New Zealand prop Wyatt Crockett is very keen for more chances to engage with the Wallabies scrum than he got in the Super Rugby final. Tony Woodcock’s season-ending injury means …
Continue reading Give me some more scrums: CrockettRising Star nominee Troy Menzel has signed a two-year deal with Carlton that will see him remain at the AFL club until the end of 2016. The exciting 19-year-old forward …
Continue reading Blues’ Menzel signs new dealGold Coast coach Guy McKenna hopes his faltering AFL team can draw inspiration from returning defender Seb Tape. The injury-plagued 22-year-old will make his first start of the season on …
Continue reading Courageous Tape set to lift SunsSydney Roosters utility Roger Tuivasa-Sheck has been poring over footage of the NRL’s best fullbacks in a bid to join them following Anthony Minichiello’s retirement announcement. Tuivasa-Sheck and Minichiello have …
Continue reading Tuivasa-Sheck’s bid to be the bestAP – American teenager Lexi Thompson, gunning for her second major title of the year, shares the LPGA Championship lead after a six-under-par 66 opening round. Thompson, 19, who won …
Continue reading Teenager Thompson leads LPGA ChampionshipCoach Brenton Sanderson says his Crows cop a raw end of an AFL fixture favouring Victorian clubs. And Sanderson has also taken aim at the AFL’s cap on interchange rotations, …
Continue reading Crows cop raw end of AFL draw: SandoJudiciary action over wrestling tackles threatens to undermine South Sydney’s NRL premiership charge with back-rower Ben Te’o now facing a minimum four-week suspension. Te’o was handed a grade two dangerous …
Continue reading Souths’ Te’o faces chicken wing banThe PB Lawrence Stakes is the feature race at Caulfield racecourse on Saturday and there has being only one notable betting move in the race on a runner at double …
Continue reading Long shots odds crunched to win PB Lawrence Stakes2014All Blacks centre Conrad Smith is rated a slim chance to face the Wallabies in Sydney on Saturday night after flying home for the birth of his first child. Coach …
Continue reading Conrad Smith unlikely to face WallabiesHugh Bowman has found his place among Australia’s elite riders and until recently, that was enough. But an end-of-season stint in Hong Kong has been like a slap in the …
Continue reading Bowman bracing for big Spring Racing Carnival 2014Bonfire’s reputation preceded him. And not in a good way. But some tough love from trainer Gai Waterhouse has moulded the non-complier into a horse poised to deliver on his …
Continue reading Fields: Bonfire to light up Gai’s 2014 San Domenico Stakes day at RosehillAll Blacks centre Conrad Smith is in serious doubt for Saturday night’s Bledisloe Cup opener against the Wallabies in Sydney as he rushes home for the birth of his child. …
Continue reading Conrad Smith in doubt for BledisloeTony Stewart will skip the NASCAR race in Michigan on Sunday as a probe continues in the incident in which his car struck and killed a fellow driver in a …
Continue reading Stewart to skip NASCAR raceFormer Ryder Cup winner Thomas Bjorn shared the first round lead at the Danish Open on Thursday with Chilean golfer Felipe Aguilar and Welshman Bradley Dredge on five under par. …
Continue reading Trio leads Danish Open golfFriday’s only AFL Round 21 match is between Carlton Blues and Geelong Cats. The opening bounce is set to commence at 7:50 PM local time with the game to be played …
Continue reading Carlton Blues vs Geelong Cats preview, tips, odds and teams – 2014 AFL Round 21Brisbane fullback Josh Hoffman is unwilling to face up to the prospect he has played his last game for the Broncos. Hoffman suffered a suspected broken right leg during the …
Continue reading Hoffman wants to remain a BroncoDefending champion Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova booked quarter-final berths at the Cincinnati Masters on Thursday. World No.1 Williams dismantled Italian 13th seed Flavia Pennetta 6-2 6-2 while fifth seed …
Continue reading Serena into Cincinnati quartersFormer Parramatta star Dean Widders says he recognises something very familiar in the Eels of 2014 – they are a team simply having fun. A veteran of three NRL finals …
Continue reading Eels just wanna have fun says Widders


