Approaching the toughest set of back-to-back matches the NRL can dish up, it’s clear St George Illawarra are taking the glass half full approach. “We haven’t really been looking at …
Continue reading Struggling Dragons staying positiveVeteran forward Luke O’Donnell admits he opted to return to the Sydney Roosters because they presented him with the best opportunity to ensure he finished his career with an NRL …
Continue reading Roosters gave me title shot: O’DonnellNorth Melbourne coach Brad Scott knows more than anyone how Aaron Edwards can turn an AFL match. And he is wary of what the ex-Kangaroos forward may turn on for …
Continue reading North wary of new Tiger EdwardsThey have tried snake handling, crocodile cruises and fishing but it seems the Gold Coast Titans still can’t get their last round NRL thumping by Newcastle out of their heads. …
Continue reading Titans out to make amends in Top EndSeven NRL clubs have been hit with fines totalling over $500,000 for breaches of the 2012 salary cap. Cronulla and Canberra have been hit the hardest with fines of $150,000 …
Continue reading Seven NRL clubs hit with salary cap finesHawthorn expect star utility Cyril Rioli to have his usual major impact when he returns from injury in the AFL clash against arch-rivals Geelong. Saturday night’s clash at the MCG …
Continue reading Rioli ready to go in AFL, say HawksWarriors defector Bill Tupou may make his first NRL start for Canberra against North Queensland this Sunday after winger Jack Wighton was added to the Raiders mounting injury list. Wighton …
Continue reading Wighton out, Tupou may start for RaidersGold Coast coach Guy McKenna will prepare to take on Brisbane’s best AFL line-up in Saturday’s derby despite the Lions leaving out Simon Black. The veteran midfielder was not named …
Continue reading Suns unsure about Black in AFLGermany’s Sabine Lisicki says winning the Wimbledon final against Marion Bartoli on Saturday would be the perfect way to cap her remarkable recovery from a devastating injury that threatened to …
Continue reading Lisicki eyes dream end to WimbledonPhil Hughes says troubled star David Warner will have the full support of the Australian dressing room should he be selected for next week’s first Ashes Test. Hughes, who was …
Continue reading Warner will be welcome: HughesTommy Gainey and Johnson Wagner turned around their disappointing seasons by each shooting an 8-under 62 on Thursday to share the lead after the first round of The Greenbrier Classic. …
Continue reading Gainey, Wagner set the pace at GreenbrierNever before has the entire complexion of an Ashes series been turned upside down less than three weeks before a ball is bowled. Darren Lehmann might not win Australia back …
Continue reading Lehmann changes Ashes complexionLeading from the front has been Michael Clarke’s trademark since taking over as captain, but if tour match form is anything to go by, the superstar batsman won’t be a …
Continue reading Clarke leads, but Aussie batsmen followEssendon coach James Hird says he’s not worrying about the prospect of losing premiership points when the ASADA investigation into his AFL club’s supplements program wraps up. Hird was saying …
Continue reading Hird not concerned about points threatFormer All Blacks wing Hosea Gear is primed to play probably his last Super Rugby game in New Zealand on his old home ground on Saturday night. Gear will run …
Continue reading Hosea Gear primed for maybe last NZ matchAshleigh Barty missed a chance to reach a second doubles semi-final at Wimbledon as she and fellow Australian John Peers bowed out of the mixed event. The pair down went …
Continue reading Barty misses Wimbledon mixed doubles semisFormer Black Caps skipper Daniel Vettori has ruled himself out of a New Zealand Cricket retainer contract for the coming season as he recovers from achilles surgery. The 34-year-old left-arm …
Continue reading Vettori opts out of NZ contractWest Bromwich Albion says it has signed former Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal striker Nicolas Anelka to a one-year contract as it prepares for the next Premier League season. The 34-year-old …
Continue reading West Brom signs Anelka in one-year deal

