwick says he’s immensely proud of …
Continue reading Victory among my best: Tigers coachAdelaide’s rollercoaster ride is doing coach Brenton Sanderson’s head in. “Yes, it is, very much so,” Sanderson said after the tospy-turvy Crows fell to Richmond in Saturday night’s AFL match …
Continue reading Yo-yo Crows hurting their AFL coachAmerican Kevin Sutherland has joined one of golf’s most exclusive clubs, firing a 59 on the Champions Tour. The 50-year-old Sutherland was nine-under-par after just eight holes at En-Joie Golf …
Continue reading 50-year-old Sutherland shoots 13-under 59

