On June 20, 1973, Billie Jean King and 62 fellow players gathered at London’s Gloucester Hotel to deliver a pre-Wimbledon bombshell – the formation of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA). …
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West Coast’s hopes of upsetting top-placed Hawthorn have risen with the return of four of their biggest stars, including captain Darren Glass. Fellow experienced backman Beau Waters also returns from …
Continue reading Eagles stars back to take on Hawks in AFLA Carlton fan is banned from Etihad Stadium for two years and will face a police fine for throwing a bottle at the umpires at the end of last week’s …
Continue reading Carlton AFL fan banned for throwing bottleDeclaring he has unfinished business, Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson has shot down the suggestion he might be a left-field option for AFL strugglers Melbourne. Clarkson has joined West Coast counterpart …
Continue reading Clarkson has business to finish at HawksQueensland coach Mal Meninga has been cleared by the NRL integrity unit of any wrongdoing after he was asked to leave a Brisbane hotel on Tuesday night. The newly formed …
Continue reading Meninga cleared of wrong doingFour of West Coast’s biggest stars, including captain Darren Glass, will return from injury for Friday night’s AFL clash with top-placed Hawthorn. The Eagles also regain fellow experienced backman Beau …
Continue reading AFL stars return for Eagles against HawksEngland batsman Kevin Pietersen is poised for a return to international cricket in the second Twenty20 match against New Zealand after a long layoff with injury, the England and Wales …
Continue reading Pietersen to return for EnglandThe hearing to determine whether Mercedes and Pirelli broke Formula One rules by holding in-season tyre tests opened on Thursday in Paris. The International Automobile Federation (FIA) convened the international …
Continue reading Pirelli, Mercedes in dock on F1 tyre testsStephen Milne has reportedly received an assurance from St Kilda that he will play again in the AFL. St Kilda board members met senior players on Thursday, a day after …
Continue reading Milne AFL teammates cancel media callThe State of Origin furnace that is Suncorp Stadium has melted the hopes of many NSW five-eighths, but the Blues believe James Maloney is impervious to the pressure. Maloney became …
Continue reading Maloney won’t melt in Origin cauldron: NSWHe is yet to decide whether this year’s State of Origin series will be his last. But Queensland veteran Brent Tate’s fate might be decided for him if NSW seal …
Continue reading Tate yet to decide on Qld Origin futureTeammates confidently expect heavyweight NRL debutant Tom Burgess to amply fill the place of twin brother George, as he becomes the last of the Burgess hard nuts to play for …
Continue reading Fourth Burgess backed by NRL teammatesWould any other Queensland hotel ask Mal Meninga to leave if he stepped behind the bar and asked for a beer? As one wag put it, Meninga has surely earned …
Continue reading Mal on his bike after hotel exitCricket Australia’s politicking has succeeded, now it’s simply a question of form as to whether Pakistan-born legspinner Fawad Ahmed makes his Test debut in the Ashes series. Legislation that fast-tracks …
Continue reading Senate gives green light to spinner AhmedNot fazed by spending the entire State of Origin opener on the sideline, NSW utility Josh Reynolds says he won’t be fussed if coach Laurie Daley repeats the dose in …
Continue reading Origin bench time doesn’t scare ReynoldsAn extended winter campaign for Rialya hinges on his Tattersall’s Cup performance. Gary Kennewell, who is overseeing Rialya’s Brisbane preparation for his son Lloyd, is prepared to forgive his Ipswich …
Continue reading Tattersall’s Cup 2013 to determine Rialya’s campaignMinor setbacks have hindered the progression of Oakfield Commands in the past, but not this campaign. A preparation free of problems has opened the door for the five-year-old to deliver …
Continue reading Oakfield Commands chases hat trick in Winter Dash 2013The Eye Liner Stakes result has given trainer Robert Heathcote added confidence about the chances of Griffon in Saturday’s Healy Stakes at Eagle Farm. At his last start in the …
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