Skipper Trent Cotchin kicked a career-best five goals as Richmond scored just their fourth AFL win of the season on Saturday, beating bottom side St Kilda by 44 points at …
Continue reading Cotchin stars as Tigers beat Saints in AFLA suspected injury to superstar Cyril Rioli could sour Hawthorn’s 53-point AFL thrashing of Gold Coast at Aurora Stadium. Rioli left the ground in the fourth quarter with what appeared …
Continue reading Rioli injury sours Hawks AFL winThe West Indies and Pakistan will have representation on the International Cricket Council’s all-powerful executive committee alongside the “Big Three” nations India, Australia and England, the ICC said on Saturday. …
Continue reading Windies, Pakistan join cricket’s big threeFiji qualified for next year’s World Cup by crushing the Cook Islands 108-6 in Saturday’s last qualifying match for the Oceania region. The Fijians will make a seventh World Cup …
Continue reading Fiji qualifies for rugby World CupMichelle Wie showed no sign of a let-down on Friday from her maiden major triumph, firing a bogey-free 66 to trail first-round leader Alena Sharp by one shot at the …
Continue reading Major champ Wie eyes Arkansas golf titleBrad Keselowski set a track record to claim pole position for Saturday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway. Keselowski had a lap of 303.83km/h on Friday in the …
Continue reading Keselowski on pole for Kentucky NASCARAustralian Whitney Hillier fired an opening six-under-par 66 – her best round on the Ladies European Tour – to lead a LET event for the first time at the Italian …
Continue reading Aussie Hillier leads Italian women’s golfMark Thompson was entitled to swear. Essendon were blown away early against Geelong on Friday night, then rallied magnificently and crucially lost their way when the game was there to …
Continue reading ‘Dons lose another tight AFL gameThe NRL says it has found no evidence of widespread involvement of players in betting on matches. In initial investigations into possible code of conduct breaches, NRL chief operating officer …
Continue reading No widespread player betting abuse: NRLLleyton Hewitt broke the record for playing the most five-set grand slam matches but insisted, at 33, he felt fresh enough to carry on putting himself “through the wringer”. The …
Continue reading Record-breaker Hewitt in no mood to retireIn the Western Bulldogs’ search for consistency, there will be no excuses. Even when skipper Ryan Griffen is among three players injured during a lopsided clash with AFL ladder leaders …
Continue reading Dogs tackle Dees, seek AFL consistencyA defiant Venus Williams has made it clear she has no intention of retiring following her painful Wimbledon exit. Venus’s 5-7 7-6 (7-2) 7-5 third-round defeat to fellow former champion …
Continue reading Venus not retiring despite Wimbledon lossSt Helens gained revenge for their Good Friday mauling with a derby win at the home of the champions to open up a three-point gap at the top of the …
Continue reading St Helens open up gap in Super LeagueTwo halves make more than a whole for Cronulla – in coach Peter Sharp’s eyes, they add up to two NRL premiership points. After five straight losses and 324 scoreless …
Continue reading Two halves add up to NRL win for SharksBack-rower Boyd Cordner proved he is State of Origin-ready in his comeback for the Sydney Roosters in their 24-16 NRL loss to Manly on Friday night, according to the premiers’ …
Continue reading Cordner deserves NSW Origin shot: RobinsonWhile Port Adelaide have a plethora of talent across the board, it is the Power’s menacing forward line which poses the biggest danger to Adelaide in Sunday’s Showdown clash, according …
Continue reading Port forwards pose biggest threat to CrowsChinese second seed Li Na and 2010 finalist Tomas Berdych crashed out of Wimbledon on Friday, joined by a fighting Lleyton Hewitt and five-time champion Venus Williams. Australian Open champion …
Continue reading Li, Berdych crash at WimbledonWarriors coach Andrew McFadden says there’s a lot on the line in Sunday’s clash with Penrith and it has nothing to do with taking on his team’s former coach. The …
Continue reading Penrith a big NRL challenge for Warriors
