Matt Jones’s lifelong coach has no doubts his “unusually cool” charge can emulate more-celebrated Australian golfers Adam Scott and Jason Day and post a top-10 finish on his Masters debut. …
Continue reading Aussie Jones can contend at the MastersThe NRL have fined Canterbury $20,000 for breaching the league’s new concussion rules for an incident involving forward Josh Jackson in round two. It is the first – and only …
Continue reading NRL fines Bulldogs for concussion breachIt’s a tipster’s nightmare but the lottery that is the 2014 NRL competition has Penrith captain Peter Wallace believing all 16 teams have a genuine shot at winning the premiership …
Continue reading Any team can win open NRL: Penrith skipperMatt Jones missed Magnolia Lane, couldn’t hit a ball in anger, but still loved every moment of his introduction to Augusta National. Fresh from his breakthrough Houston Open victory which …
Continue reading New boy Jones finds way at AugustaIt’s a golfing bonus so dazzling that even the boldly ambitious Jason Day is trying to block it from his mind. If he can win the Masters green jacket on …
Continue reading Day to shut out No.1 talk at MastersWith a defining month of the AFL season ahead, Richmond captain Trent Cotchin insists the Tigers are hungry enough – and good enough – to better last year’s result. So …
Continue reading Cotchin relaxed with Tigers’ startSouth Africa have confirmed they’ll kick-off a 14-match 2014 schedule on June 7 against a World XV in Cape Town. The non-cap game at Newlands stadium precedes Tests against Wales …
Continue reading Boks begin 2014 schedule against World XVNorth Queensland coach Paul Green says the critics have been “kidding themselves” to think his team could be firing offensively early in the season after losing fullback Lachlan Coote to …
Continue reading NQ critics ‘kidding themselves’: GreenJason Day is itching to play again. After a six-week layoff forced upon him via a thumb injury, the Australian world No.4 is trying to keep a lid on his …
Continue reading Day on track for Masters dreamA record 24 Masters newcomers will tee off on Thursday at Augusta National, several of them confident a first-timer can capture a green jacket for the first time since 1979. …
Continue reading Record 24 newcomers in Masters fieldRory McIlroy cannot begin to contemplate a career where he will be ineligible to have breakfast in the Masters Champions Locker Room at Augusta National. McIlroy singled out the likes …
Continue reading McIlroy wants breakfast in Champions RoomA storm rolled through Augusta National on Monday – and the weather was rubbish too. The full seven-man band of Australians, some in the form of their lives, have found …
Continue reading Aussies ready to thrive at AugustaHe has a Masters ticket and more than a million reasons to smile but Matt Jones’ thrilling win at the Houston Open has also left fellow members beaming at The …
Continue reading Australian Golf Club thrilled by Jones winCarlton have a lot of problems, but their president and captain are adamant that coach Mick Malthouse is a big part of the solution. The heat is on the Blues …
Continue reading Blues boss backs Malthouse in AFLTodd Carney has advised his Cronulla teammate Andrew Fifita to ignore the media spotlight bearing down on him and concentrate on playing football to get his career back on track. …
Continue reading Ignore the press, Carney tells FifitaDangerous weather has forced players and patrons off Augusta National in the lead up to the Masters. While Jason Day was able to get in an early nine holes of …
Continue reading Dangerous weather sinks Monday MastersGreater Western Sydney teenager Josh Kelly has continued his dream AFL debut, earning a Rising Star nomination in his second match. The 19-year-old kicked two last-quarter goals and had 17 …
Continue reading Giants’ Kelly earns AFL rising star nodFIA president Jean Todt has promised to look into improving the sound of Formula One’s new engines but dismissed a change in the rules demanded by some stables. Todt, the …
Continue reading F1 president Todt dismisses rule changes


