Compared to Sydney’s All-Star forwards, Brisbane Lions’ defensive unit of Joel Patfull, Darcy Gardiner and Justin Clarke resembles an AFL “who’s that” rather than a “who’s who”. But Lions coach …
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Carlton AFL coach Mick Malthouse returned to a familiar theme on Thursday, blasting the media for turning the Dale Thomas issue into a sideshow. Malthouse’s 16th-placed Blues host fourth-placed Collingwood …
Continue reading It’s not about Thomas, Malthouse saysMarc Marquez eyes a fourth win in four races this season in Spain on Sunday but faces a Yamaha challenge from Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo who have eight elite …
Continue reading Marquez braced for Yamaha challengeNSW Country prop Tariq Sims says it was rather competitive growing up alongside three siblings who’d also go on to become rugby league internationals. Ashton, 29, and younger brother Corbin, …
Continue reading Tariq Sims in a rare sporting familyThe weakened Blues are last in a jam-packed race for New Zealand Conference honours and in danger of missing the Super Rugby play-offs for a third straight season. But coach …
Continue reading Blues seek winning attitude against RedsA second concussion this season is keeping captain Kieran Read on the sideline for longer than the Crusaders had hoped. Last year’s world player of the year, Read has been …
Continue reading Read to miss Brumbies game with concussionWimbledon champion Marion Bartoli will play the Liverpool grasscourt exhibition event in June but insists she has no plans to make a full-time comeback to the sport. The 29-year-old Frenchwoman, …
Continue reading Bartoli rules out comebackFormula One teams are to hold a crisis meeting in London to discuss ways of reducing the massive costs of being involved in the sport. World governing body FIA announced …
Continue reading F1 teams in London crisis meetingSecond seed Eugenie Bouchard has reached a European clay quarter-final for the second time in her career after the Canadian defeated Yaroslava Shvedova 6-4 6-2 at the ATP-WTA Portugal Open. …
Continue reading Bouchard battles into Portugal quartersAustralia’s stunning Ashes win and series defeat of South Africa has seen it reclaim the No.1 Test cricket ranking for the first time in five years. With Australia also still …
Continue reading Australia top cricket nationTiger Woods Design has been chosen to design an 18-hole golf course near Houston that will be called Bluejack National. The original golf course on the property was called Blaketree …
Continue reading Woods’ company gets Houston course projectDavid Warner has top scored for Sunrisers Hyderabad to help the side to a 15-run victory over the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League. The Australian big-hitter came in …
Continue reading Warner top scores in Sunrisers IPL winAustralian Marinko Matosevic has been bundled out of the BMW Open in Munich after a tight second-round loss. The 28-year-old was beaten in a close contest with Russian Dmitry Tursunov, …
Continue reading Matosevic loses tight contest in MunichAustralia Test opener Chris Rogers has hit an unbeaten 241 as English county Middlesex chased down their highest fourth-innings total to clinch a seven-wicket win over Yorkshire at Lord’s. Set …
Continue reading Aussie opener Rogers hits double centuryTim Sheens says his all-conquering Kangaroos are on a hiding to nothing in their trans-Tasman Test in Sydney. New Zealand are given little hope after coach Stephen Kearney picked six …
Continue reading Roos on a hiding to nothing: SheensOne runner well worth following from Anzac Day racing at Flemington is the 2YO colt Light Up Manhattan (Manhattan Rain-Luminata by Zabeel). He became the second stakes performer for first …
Continue reading Manhattan Rain colt lights up at FlemingtonFlying Spur’s son Zac Spirit sealed his status as Singapore’s best sprinter with a dashing win in Sunday evening’s $S500,000 Lion City Cup 1200m Sgp-1. Ridden by Alan Munro, 4YO …
Continue reading Zac Spirit lands Singapore Group 1The NSW City side has been dealt a double blow with Cronulla back-rower Wade Graham and Bulldogs halfback Trent Hodkinson both ruled out of the side’s clash with Country in …
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