Brownlow Medallist Simon Black’s stop-start AFL season looks like stopping again after the veteran was hit with a one-match ban. Black, who has been struggling with a groin problem for …
Continue reading Brisbane’s Simon Black facing banCarlton defender Michael Jamison says a commitment by senior Blues to do more to assist skipper Marc Murphy was behind their rousing AFL win over Richmond. Carlton came from behind …
Continue reading Jamison says Carlton takes pressure offThe Sydney Roosters will start tonight’s Round 23 NRL game against the Wests Tigers as the shortest-price favourites of any team all season. The Roosters have been sensationally backed from …
Continue reading Sydney Roosters shortest priced favourites of 2013Sydney defender Nick Smith believes the AFL’s two premiership favourites will provide the Swans with the ideal preparation for the final stages of their tilt at back-to-back flags. The reigning …
Continue reading Swans thrilled with tough run to finalsConsidered a certainty by punters for most of the season, Gary Ablett’s grip on this year’s Brownlow Medal is slipping thanks to a late season surge by former teammate Joel …
Continue reading Joel Selwood surges late for Brownlow Medal 2013Suddenly, North Queensland co-captain Johnathan Thurston doesn’t mind sneaking a look at the NRL ladder. What made frustrating reading for most of 2013 is suddenly providing the Cowboys hope as …
Continue reading Cowboys dare to dream of NRL finalsThe Wallabies believe a win over the All Blacks in Wellington will buy them time they need to fulfill their potential under new coach Ewen McKenzie before a deciding Test …
Continue reading Hooper says Wallabies on the riseEurope produced the most dominant victory in Solheim Cup history, routing the Americans 18-10 to retain the trophy and win the biennial event for the first time on US soil. …
Continue reading Europe routs USA to retain Solheim CupMemories of their 2011 World Cup playmaker crisis have filtered back into the All Blacks camp after Aaron Cruden and Beauden Barrett were placed in doubt for Saturday’s second Bledisloe …
Continue reading All Blacks injuries revive Cup woesSouth Sydney prop Jeff Lima can escape with just a one-match ban for the leg twist which has attracted widespread condemnation throughout the NRL fraternity. Lima was handed a grade …
Continue reading Lima facing one-match NRL banWallabies flanker Michael Hooper has slammed New Zealand rugby fans for their continued booing of teammate Quade Cooper. In echoes of the 2011 World Cup in New Zealand, Australian playmaker …
Continue reading Wallaby urges Kiwis to get over QuadeRuckman Matthew Lobbe has signed a new contract to remain at AFL club Port Adelaide for another two years. The 24-year-old has emerged as Port’s first-choice ruck this season. “He …
Continue reading Lobbe inks new deal with AFL club PortLikely wooden spooners Parramatta continue to restock their playing roster ahead of the 2014 NRL season after signing South Sydney utility Justin Hunt to a three-year deal. Hunt, who played …
Continue reading Eels sign Souths utility HuntHawthorn midfielder Isaac Smith says it is crucial the Hawks don’t flirt with their form as the AFL finals loom. The Hawks’ top four spot is already sewn up with …
Continue reading Hawks determined to finish stronglyAdelaide Crows players need to get mentally tougher, midfielder Richard Douglas says. Adelaide will miss the AFL finals, their fate sealed by a loss to lowly Western Bulldogs on Sunday, …
Continue reading Crows must get mentally tougher: DouglasVictoria Azarenka toppled world No. 1 Serena Williams 2-6 6-2 7-6 (8/6) to claim the Cincinnati WTA title and establish herself as a contender for the US Open. The two-and-a-half-hour …
Continue reading Williams win sets up US Open for AzarenkaMelbourne halfback Cooper Cronk has laughed off suggestions by Newcastle coach Wayne Bennett that leading NRL sides – including the Storm – deliberately give away penalties as a tactic to …
Continue reading Cronk rejects penalty tacticUnsettled striker Wayne Rooney refused to discuss his future at Manchester United in his first public comments since he was linked with a move to Chelsea. The 27-year-old made his …
Continue reading Rooney tight-lipped on ManUnited future


