Hawthorn captain Luke Hodge insists the fact that his AFL club are facing bogey team Geelong in Friday night’s preliminary final isn’t creating any added anxiety. The Hawks are favoured …
Continue reading AFL’s Hawks’ focus not on past: HodgeNew Canberra coach Ricky Stuart says his communication with players will be the key factor in eliminating the troubled NRL club’s off-field behavioural problems. While Stuart admits he has a …
Continue reading Stuart out to eliminate Raiders dramasMelbourne winger Sisa Waqa will surprisingly be available for the Storm’s NRL elimination final against Newcastle after being cleared of a serious neck injury. Ahead of their must-win AAMI Park …
Continue reading Storm winger Waqa cleared for NRL finalThe Czech Republic will bet on a time-tested successful team of Radek Stepanek and Tomas Berdych when they face Novak Djokovic-led Serbia in the Davis Cup finals on November 15-17. …
Continue reading Czechs to face Serbia in Davis Cup finalCronulla coach Shane Flanagan says he will give star playmaker Todd Carney up until kick-off to prove himself fit for Friday’s do-or-do NRL semi-final against Manly. Carney aggravated the hamstring …
Continue reading Sharks give Carney time to prove fitnessPat Rafter is confident Australia can push to reclaim its status as a Davis Cup heavyweight in the next three to four years after sealing a long-awaited return to the …
Continue reading Rafter hoping for break in Davis Cup drawPat Rafter has challenged Bernard Tomic to approach every ATP match like he does Davis Cup amid fresh criticism of his attitude and work ethic. Tomic played a starring role …
Continue reading Tomic must take Cup attitude on tourThe International Rugby Board says referee Romain Poite was wrong to issue the first yellow card to Springbok hooker Bismarck du Plessis during the crunch clash with the All Blacks. …
Continue reading IRB says ref was wrong on Boks hookerJim Furyk will have to wait one more day to try to end three years without a victory on the US PGA Tour after a heavy rainstorm on Sunday postponed …
Continue reading Rain halts Furyk’s push for PGA winAustralia’s return to the Davis Cup World Group has raised the possibility of Lleyton Hewitt making 2014 a fitting finale to his illustrious career. The 32-year-old has remained vague about …
Continue reading Hewitt could make 2014 a fitting farewellMichael Carberry believes he completed only “half the job” with his maiden one-day international half-century, which helped England level the NatWest Series against Australia. Carberry combined with captain Eoin Morgan …
Continue reading England level the series with AussiesNew Zealand teenage golfer Lydia Ko says she may switch to the professional ranks within a year following a second-place finish at the Evian Championship in France. World No.1 amateur …
Continue reading Kiwi teenage golfer Ko hints at pro switchDutchman Joost Luiten has ended a decade-long home victory drought by capturing the Dutch Open in a play-off at Zandvoort. Luiten, 27, also captured a third Tour victory and his …
Continue reading Home delight as Luiten wins Dutch OpenSuzann Pettersen has made it back-to-back wins on the LPGA Tour after she held off a determined challenge from 16-year-old New Zealand amateur Lydia Ko at the Evian Championship. The …
Continue reading Pettersen wins Evian ChampionshipSouth African hooker Bismarck du Plessis is unlikely to face further punishment for his offences against the All Blacks after the International Rugby Board admitted French referee Romain Poite made …
Continue reading Ref at fault over Du Plessis sinbin: IRBNovak Djokovic and Janko Tipsarevic have led Serbia into a Davis Cup final clash with defending champions the Czech Republic after over-turning a 2-1 deficit to beat Canada 3-2 in …
Continue reading Serbia level with Canada in Davis CupCanterbury five-eighth Josh Reynolds choked back tears as the realisation that good friend Ben Barba’s time at the NRL club had come to end with the Bulldogs’ premature finals exit. …
Continue reading Reynolds emotional on Barba departureAfter enjoying a successful and memorable home ground swansong, Sydney Swans stalwart Jude Bolton says all the pressure will be on Fremantle in next Saturday’s AFL preliminary final. A veteran …
Continue reading Bolton says pressure is on Fremantle


