Essendon’s board have declared their unanimous backing for chairman David Evans and coach James Hird amid speculation the long-running anti-doping investigation is straining relationships at the AFL club. And Andrew …
Continue reading Bombers AFL board backs chairman EvansBayern Munich midfielder Thiago Alcantara claims Manchester United never made a serious move to sign him – despite weeks of media speculation linking him with Old Trafford. The 23-year-old moved …
Continue reading United move a non-starter: AlcantaraNew Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie says James O’Connor could end up as a Tim Horan-type inside centre, despite deciding to shift him from five-eighth to the outside backs. As expected, …
Continue reading McKenzie shifts O’Connor to outside backsNewcastle striker Papiss Cisse has reportedly agreed to wear the Premier League club’s Wonga logo on his shirt despite previously objecting due to his religious views. Cisse pulled out of …
Continue reading Cisse resolves Newcastle shirt rowGrant Mayer is accustomed to success, so when the new Wests Tigers chief executive spends his first day on the job talking about a NRL grand final appearance in 2016, …
Continue reading New Tigers boss Mayer eyes NRL deciderTrainer Marc Quinn has regrouped from Pentasia’s Ramornie Handicap defeat to put the sprinter on a long-range course towards the Oakleigh Plate. The first part of his plan to have …
Continue reading Oakleigh Plate 2013 target for PentasiaThe second game on Friday for NRL Round 20 is between Canterbury Bulldogs and Parramatta Eels. The opening bounce is set to commence at 7:35pm with the game to be played at ANZ …
Continue reading Canterbury Bulldogs vs Parramatta Eels preview and teams – 2013 NRL Round 20Friday’s only AFL Round 18 match is between Essendon Bombers and Hawthorn Hawks. The opening bounce is set to commence at 7:50 PM local time with the game to be played …
Continue reading Essendon Bombers vs Hawthorn Hawks preview and teams – 2013 AFL Round 18The first of Friday night’s NRL Round 20 matches is between Nth Queensland Cowboys and Brisbane Broncos. The opening kick is set to commence at 7:45pm local time with the game to be …
Continue reading Nth Queensland Cowboys vs Brisbane Broncos preview and teams – 2013 NRL Round 20Gold Coast are daring to dream about making the AFL finals following the biggest upset in the fledgling club’s history but they’re expecting far less favours from Carlton on Saturday. …
Continue reading Rising Suns dreaming of AFL finalsThird-seeded Dominika Cibulkova battled past an aggressive Stefanie Voegele on Thursday to set up a quarter-final clash with Urszula Radwanska at the WTA Tour’s Stanford tournament. Slovakia’s Cibulkova let 5-2 …
Continue reading Cibulkova battles into Stanford quartersTop trainer Graeme Bate is poised to land his third consecutive Maturity Classic with Schroder Bale according to online bookmaker sportsbet. $250 MATURITY CLASSIC FREE BET Schroder Bale is the …
Continue reading Schroder Bale favourite for Maturity Classic 2013Adelaide coach Brenton Sanderson is unfazed about sending boys on a men’s AFL mission against Fremantle on Saturday night. Sanderson lost his trusty full-back Ben Rutten to a shoulder injury …
Continue reading Crows to field youngest ever backlineRichmond have re-signed star forward Jack Riewoldt for a further three AFL seasons. Riewoldt, 24, has kicked 47 goals in 2013 and is third in the Coleman Medal race – …
Continue reading AFL Tigers re-sign Jack RiewoldtMelbourne’s interim AFL coach Neil Craig is urging the Demons to avoid caving in to pressure to make a rushed decision on who gets the job for 2014. Former Adelaide …
Continue reading AFL Demons shouldn’t rush decision: CraigSouth Sydney coach Michael Maguire confirmed veteran Matt King would make his first appearance of the NRL season on Saturday night – but just where he lines up remains anyone’s …
Continue reading Maguire leaves Titans guessing over KingLleyton Hewitt is the last Australian standing at the ATP Tour’s Atlanta Open after Matthew Ebden was knocked out by South Africa’s Kevin Anderson, who claimed a quarter-final berth, on …
Continue reading Ebden bounced out of Atlanta OpenAndrew Demetriou says he has no ill feeling towards James Hird despite the Essendon coach having given evidence to an anti-doping inquiry that has forced the AFL chief executive to …
Continue reading AFL’s Demetriou says no feud with Hird
