Jake Neade’s role in Port Adelaide’s upset win over Sydney has earned the youngster round 13’s AFL Rising Star nomination. The 19-year-old picked up 12 disposals and booted a goal …
Continue reading Port’s Neade named AFL Rising Star nomineeUS Open champion Justin Rose withdrew from the $US6.5 million ($A7.06 million) US PGA National on Monday, citing the mental and physical toll on him from winning his first major …
Continue reading Weary Rose withdraws from PGA NationalWinger Bill Tupou has signed with the Canberra Raiders for the remainder of the NRL season and beyond after being released by the New Zealand Warriors. Tupou, 22, has cut …
Continue reading Tupou leaves Warriors for RaidersOnly time will tell whether Cricket Australia have moved swiftly enough to save their Ashes ship from sinking, but Darren Lehmann’s appointment as coach ensured the underdogs fired the important …
Continue reading Lehmann appointment makes England nervousClub loyalties only stretch so far at Manly, it seems. Queensland playmaker Daly Cherry-Evans has revelled in picking Andrew Johns’ brain since the Immortal joined the Manly Sea Eagles NRL …
Continue reading No Blues advice for Cherry-EvansFormer Chelsea manager Rafael Benitez made a thinly veiled dig at his successor at Stamford Bridge, Jose Mourinho, in comments published, chiding him for his apparent win-at-all-costs attitude. Benitez was …
Continue reading Benitez questions Mourinho’s sportsmanshipLleyton Hewitt made a scintillating start to his 15th consecutive Wimbledon campaign with a straight-sets upset win over Swiss 11th seed Stanislas Wawrinka on Monday. The 32-year-old Australian, a 2002 …
Continue reading Hewitt upsets Wawrinka in Wimbledon openerEngland selectors announced on Monday that rising star Joe Root was the best opening partner for captain Alastair Cook at the moment as they left Nick Compton out of their …
Continue reading Root to open in England Ashes warm-upWith their backs firmly planted against the wall, NSW are bracing for Queensland to produce their best performance since the start of their seven-year reign as State of Origin champions. …
Continue reading NSW ready for Qld’s best in Origin IIWinners India provided five players in the Champions Trophy team of the tournament announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday. World Cup holders India added another 50-over title …
Continue reading India head Champions Trophy tournament XITwelve-time grand slam champion Rafael Nadal crashed to one of the most humiliating defeats in Wimbledon history on Monday at the hands of Belgium’s world No.135 Steve Darcis. Journeyman Darcis …
Continue reading Nadal suffers Wimbledon humiliationAP – Rafael Nadal suffered Wimbledon humiliation by Belgian world No.135 Steve Darcis on Monday, a shock first-round defeat which instantly cleared the title paths of Andy Murray and Roger …
Continue reading Nadal Wimbledon loss, Federer, Murray win2011 Wimbledon Champion Novak Djokovic has been heavily backed from $2.80 into $2.25 outright favouritism at Sportingbet Australia to win his second Wimbledon title at the 2013 All England Club …
Continue reading Novak Djokovic favourite for Wimbledon 2013Maria Sharapova came through a tough battle with Kristina Mladenovic on Monday to make it into the second round at Wimbledon. The 2004 champion secured a straight-sets win in the …
Continue reading Sharapova, Azarenka in Wimbledon 2nd roundThe South African Rugby Union (SARU) called winger Bryan Habana an iconic player on Monday after he became the first Springbok and just the sixth man in history to score …
Continue reading Sth African rugby hails winger HabanaPakistan’s interim cricket chief said on Monday he would ask the sport’s governing body to reduce a five-year ban against promising fast bowler Mohammad Aamer for spot-fixing. Aamer, regarded as …
Continue reading Pakistan chief wants Aamer cricket ban cutDarren Lehmann says the ongoing problems plaguing Australian cricket will end with his appointment as head coach. Lehmann said Australia could still win the Ashes, despite the tumultuous events so …
Continue reading Australia can win Ashes, says LehmannAustralian captain Michael Clarke says his decision to resign as a selector had nothing to do with the impact his role was having on team morale. Clarke said players respected …
Continue reading Clarke resigns as Aust cricket selector

