Mikael Lundberg has ended a six-year title drought with a gutsy 40-foot putt in a playoff against Bernd Wiesberger to win the Lyoness Open. The Swede birdied the first playoff …
Continue reading Lundberg beats Wiesberger in Lyoness OpenNovak Djokovic has vowed to battle on in his quest to win the French Open and complete his collection of all four Grand Slam titles. Only seven men in history …
Continue reading Djokovic still hopes for French Open winThere was no stirring salvo that triggered the comeback of the AFL season. Brad Scott’s Kangaroos side erased a 35-point deficit to Richmond in 16 mad minutes with eight unanswered …
Continue reading Focus not passion behind North comebackCoach Damien Hardwick knows what he needs to do to improve AFL strugglers Richmond after a dramatic and confidence-draining loss to North Melbourne. The Tigers were ferocious first-half competitors, streaking …
Continue reading I know how to fix Tigers, Hardwick saysRafael Nadal believes his ninth French Open triumph is payback for his injury-hit Australian Open defeat earlier this year. The 28-year-old Spaniard clinched his 14th career Grand Slam title and …
Continue reading Nadal win payback for Australia miseryAaron Smith is confident a further week in camp will allow the All Blacks to free some mental clutter ahead of the second rugby Test against England. The Highlanders halfback …
Continue reading All Blacks expect lift in performanceOne of rugby league’s most powerful and intriguing figures, Nick Politis, has been recognised with Queen’s Birthday honours. Politis has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) …
Continue reading Politis given Queen’s Birthday HonoursWimbledon champion Andy Murray sprang a surprise as he appointed Frenchwoman Amelie Mauresmo as his new coach on Sunday. Murray’s management team announced in a statement that Mauresmo will initially …
Continue reading Murray appoints Mauresmo as new coachWorld champion Sebastien Ogier in a Volkswagen Polo won the Rally of Italy for the second straight year on Sunday. The Frenchman finished the sixth leg of the rally world …
Continue reading Ogier wins Rally of ItalyNorth Melbourne have crushed Richmond’s season in one incredible quarter, producing one of their greatest-ever comebacks to win comfortably at Etihad Stadium. Beaten and bruised at halftime, North Melbourne’s second …
Continue reading Kangaroos recover to crush sorry TigersIndia forced a revamp of the International Cricket Council by threatening the world body with forming a breakaway faction, according to the secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket …
Continue reading India threatened to quit ICC: BCCINo Cooper Cronk or Billy Slater is understandably hurting the Melbourne Storm, but coach Craig Bellamy believes problems started long before their State of Origin injuries. The departure of five-eighth …
Continue reading Five-eighth fix needed at Storm: BellamyBeaten but unbowed, Gold Coast coach Guy McKenna says the Suns’ 35-point loss to in-form Sydney is no reason to write off his charges just yet. After climbing into the …
Continue reading McKenna says no shame in Swans lossStar forwards Lance Franklin and Kurt Tippett have given Sydney a double scare ahead of Saturday’s AFL blockbuster at home against top side Port Adelaide. The Swans continued to build …
Continue reading Swans sweat on star pair for Port clashThe Penrith Panthers are leading the NRL at the halfway point of a season for the first time since they won the minor premiership and title in 2003. Round 13 …
Continue reading Panthers roaring like it’s 2003The most amazing thing about Pat Richards’ freakish match-winning field goal against Newcastle on Sunday, is it’s not the most amazing of his career. It was the latest chapter of …
Continue reading Richards asks Origin question with bootFremantle overcame the early loss of star defender Michael Johnson and a bout of the goalkicking wobbles to post a 40-point win over Adelaide in Sunday’s AFL clash at Patersons …
Continue reading Johnson injured as Dockers thrash CrowsLuke Brooks now feels as though the Wests Tigers are his team. The NRL rookie-of-the-year favourite produced the turning point in a come-from-behind 23-20 win over Newcastle at Hunter Stadium, …
Continue reading Brooks goes to new level for Wests Tigers

