Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan has called for the Sharks to display a finals-type attitude in their last-round NRL clash with the strife-torn Raiders in Canberra on Sunday. The Sharks can …
Continue reading Flanagan wants finals attitude from SharksThe second game on Saturday for NRL Round 26 is between Melbourne Storm and Gold Coast Titans. The opening bounce is set to commence at 5.30pm with the game to be played …
Continue reading Melbourne Storm vs Gold Coast Titans preview and teams – 2013 NRL Round 26NRL head of football Todd Greenberg has announced a `groundbreaking’ finals double header next Saturday at Allianz Stadium and denied the League had again caved in to the demands of …
Continue reading NRL announce finals double headerBrazil coach Luis Felipe Scolari says he’ll be treating his side’s clash with the Socceroos as a World Cup encounter. Australia will face the five-time world champions and hosts of …
Continue reading Socceroos clash like World Cup: ScolariManly NRL coach Geoff Toovey wants his surging side to strike a balance between maintaining their late season momentum and avoiding injuries in Sunday’s final round clash at home to …
Continue reading Manly’s balancing actFawad Ahmed’s Australian cricket teammates have thrown their support behind the leg-spinner following criticism of his decision not to wear a beer sponsor’s logo on his shirt. Former Pakistani refugee …
Continue reading Aussie players get behind Fawad AhmedSunday’s sell-out Richmond-Carlton MCG elimination final offers a welcome tonic for those sick of the off-field dramas which have tarnished this AFL season like no other. The backdrop is perfectly …
Continue reading Tigers, Blues to put AFL focus on-fieldSydney co-captain Kieren Jack isn’t sure why the AFL’s reigning premiers capitulated the way they did in Friday night’s qualifying final against Hawthorn. But he’s sure they can bounce back. …
Continue reading Jack confident AFL’s Swans will fight backTop-ranked defending champion Serena Williams advanced to a US Open final showdown with world number two Victoria Azarenka by defeating Chinese fifth seed Li Na 6-0 6-3 on Friday. Williams …
Continue reading Serena, Azarenka in US Open finalIt’s been a remarkable return to form from the Cowboys over the past five weeks that ironically, coincided with the announcement the current coach Neil Henry will not be required …
Continue reading Nth Queensland Cowboys vs Wests Tigers 2013 NRL Round 26 preview and tipsMelbourne travelled to Brookvale last week to take on rivals, Manly. The Storm were behind the eight-ball from the start as Manly turned in one of, if not the best, …
Continue reading Melbourne Storm vs Gold Coast Titans 2013 NRL Round 26 preview and tipsSt. George’s worrying season hit a new low last week when they were defeated by the soon-to-be Wooden Spooners Parramatta 26 – 22. It was the sixth loss in a …
Continue reading St George Illawarra Dragons vs New Zealand Warriors 2013 NRL Round 26 preview and tipsCollingwood finished 6th on the ladder at the end of the regular season, half a win in front of Port and therefore, have the home-ground advantage in the first of …
Continue reading Collingwood Magpies vs Port Adelaide Power 2013 AFL Finals Week 1 preview and tipsGeelong host Fremantle line up against each other on Saturday in the second final. Both teams produced efforts last week that were not of finals standards and from a punting …
Continue reading Geelong Cats vs Fremantle Dockers 2013 AFL Finals Week 1 preview and tipsHawthorn’s star AFL recruit Brian Lake is in unfamiliar territory. The two-time All Australian defender has reached preliminary finals before with his former club the Western Bulldogs – three in …
Continue reading Lake well-placed for first AFL grand finalWorld No.2 Victoria Azarenka reached the US Open tennis final for the second successive year on Friday with a 6-4 6-2 win over unseeded Italian Flavia Pennetta. Azarenka goes on …
Continue reading Azarenka into US Open finalBall control will be top of the agenda for South Sydney heading into the NRL finals after they frequently dropped the ball in Friday’s minor-premiership-deciding loss to Sydney Roosters. Needing …
Continue reading Fumbling Souths target ball controlSydney’s blue-collar work ethic helped the club win AFL flags in 2005 and 2012 but on Friday night minor premiers Hawthorn gave the Swans a lesson in how to get …
Continue reading AFL Swans are still alive: Longmire

