Melbourne Storm captain Cameron Smith knows that the bigger the occasion, the better Newcastle Knights enforcer Jeremy Smith plays. They line up against each other at AAMI Park on Saturday …
Continue reading Storm’s Smith rates Knights’ SmithDavid Shillington has revealed senior Canberra players wanted Andrew Dunemann to be given the Raiders coaching job and warned Ricky Stuart he has a huge job on his hands to …
Continue reading Raiders players wanted Dunemann as coachFremantle skipper Matthew Pavlich is confident his team won’t wilt under the big-game pressure of Saturday night’s preliminary final against Sydney. The Dockers have tasted little success during their 19-year …
Continue reading Dockers to embrace AFL finals pressureVeteran halfback Piri Weepu has been recalled to the All Blacks’ squad for the remaining Rugby Championship matches. Weepu was named in the 28-man squad for the matches in Argentina …
Continue reading Weepu recalled to All Blacks’ tour squadAustralian golfer Marcus Fraser was just one stroke from the lead after posting a six-under-par 66 in the opening round of the Italian Open. Ryder Cup star Nicolas Colsaerts shared …
Continue reading Three lead EPGA Tour’s Italian OpenDurham won their third County Cricket Championship in six years after completing an eight-wicket victory over Nottinghamshire with more than a day to spare on Thursday. Rain washed out the …
Continue reading Durham win County cricket titleHawthorn’s Sam Mitchell has been heavily backed to win the 2013 Brownlow Medal with punters slashing his odds from $21 into $15 at Sportingbet Australia. Mitchell is now a clear-cut …
Continue reading Brownlow Medal 2013 money comes for Sam MitchellGreater Western Sydney say they are yet to make Richmond young gun Dustin Martin an offer, after meeting him in Sydney on Thursday. Martin and his manager Ralph Carr toured …
Continue reading AFL’s Giants meet Martin, but no offer yetWorld No.1 Serena Williams has pulled out of next week’s Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo over fitness concerns. The 31-year-old American will skip the September 22-28 tournament because …
Continue reading Serena out of Pan Pacific tennis in JapanFerrari team principal Stefano Domenicali dismissed predictions of infighting when Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen combine as teammates next year, saying such talk is being waged by jealous rivals. Many …
Continue reading Ferrari dismiss F1 team infighting fearsSebastian Vettel aims to take another step towards a fourth straight Formula One world title on Sunday by completing a winning hat-trick in what he names a “killer” race in …
Continue reading Vettel aims for Singapore F1 hat-trickRichmond great Matthew Richardson has criticised Dustin Martin’s manager as the Tiger young gun weighs up moving AFL clubs. Martin reportedly flew to Sydney on Thursday, with manager Ralph Carr, …
Continue reading Richmond’s Martin ill advised: RichardsonApproaching her 43rd birthday, Japanese tennis veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm stunned Russian second seed Maria Kirilenko on Thursday to reach the WTA Korea Open quarter-finals. Date-Krumm, who will turn 43 later …
Continue reading Date-Krumm, 42, stuns Kirilenko in SeoulHawthorn’s Cyril Rioli could be used as the substitute when he makes his return in Friday night’s AFL preliminary final against Geelong at the MCG. Rioli is back from an …
Continue reading Rioli, Franklin, Johnson make AFL returnsSydney veteran Ryan O’Keefe is confident the lure of an AFL grand final berth will soon have his teammates forgetting about any soreness they’re carrying. The Swans will be missing …
Continue reading Swans’ AFL niggles soon to be forgottenNorth Melbourne have re-signed 22-year-old forward Aaron Black until the end of the 2017 AFL season, the Kangaroos said on Thursday. The 192cm Black kicked 33 goals in 18 games …
Continue reading Kangaroos sign Aaron Black to new AFL dealFremantle are bracing for footy war, and that’s exactly what Sydney are planning to give them in Saturday night’s AFL preliminary final at Patersons Stadium. In many ways, Sydney and …
Continue reading Dockers and Swans brace for footy warThe Kennett Curse is completely illogical, founded partly on an urban myth and meaningless in this uber-professional AFL era. But it’s as real an opponent for Hawthorn in Friday night’s …
Continue reading Kennett Curse gives Cats an AFL edge
