National selector John Inverarity has ruled out making an Ashes SOS call to retired Test batsmen Ricky Ponting and Simon Katich if skipper Michael Clarke’s back problems continue. Inverarity said …
Continue reading No Ashes for Ponting, Katich: InverarityGeoff Ogilvy, Australia’s last US Open champion, is eyeing a place in history at storied Merion Golf Club on Sunday. A keen student of the game of golf and its …
Continue reading Ogilvy channels Merion’s golf historyAdam Scott will get to celebrate his Masters green jacket with fans at his Gold Coast home base after agreeing to play the Australian PGA Championship from November 7-10. It …
Continue reading Scott to play Aust PGA ChampionshipMathew Goggin isn’t out to win the US Open, he’s just trying not to lose it. After a near three-year absence from major championship golf, Tasmanian Goggin returns to the …
Continue reading Goggin ready to make up for lost timeRyan Briscoe’s bid to regain a full-time drive in the IndyCar championship has been given a boost. The Australian will team up with Panther Racing for this weekend’s Milwaukee IndyFest, …
Continue reading More Indy rides for Aussie BriscoeFormula One champion Sebastian Vettel has signed a contract extension with the Red Bull team through the 2015 season. The team made the announcement on Tuesday, two days after the …
Continue reading Vettel extends Red Bull contract to 2015English county Surrey announced Tuesday their third major overseas signing this year when the London-based club revealed that South Africa’s JP Duminy would be joining them in August. Surrey, whose …
Continue reading Surrey sign Duminy to replace PontingThe Tiger Woods/Sergio Garcia “fried chicken” spat rumbled on at the US Open on Tuesday after the pair failed to have a clear-the-air talk over comments the Spaniard made last …
Continue reading Garcia leaves locker room note for WoodsNo-one was more delighted with Andrew Fifita’s NSW State of Origin debut than Wests Tigers prop and close mate Aaron Woods. And after watching the player he grew up alongside …
Continue reading Woods out to emulate close mate FifitaJohn Tomic made a surprise court-side return to see his son Bernard suffer a narrow loss in the opening round of the Queen’s Club tennis tournament in London on Tuesday. …
Continue reading Tomic loses at Queen’s as dad watches onWorld Cup holders India marched into the Champions Trophy semi-finals with an emphatic win over the West Indies on Tuesday that knocked arch-rivals Pakistan out of the race. A career-best …
Continue reading Ruthless India reach CT semi-finalsManchester City confirmed on Tuesday that Spain winger Jesus Navas has completed his transfer to the English Premier League club from Sevilla. City revealed in a statement on their official …
Continue reading Navas completes Manchester City moveAllan Border, the captain who led Australia’s underdog Ashes triumph in 1989, says the current team will be galvanised by mocking predictions from Sir Ian Botham and the English press …
Continue reading Border to piggyback Beefy if Aust lose 5-0Tiger Woods said on Tuesday that while he shook hands with Sergio Garcia a day earlier at the US Open, no formal apology had been offered by the Spaniard for …
Continue reading Woods says no time for Garcia apologyEnglish Super League’s former Man of Steel Pat Richards is gearing up to play his final match before moving home to Australia – in front of his Irish relatives in …
Continue reading Wigan’s Richards prepares for NRL returnJohn Tomic has been allowed in to London’s Queen’s Club tennis tournament to watch his son Bernard play, despite his tour credentials remaining suspended by the ATP. Tomic Sr, who …
Continue reading John Tomic let into Queen’s tennisEight-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal said in an interview published on Tuesday that he is not setting his sights on Roger Federer’s record of 17 grand slam titles, despite …
Continue reading Rafa says Fed record not his targetFrance’s solid defence and greater spark on attack have carried them to a convincing 38-15 victory over Super Rugby side the Blues in Auckland. The tourists’ dominance at the breakdown …
Continue reading France ease to rugby win over Blues


