EELS After recording wins over the Titans and Sharks in consecutive weeks, the Eels started short-priced favourites to inflict more pain on the Raiders last week when the two sides …
Continue reading Parramatta Eels vs Canterbury Bulldogs 2014 NRL Round 23 preview, tips and teamsSpain’s Tommy Robredo toppled world number one Novak Djokovic 7-6 (8-6) 7-5 on Thursday to reach the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati Masters. It’s the second straight week that Wimbledon champion …
Continue reading Robredo topples Djokovic in OhioThe Wallabies couldn’t care less about the All Blacks’ quest for a record 18th consecutive Test win on Saturday night. Despite Australia’s fierce sporting rivalry with New Zealand, the Wallabies …
Continue reading Wallabies hungry for Bledisloe CupSouth Africa’s mission stays the same: Beat New Zealand. Just like in the past two Rugby Championships under coach Heyneke Meyer, the Springboks will open against tournament strugglers Argentina on …
Continue reading Argentina searching for a first RC winJust two Tests ago, six former England cricket captains were leading the call for incumbent Alastair Cook’s head and doubting the durability of fast bowlers James Anderson and Stuart Broad. …
Continue reading A draw will give England victoryEngland captain Alastair Cook paid tribute to James Anderson on Thursday as the Lancashire swing bowler closed in on a national record. Anderson needs just eight more wicket to surpass …
Continue reading Cook hails amazing bowler AndersonKurtley Beale’s selection at first five-eighth for the Wallabies may have dumbfounded All Blacks coach Steve Hansen, but one of Beale’s key opponents expects a tough challenge. Ma’a Nonu’s direct …
Continue reading Nonu expects to be tested by BealeSri Lanka were 8-261 at stumps on Thursday’s opening day of the second and final Test against Pakistan at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) in Colombo. After winning the toss …
Continue reading Sri Lanka collapse in 2nd Pakistan TestHawthorn has confirmed star Cyril Rioli will not return before the AFL finals. Rioli has been on the sidelines since suffering a hamstring injury in round 15 against Gold Coast. …
Continue reading Cyril Rioli won’t return before AFL finalsGreg Inglis put on a masterclass to lead South Sydney to a 42-16 win over Brisbane at ANZ Stadium on Thursday night, reaffirming the Rabbitohs’ premiership favouritism. Inglis scored three …
Continue reading Inglis comes back to haunt BroncosZululand’s first chance as a three-year-old to show why David Hayes rates him as the stable’s leading Caulfield Guineas contender will come in the Vain Stakes. And while Hayes says …
Continue reading Vain Stakes 2014: Zululand starts run towards Gr 1 GuineasEngland paceman Stuart Broad took part in a net session on Thursday, on the eve of the fifth Test against India, while wearing a splint to protect his broken nose. …
Continue reading Broad’s net session on eve of India TestCanterbury winger Mitch Brown will join his Bulldogs teammate Michael Ennis at Cronulla next NRL season after agreeing to a two-year deal with the Sharks. A Sharks junior, Brown, 26, …
Continue reading Brown to join Ennis at SharksSri Lanka were 2-162 at tea on Thursday after electing to bat in the second and final Test against Pakistan at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) in Colombo. Upul Tharanga …
Continue reading Sri Lanka well placed in 2nd Pakistan TestHawthorn have suffered an AFL season of woe when it comes to injuries, but have finally caught a break for round 21. Jack Gunston is shaping for a shock return …
Continue reading Hawk Gunston in line for shock AFL recallAll Blacks captain Richie McCaw arrived in Sydney on Thursday night still smarting from the Crusaders’ Super Rugby final loss to the NSW Waratahs and craving Bledisloe Cup redemption. It …
Continue reading McCaw eyeing Bledisloe redemptionNRL veteran John Morris has announced his retirement after playing 300 matches. A neck injury has forced the 34-year-old to bring down the curtain on a 14-year career spanning stints …
Continue reading John Morris announces NRL retirementThe NRL’s head medico Dr Ron Muratore says rugby league has never been safer ahead of his retirement at season’s end after six years in the job. Dr Muratore was …
Continue reading NRL as safe as ever: chief medico


