Kangaroos coach Tim Sheens has challenged his overlooked World Cup stars to turn disappointment into determination. While Sheens fully rotated his squad throughout the tournament there were inevitably several players …
Continue reading Sheens encourages lesser-used RLWC playersAfter a miserable season, Rory McIlroy took great delight in finally living up to his billing as one of golf’s marquee men at the Australian Open. McIlroy was ranked No.1 …
Continue reading McIlroy happy to live up to marquee statusCaptain Ben Mowen has declared the result of Saturday’s year-ending showdown with Wales will determine whether the Wallabies’ European tour is a success or failure. Heading into a spicy Millennium …
Continue reading Fourth Test win for tour success, MowenWestern Australia’s rookie paceman Simon Mackin hasn’t played a single first-class game but already he has a couple of Test scalps. A late call-up for Queensland quick Alister McDermott gave …
Continue reading Rookie has impact against EnglandCharl Schwartzel and Morten Orum Madsen shared the lead after two rounds at the Alfred Dunhill Championship on Friday and will square off again at the back end of a …
Continue reading Schwartzel, Madsen lead EPGA eventVenezuelan Pastor Maldonado has been named to drive for Lotus in the 2014 season alongside France’s Romain Grosjean, the team confirmed on Friday. Maldonado has spent three seasons with Williams, …
Continue reading Maldonado replaces Raikkonen at LotusPlaymaker Johnathan Thurston expects Billy Slater to play in the Rugby League World Cup final after the Kangaroos fullback trained strongly again on Friday. After returning to full training on …
Continue reading Thurston says Slater right to go at RLWCKangaroos playmaker Johnathan Thurston has urged World Cup officials to ensure safety precautions are taken in Saturday’s final at Old Trafford to avoid a repeat of the incident that ended …
Continue reading Kangaroos have Old Trafford safety worriesNew Zealand have received a huge boost with in-form winger Roger Tuivasa-Sheck passed fit for Saturday’s Rugby League World Cup final. Kiwis assistant coach Ivan Cleary said both the Sydney …
Continue reading NZ’s Tuivasa-Sheck fit for RLWC finalMitch Marsh has saved Western Australia from a disastrous rain-affected opening day of the Sheffield Shield clash with Queensland at the WACA Ground. He and Sam Whiteman came together when …
Continue reading Marsh helps rescue WA vs Qld in ShieldJapan coach Eddie Jones said he was “fine” and expected to make a full recovery after a stroke which left him in hospital for nearly 40 days. Jones was facing …
Continue reading Eddie Jones says he’s ‘fine’ after strokeGary Ballance has declared he’s ready to become England’s next African-born Test batsman after scoring a patient 55 in the tour match against a Chairman’s XI. England declared on 7-212 …
Continue reading Ballance says he’s ready for AshesPhillip Hughes has been challenged to produce a huge Sheffield Shield century to help revive his stop-start Test career and capitalise on South Australia’s opening-day dominance of Victoria. SA were …
Continue reading Hughes, quicks put SA in charge of VicsQueensland have taken full advantage of a rain-affected WACA deck on day one of the Sheffield Shield match after Western Australia elected to bat first. It could very well be …
Continue reading Bulls take four wickets after Perth rainGlovemen Ben Dunk and Tim Paine dug Tasmania out of a hole as their side reached 6-299 on day one of the Sheffield Shield match against NSW at Bellerive. Dunk …
Continue reading Glovemen combine to lift Tassie v NSWTest hopefuls Jonny Bairstow and the uncapped Gary Ballance have top-scored for England in their total of 7-212 declared on day one of their two-day clash with the Chairman’s XI. …
Continue reading England score 7-212 declaredBattling injury, fatigue, flatness and a touch of frost, Jason Day narrowly avoided an early exit from the Australian Open. Day, who last week took out the individual World Cup …
Continue reading Day battles fatigue, flatness to make cutBen Dunk and Tim Paine put on 143 for the fifth wicket to help Tasmania out of a hole on day one of the Sheffield Shield match against NSW at …
Continue reading Dunk, Paine lift Tasmania against NSW

