Thirty-three minutes down, five sessions to go. Australia survived the first eight-over episode of their battle to save the second Test, reaching 0-31 at lunch on day four after South …
Continue reading Australia start battle to save second TestMelbourne Storm face playmaking dramas for their NRL season kick-off after off-season recruit Ben Roberts was placed on report in their Charity Cup loss to Canterbury on Sunday. With coach …
Continue reading Storm face NRL halves dilemmaTeenage amateur Minjee Lee broke through on Sunday for her first victory in a professional golf tournament with a stunning six-shot triumph in the Women’s Victorian Open. The 17-year-old Australian …
Continue reading Minjee Lee in breakthrough pro golf winSouth African captain Graeme Smith waited 77 minutes on day four before declaring on 5-270 in the second Test, setting Australia a target of 448 in Port Elizabeth. Wayne Parnell’s …
Continue reading Smith declares, Aust chase 448 in 2nd TestNSW coach Michael Foley praised Wycliff Palu as the spiritual leader of the Waratahs, after the veteran No.8 wound back the clock in Sunday’s win over the Western Force. NSW …
Continue reading Palu winds back the clock for TahsVictorian Matthew Griffin has claimed his first professional title on home soil taking out the Victorian Open at 13th Beach Golf Links on Sunday. It took Griffin three playoff holes …
Continue reading Griffin beats Stieger to win Vic OpenPremierships aren’t won in February, but next Saturday’s NSW and Queensland blockbuster shapes as an early opportunity to set the agenda in the Australian Conference. Waratahs coach Michael Cheika believes …
Continue reading NSW, Qld warm-up for derby blockbusterThe Bulldogs finished their NRL pre-season with a grinding 20-10 Charity Cup victory over Melbourne Storm which has left Krisnan Inu nursing a jaw injury. Despite being their own worst …
Continue reading Dogs grind out NRL trial win over StormKey Penrith recruit Jamal Idris is set to miss the start of the NRL season due to a hamstring injury. Idris suffered a suspected grade one hamstring tear in the …
Continue reading Panthers’ Idris set to miss round oneThe Brisbane Lions have bounced back from a drubbing by Hawthorn to record a comfortable 47-point win over an under-strength Gold Coast Suns in the AFL pre-season in Townsville. The …
Continue reading Lions thump Gold Coast in AFL pre-seasonIsrael Folau took just one minute to open his account for the year, as the Wallabies’ wizard bagged a hat-trick in the NSW Waratahs’ 43-21 opening-round Super Rugby victory over …
Continue reading Folau stars in Waratahs win over ForceCoach Trent Robinson says the Sydney Roosters risk going into their NRL premiership defence underdone despite their convincing World Club Challenge win over Wigan. The Roosters cruised to victory against …
Continue reading Roosters underdone despite WCC winCoach Darren Berry can’t quite fathom that long-suffering South Australia’s quest for the Sheffield Shield could come down to pink balls. Berry’s troops were denied top spot on the Shield …
Continue reading Shield could hinge on pink balls: BerryFrenchman Sylvain Guintoli is the early world Superbike championship leader after a dramatic end to the season-opening Australian round at Phillip Island. Polesitter Guintoli won the second of the two …
Continue reading Guintoli wins world Superbike roundIsrael Folau took just one minute to open his account for the year, as the Wallabies’ wizard bagged a hat-trick in the NSW Waratahs’ 43-21 opening-round Super Rugby victory over …
Continue reading Folau bags hat-trick in Waratahs winWestern Australian captain Adam Voges has set his sights on the Sheffield Shield final after a commanding eight-wicket victory over NSW. In a stunning collapse on Sunday, the Blues lost …
Continue reading WA set sights on Shield finalHalfback Shaun Johnson played a starring role as the Warriors retained the Trans-Tasman Cup when they overwhelmed the Brisbane Broncos 48-4 at Forsyth Barr Stadium. Johnson contributed 12 points with …
Continue reading Johnson shines as Warriors beat BroncosNew South Wales have suffered a horror batting collapse to hand Western Australia a commanding eight-wicket Sheffield Shield victory and a big boost to their final hopes. The Blues added …
Continue reading Blues collapse to hand WA Shield win


