Toby Flood’s 60-cap England rugby career could come to an end on Thursday when Stuart Lancaster names his initial elite player squad ahead of this season’s Six Nations. Flood is …
Continue reading Toby Flood’s England rugby career on lineSri Lanka were 3-132 at lunch on Thursday on the second day of the second Test against Pakistan in Dubai. Opener Kaushal Silva was unbeaten on 40 and Mahela Jayawardene …
Continue reading Sri Lankan batsmen solid in DubaiPutting family first is the why Ben Mowen is leaving Australian rugby, but it’s also the reason why rival No.8 Wycliff Palu is staying put. Incumbent Wallabies captain Mowen revealed …
Continue reading Family keeps Palu at WaratahsEyeing a fifth Australian Open title and a return to the world No.1 ranking, defending champion Novak Djokovic has continued his low-key build-up by winning an exhibition match at Melbourne’s …
Continue reading Djokovic warms up for Aussie Open with winSam Stosur has finally flicked the switch, steaming into her first semi-final on home soil since 2005 and declaring her run the perfect confidence-booster for the Australian Open. The top …
Continue reading Stosur flicks switch to make Hobart semisUnfancied Tsevtana Pironkova will attempt to become the first women’s qualifier to win the Sydney International when she lines up against Angelique Kerber in Friday night’s decider. The Bulgarian world …
Continue reading Qualifier Pironkova into Sydney finalHe was more joking than simmering but Juan Martin del Potro reckons he was close to having his Marcos Baghdatis moment at the Sydney International on Thursday. The towering Argentine …
Continue reading Del Potro to face Tursunov in Sydney semiAmerican John Isner has made the last four of the Heineken Open after overcoming an injury to beat Philipp Kohlschreiber in a high-quality quarter-final. Neither player was able to break …
Continue reading Isner limps into Auckland semisJuan Martin del Potro believes there could be a battle of the big boppers at the Australian Open next week if conditions similar to the Sydney International prevail at Melbourne …
Continue reading Talls may rule at Aussie Open: del PotroQuade Cooper could take one of sport’s most remarkable transformations to another level as national captain following Ben Mowen’s shock decision to quit Australian rugby. Wallabies skipper Mowen stunned the …
Continue reading Wallabies skipper Mowen to walk awayLocal tennis stocks are at a nine-year high heading into next week’s Australian Open but, like the dollar, threaten to crash at any time. Such as at Friday’s draw when …
Continue reading Aussie tennis stars sweat on Open drawWorld No.7 Tomas Berdych is continuing his impressive warm-up for next week’s Australian Open by booking his place in the final of the AAMI Classic. The Czech, who finished third …
Continue reading Berdych through to Kooyong tennis finalMelbourne Storm could start their NRL season with two new halves, with Test No.7 Cooper Cronk in doubt for their round-one clash with Manly. Cronk has had shoulder surgery since …
Continue reading Storm may start NRL season with new halvesAshes victors Steve Smith and Nathan Lyon are back to spearhead the Sydney Sixers’ Big Bash League campaign – and they hope it can open up a World Cup berth …
Continue reading Ashes duo to use BBL for World Cup pushHe’s been earmarked as a future NRL halves star, but young gun Anthony Milford wants to stay at fullback in his final year for Canberra. Milford, who’s off to Brisbane …
Continue reading I want fullback jersey at Raiders: MilfordTowering Argentine Juan Martin del Potro will play Russian Dmitry Tursunov in a semi-final of the Sydney International with the pair winning their quarter-finals on Thursday at the Olympic Park …
Continue reading Del Potro, Tursunov to play in Sydney semiThe Western Force will have a distinct South African flavour next season with the Super Rugby franchise signing their eighth player from the Rainbow Nation. Back-rower Brynard Stander has signed …
Continue reading Force continue Sth African rugby trendMelbourne halfback Cooper Cronk might miss the start of the NRL season after undergoing shoulder surgery. The Dally M Medallist was set to return to Storm training next week, along …
Continue reading Shoulder operation sidelines Storm’s Cronk

