North Melbourne coach Brad Scott has joined Geelong coach Chris Scott in criticising the two-match AFL ban handed down to Adelaide’s Shaun McKernan. Adelaide didn’t mount a tribunal challenge on …
Continue reading North’s coach questions AFL review panelThe AFL players’ union says it was aware of Collingwood defender Harry O’Brien’s personal issues before he revealed them publicly. And it has backed Collingwood’s leaders to help O’Brien deal …
Continue reading AFLPA working with Harry O’BrienVeteran All Blacks centre Conrad Smith believes a Wallabies side coached by Ewen McKenzie will provide a greater attacking threat than Robbie Deans could muster. Smith says the blueprint new …
Continue reading All Blacks expect renewed Wallabies verveThere have been no hard feelings between Canberra enforcer Josh Papalii and Cowboys playmaker Johnathan Thurston since linking in the Queensland camp ahead of next week’s State of Origin decider …
Continue reading JT and I still mates: PapaliiManly second-rower Tom Symonds is set to miss up to six weeks of NRL action after breaking his thumb in the big win over Parramatta on Monday. The Sea Eagles …
Continue reading Manly’s Symonds ruled out for 4-6 weeksLleyton Hewitt has made light work of compatriot Matthew Ebden in their first round Hall of Fame Tennis Championships match with a 6-4 6-1 win. Former finalist and No.4 seed …
Continue reading Hewitt too good for Ebden at Hall of FameWestern Force flanker Matt Hodgson says James O’Connor must prove he can adhere to strict team values if the Perth-based franchise are to welcome him back. O’Connor is on the …
Continue reading Force players wary of O’Connor bidSocceroo goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer says his desire to play for Australia at next year’s World Cup was the main driver in deciding to sign with English Premier League heavyweights Chelsea. …
Continue reading Mark Schwarzer signs for ChelseaParramatta prop Mitchell Allgood will miss two NRL matches after opting to take an early guilty plea for punching Manly centre Steve Matai. Allgood was hit with a grade-three striking …
Continue reading Allgood pleads guilty on Matai NRL chargePORT-OF-SPAIN, July 9 AP – Seam bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar claimed 4-8 on Tuesday as India completed an 81-run victory over Sri Lanka on the Duckworth/Lewis method that put both teams …
Continue reading India and Sri Lanka reach cup finalSecond-seeded Roberta Vinci struggled past qualifier Giulia Gatto-Monticone 7-6 6-3 in the first round of the Italiacom Open on Tuesday. Vinci will next play 2011 runner-up Polona Hercog of Slovenia, …
Continue reading Vinci, Zahlavova, progress at PalermoHeavy rainfall has interrupted the sixth and final preliminary match of the Tri-Nation Series between India and Sri Lanka at the Queen’s Park Oval on Tuesday. Put in to bat …
Continue reading Heavy rain halts India-Sri Lanka clashUnited States striker Jozy Altidore is returning to the English Premier League after completing his transfer to Sunderland from AZ Alkmaar on Tuesday. The 23-year-old Altidore agreed to a four-year …
Continue reading US striker Altidore back in EPLThe Hungarian Grand Prix lost its top two seeds in the first round on Tuesday, as Lucie Safarova and Alize Cornet bowed out of the tournament. Russia’s Valeria Solovyeva routed …
Continue reading Safarova, Cornet upset at Hungarian GPGael Monfils of France defeated compatriot Paul-Henri Mathieu 7-6 (7-0) 6-4 to advance to the second round of the Mercedes Cup on Tuesday. Monfils served 16 aces to set up …
Continue reading Monfils beats Mathieu in StuttgartNSW skipper Paul Gallen has leapt to the defence of Parramatta prop Mitchell Allgood after his spat with Manly’s Steve Matai and says the new NRL striking rules will see …
Continue reading Gallen backs Allgood after Matai stinkRelax long suffering NSW fans – even Queensland captain Cameron Smith can see the Maroons’ remarkable State of Origin dominance ending. Just not any time soon. The statistics are damning …
Continue reading Origin omens good for Qld, says SmithUsman Khawaja’s patience has already been significantly tested over the past two years, but the Australian batsman’s frustrating run in Test cricket looks set to continue in England. Khawaja is …
Continue reading Khawaja set to do it hard way in Ashes

