The Wallabies have barnstorming hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau back to reinforce their scrum for a rugged European tour but will miss back-rower Scott Fardy for next week’s clash with the All …
Continue reading Wallabies’ back-row worries deepenWestern Australia were bowled out for 118 to crash to a hefty 84 run defeat to Queensland in a disappointing opening to their one-day cup campaign at Bankstown Oval on …
Continue reading Qld in big win over WA in Cup cricketSydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson says Sonny Bill Williams’ decision to remain with the NRL premiers is a huge tribute to everyone connected with the club. The cross-code superstar ended …
Continue reading Coach Robinson delighted with SBW decisionMotoGP riders are bracing for a “difficult” race Sunday in humid Malaysia at one of the season’s most demanding circuits. Temperatures can soar well above 30 degrees Celsius at the …
Continue reading MotoGP set for heat, rain in MalaysiaCode-hopper Tadhg Kennelly is shaping as Australia’s wildcard as they seek to wrest supremacy back from Ireland in the upcoming International Rules Tests. Kennelly was a key member of the …
Continue reading Kennelly a key member of IR coaching staffAustralian centre Brent Tate believes the Rugby League World Cup starting this month will be the toughest in the competition’s history. More than 120 top-line NRL players will be in …
Continue reading Kangaroos’ Tate ready for best ever RLWCThe welcome mat may have been thrown out for Mercedes and Nissan but the Bathurst 1000 again looks set to add another chapter to the great Holden-Ford rivalry judging by …
Continue reading Whincup takes Bathurst provisional poleSuperstar dual international Sonny Bill Williams says he’ll stay with NRL premiers Sydney Roosters next season after knocking back a return to rugby union in New Zealand. The Roosters said …
Continue reading SBW to stay with Roosters in 2014Lewis Hamilton topped the timesheets in Friday’s first free practice for the Japanese Grand Prix with runaway championship leader Sebastian Vettel third fastest amid spins, run-offs and a flying wheel. …
Continue reading Hamilton tops Japanese F1 practiceSonny Bill Williams is expected to stay with NRL premiers Sydney Roosters next season after knocking back an offer from New Zealand Rugby Union. The NZRU confirmed Williams’ decision on …
Continue reading SBW knocks back NZ rugby offerBarnstorming hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau will make his long-awaited return to Test rugby on the Wallabies’ grand slam tour of Europe next month. Polota-Nau has been included in a 32-man squad …
Continue reading Polota-Nau returns for Wallabies tourJeff Overton fired a seven-under-par 64 on Thursday to take the first-round lead in the Frys.com Open, the first event of the US PGA Tour’s new “wrap around” 2013-14 season. …
Continue reading Overton leads US golf, Allenby in huntNorth Melbourne fullback Scott Thompson has been rewarded for the best season of a burgeoning AFL career with a contract extension running until the end of 2017. The All-Australian fullback …
Continue reading Thompson extends AFL deal with NorthParramatta chairman Steve Sharp says he’ll consider his future after being overruled by fellow board members when seeking to appoint Brad Arthur as the NRL club’s new coach. The Eels …
Continue reading Eels chairman to consider quitting roleSonny Bill Williams’ backflip has already cost youngster Tohu Harris a Rugby league World Cup berth but fellow Kiwis back-rower Alex Glenn will have no issue if it costs him …
Continue reading Glenn in firing line but backs SBW callTalk about tempting fate. Donning retro colours that marked one of Dick Johnson’s worst nightmares at the Bathurst 1000, Chaz Mostert’s Ford suffered a horror crash during final practice that …
Continue reading Bathurst history repeats for JohnsonTributes poured in Thursday for Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar after announcing his retirement from Test cricket next month after a 24-year career. Cricket’s highest run-scorer was given blanket coverage by …
Continue reading Tributes flood in for retiring TendulkarFour-time IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti was released from a Houston hospital on Thursday but faces further surgery after suffering multiple injuries in a frightening crash on Sunday. Scotland’s Franchitti broke …
Continue reading IndyCar’s Franchitti leaves hospital

