Australia’s bid for a third straight Champions Trophy title has ended in disappointment and their Ashes preparations further damaged, after succumbing to a dramatic 20-run defeat against Sri Lanka at …
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NSW back-rower Greg Bird fears referees will be placed under greater pressure in State of Origin matches following the NRL’s crackdown on fighting. Under the new ruling players who throw …
Continue reading Bird warns of Origin ref pressureJohn Inverarity, Australia’s chairman of selectors, indicated on Monday that Pakistan-born leg-spinner Fawad Ahmed could yet be called into the Ashes squad. The chances of Ahmed, who took one for …
Continue reading Inverarity drops Ahmed Ashes hintLast year’s Wimbledon finalist Agnieszka Radwanska is hoping to improve her grass-play consistency on what she calls her favourite surface as she starts her grand slam preparation as women’s top …
Continue reading Radwanska wants grass court consistencyAustralia’s Champions Trophy title defence is hanging by a thread, with an explosive performance needed by their batsmen against Sri Lanka if they’re to stay alive in the tournament. Sri …
Continue reading Aussies must pull off rapid run chaseThe career of NSW and Canberra star Blake Ferguson is hanging in the balance following the NRL’s decision to suspended the utility back’s registration after police charged him with indecent …
Continue reading Ferguson’s NRL career hangs in the balanceMichael Clarke has been ruled out of Australia’s final Champions Trophy pool match against Sri Lanka at The Oval, with George Bailey to again skipper the side. Clarke trained on …
Continue reading Clarke out, Aussies bowl firstJustin Rose is now in third place in golf’s world rankings after his US Open win at Merion at the weekend. The 32-year-old moved up two in the overall standings …
Continue reading Rose moves to third in golf rankingsThe pressure may be on Brisbane coach Anthony Griffin but it at least eased somewhat after Brisbane turned around a horror run with a 32-12 NRL win over fellow battlers …
Continue reading Broncos down Wests Tigers 32-12Rodney Eade says the fire still burns to be a senior AFL coach. But he’s unsure whether he wants the vacant job at Melbourne. Eade, who took Sydney to the …
Continue reading AFL coaching fire still burns for EadeThe British and Irish Lions may be undefeated on their 2013 tour, but that hasn’t stopped punters from supporting the Brumbies at long odds to defeat the visitors at Canberra …
Continue reading Brumbies supported to beat British and Irish Lions at Canberra Stadium tonightBlake Ferguson is set to be dropped from the NSW State of Origin team after being charged with indecent assault following an alleged incident at a bar in Sydney’s south. …
Continue reading Ferguson charged with indecent assaultFremantle ruckman Zac Clarke has committed to the AFL club to the end of 2015. The Dockers announced on Monday that the 23-year-old had signed a two-year contract extension. Clarke …
Continue reading Docker Clarke signs new AFL dealHawthorn captain Luke Hodge faces an AFL rough conduct charge, but not for the heavy collision that left Carlton counterpart Marc Murphy with a fractured cheekbone. The Blues reported that …
Continue reading Hodge defends Murphy collision in AFLPeter Siddle says Fawad Ahmed has not been overawed in his debut for Australia A despite claiming only modest figures of 0-40. The Pakistan-born asylum seeker has made his first …
Continue reading Siddle says spinner Ahmed not overawedJim Stynes. Liam Jurrah. Tanking. Energy Watch. Jason Mifsud. The rebuild of a rebuild. Surely even Jock McHale, the godfather of VFL/AFL coaches, would have struggled with what confronted Mark …
Continue reading Demons’ Neeld never stood a chanceMelbourne needed the AFL’s money to sack coach Mark Neeld and the league will also have its fingerprints all over the make-up of the club’s revamped board. Chief executive Peter …
Continue reading Demons needed AFL money to sack NeeldBrumbies coach Jake White says Jesse Mogg and Matt Toomua will find out if they’re up to Test level when his side sticks to their tried and tested gameplan against …
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