New Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie has ended the ill-fated James O’Connor experiment at five-eighth, also recalling forgotten man Quade Cooper to a 40-man training squad ahead of next month’s Rugby …
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Australia’s Scott Gardiner is one shot off the pace after the opening round of the US PGA Tour’s Canadian Open in Oakville, Ontario, forming an unlikely leaderboard behind pacesetter Brendan …
Continue reading Aussie Gardiner on pace at Canadian OpenQueensland five-eighth Quade Cooper has been recalled to a 40-man Wallabies training squad ahead of the Rugby Championship. Veteran lock James Horwill will captain the squad, which will be culled …
Continue reading Cooper recalled to WallabiesIn what should be a competitive round of match-ups, we kick off round eighteen with Essendon v Hawthorn. Essendon made it six wins in a row with an emphatic victory …
Continue reading Essendon Bombers vs Hawthorn Hawks 2013 AFL Round 18 preview and tipsThe second game set down for Friday night is between old foes, Canterbury and Parramatta. Unfortunately though, given the respective form of both sides, I doubt we’ll see one of …
Continue reading Canterbury Bulldogs vs Parramatta Eels 2013 NRL Round 20 preview and tipsNorth Queensland host Brisbane to kick off Round 20 and with both teams sitting on sixteen competition points, a loss here would definitely spell the end of the season for …
Continue reading Nth Queensland Cowboys vs Brisbane Broncos 2013 NRL Round 20 preview and tipsAfter witnessing Australia’s capitulation at Lord’s, England great Graham Gooch fears the skills of Test match batting are being eroded by Twenty20 and one-day cricket. Gooch says the financial rewards …
Continue reading Test batting on decline: GoochIt’s not often a team who are defending champions and top qualifiers find themselves outsiders in any sports playoff contest. That’s the scenario for 2012 Super Rugby maiden champions the …
Continue reading Chiefs relish semi-final underdog statusFormer All Black lock Ali Williams, a Rugby World Cup winner in 2011, was presented as Toulon’s latest A-list star on Thursday and insisted he was braced for a new …
Continue reading Ali Williams joins Toulon in French rugbyChina’s Liang Wen-Chong hit a five-under par 67 to grab a share of the lead of the Russian Open on Thursday. England’s Simon Dyson and Rikard Karlberg of Sweden also …
Continue reading Hend, Gaunt 3 off the pace in Moscow golfSerbia’s Viktor Troicki, a former world number 12 and a Davis Cup winner in 2010, was banned for 18 months on Thursday for flouting doping rules, the International Tennis Federation …
Continue reading 18-month doping ban for ATP player TroickiChiefs prop Ben Tameifuna believes the set-piece battleground will determine the winner of their Super Rugby semi-final against the Crusaders in Hamilton. The defending champion Chiefs failed to fire up …
Continue reading Semi-final decided up front: TameifunaGene Sauers shot to the top of the Senior Open leaderboard at Royal Birkdale on Thursday, just three years after battling a potentially fatal skin condition. Sauers wasn’t sure if …
Continue reading Peter Senior one from lead in Senior OpenThe pressure will be on tyre manufacturer Pirelli as much as those trying to catch Formula One leader Sebastian Vettel at this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix. While Vettel’s rivals try …
Continue reading Spotlight on F1 tyres in HungaryInjured Roger Federer’s worrying slump continued on Thursday when he was knocked out of the Swiss Open by world number 55 Daniel Brands in another shattering blow just a month …
Continue reading Injured Federer beaten first up at GstaadSpringbok loose forward Schalk Burger has been cleared to return to rugby training after a year of injury and illness saw him spend six weeks in hospital and another eight …
Continue reading Long way back for rugby’s BurgerJack Nicklaus expects Tiger Woods will move closer to his record of 18 major triumphs, but he sees British Open winner Phil Mickelson as a favourite for August’s PGA Championship. …
Continue reading Nicklaus sees Mickleson favourite for PGAManchester United boss David Moyes said Thursday the English champions’ attempts to sign Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas remained alive after reports said two earlier bids had failed. Moyes, who was …
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