The Sydney Roosters have emerged as the best supported team at Sportingbet for Round 1 of the NRL, firming from $1.77 into $1.70 to defeat South Sydney ($2.05 to $2.20). …
Continue reading Sydney Roosters odds shorten in 2014 NRL Round 1 bettingRed Bull boss Christian Horner believes Daniel Ricciardo’s arrival will mean an end to the corrosive rivalry between the Formula One team’s drivers. Relations between four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel …
Continue reading Horner welcomes Ricciardo to Red BullSkipper Paul Gallen says Todd Carney is only a 50-50 chance of playing in Cronulla’s Monday night’s NRL season-opener as he’s still struggling to overcome a hamstring injury. Carney was …
Continue reading Carney in doubt for Sharks’ NRL openerNew Greater Western Sydney coach Leon Cameron is challenging his exciting crop of third-year players to accelerate their development in a team which needs to stop leaking goals. Encouraging pre-season …
Continue reading Cameron challenges his GWS chargesBig-name recruit Nick Dal Santo is flying. So is No.8 draft pick and father-son recruit Luke McDonald. The experienced brigade including Drew Petrie and Daniel Wells are still in the …
Continue reading Kangaroos aim to hop back into top eightDaniel Mortimer craves another chance to be the leading man at an NRL club, but for now the premiership-winning utility is happy to bask in the glory of being best …
Continue reading Mortimer happy to ride wave at RoostersNewcastle Knights five-eighth Michael Dobson turned his back on becoming a “superstar” in the English Super League for one last crack at the NRL. The 27-year-old Junee product might be …
Continue reading Dobson with point to prove at KnightsRyan Harris confirmed his status as one of cricket’s great late bloomers with a 100th Test scalp in the series decider against South Africa. Harris trapped Alviro Petersen lbw on …
Continue reading Harris’ 100th one for the late bloomersSouth African captain Graeme Smith’s international cricket career ended on a low note, but Jacques Kallis hoped locals would remember the good times. Smith was freed of the pressure to …
Continue reading Kallis, Boucher laud Graeme SmithEverton manager Roberto Martinez will keep Lacina Traore at the club for the remainder of the season despite the on-loan striker being ruled out for six to eight weeks. There …
Continue reading Traore staying with ToffeesShahid Afridi has smashed the second fastest one-day half-century and Ahmed Shehzad hit a ton to give Pakistan a three wicket win over Bangladesh and a place in the Asia …
Continue reading Afridi helps Pakistan to Asia Cup finalFor the second Test series in a row, David Warner will top the run-scoring charts. The steadying influence of partner Candice Falzon was credited as the spark that helped Warner …
Continue reading Pressure helped me perform: David WarnerThere is a serious sense of deja vu in Cape Town, where South Africa stonewalled their way to 4-71 at stumps on day four of a Test they’re desperate to …
Continue reading Australia six wickets away from series winHe’s lost almost 600 NRL games’ worth of experience from his pack, but South Sydney coach Michael Maguire is confident the Rabbitohs still have depth and quality in their forward …
Continue reading Maguire happy with Souths forward stocksSouth Africa captain Graeme Smith’s international cricket career is over, and his world No.1 Test side must complete their greatest escape yet to deny Australia a series win. Michael Clarke …
Continue reading Aust end Amla’s resistance, SAfrica 4-71Kelly Brown has been recalled as flanker and skipper among three changes to Scotland’s pack for the Six Nations match against France at Murrayfield. Brown was dropped by interim head …
Continue reading Scotland recalls Kelly Brown as captainSouth Africa captain Graeme Smith’s international cricket career is over and his side appear headed for their first Test series loss in five years. The Proteas crumbled to 3-15 at …
Continue reading Graeme Smith swansong over, SAfrica 3-15David Warner has continued his career-best form to push South Africa to the precipice of their first Test series loss in five years. Warner gave the tourists the upper hand …
Continue reading Clarke declares, Aust lead by 510 runs


