Newcastle coach Wayne Bennett has repeated his call for the NRL to ban the ‘cannonball tackle’ after Knights backrower Alex McKinnon was stretchered off in their loss to South Sydney …
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Matt Kuchar seized a two-stroke lead heading into the final round of the US PGA Memorial tournament while reigning Masters champion Adam Scott and fellow Australian Matt Jones remain well …
Continue reading Kuchar grabs two-shot lead at MemorialPort Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley slammed his players’ lack of hunger in their nine-point AFL loss to the Western Bulldogs, saying it was his side’s worst defeat of the season. …
Continue reading Port defeat ‘worst of the season’: HinkleyQueensland will make a decision on the State of Origin availability of winger Darius Boyd after he undergoes a final fitness test with the Maroons at Coolum on Sunday before …
Continue reading Maroon Boyd to undergo final fitness testEssendon coach James Hird admits his AFL side has work to do before they can challenge the league’s premiership favourites. Reigning premiers Sydney pulled away late to beat the Bombers …
Continue reading Swans, Cats a cut above Bombers, says HirdAs NSW’s most experienced player, much is expected of gun fullback Jarryd Hayne. The Parramatta star is just 25 years old, but with 16 Origins to his name he’s one …
Continue reading Hayne ready to stand up as veteran BlueNew Zealand batsman Grant Elliott hopes his side can learn from their recent history as they seek to win their one-day series against England. As happened in South Africa earlier …
Continue reading Kiwi Elliott wary of England bounceSouth Africa rugby coach Heyneke Meyer named nine uncapped players on Saturday for a June quadrangular Test series. The Springboks play Italy in Durban on June 8, Scotland in Nelspruit …
Continue reading South Africa name nine uncapped playersRafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic were supposed to be the French Open bill-toppers at Roland Garros on Saturday, but their thunder was firmly stolen by events away from the centre …
Continue reading Nadal, Djokovic win but outshone in ParisShane Watson scored a sparkling century as Australia beat the West Indies by four wickets in a Champions Trophy warm-up match in Cardiff on Friday. Watson’s magnificent 135, which came …
Continue reading Watson leads Australia to victorySouth Africa rugby selectors have included nine uncapped players in a 34-man squad for the four-nation tournament with Scotland, Italy and Samoa starting next weekend. Six of those newcomers hadn’t …
Continue reading 9 uncapped players in Springboks squadVirat Kohli and Dinesh Karthik both hit centuries as India warmed up the Champions Trophy with an impressive five-wicket win against Sri Lanka at Edgbaston on Saturday. Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s …
Continue reading Kohli, Karthik tons help India beat SLDefending champion Maria Sharapova and third-seeded Victoria Azarenka endured rocky rides at the French Open on Saturday as the United States boasted a nine-year Grand Slam high of four women …
Continue reading Sharapova, Azarenka in French Open last 16Tommy Haas needed 13 match points to defeat the marathon man of Tennis, John Isner, in the third round of the French Open on Saturday. The veteran German squandered 12 …
Continue reading Lucky 13 for Haas at French OpenSamantha Stosur’s French Open campaign ended after she surrendered a one-set lead to lose to Jelena Jankovic in the third round on Saturday. Stosur looked in control early before the …
Continue reading Stosur crashes out of French OpenMikko Ilonen takes a two-shot lead over Sweden’s Alexander Noren into the final round of the Nordea Masters as he seeks to end a six-year winless drought on the European …
Continue reading Ilonen leads by 2 at Stockholm EPGA eventJari-Matti Latvala seized the lead in the Acropolis Rally on Saturday as the Volkswagen driver took advantage of a puncture suffered by first day pace setter Evgeny Novikov. The Finn …
Continue reading Latvala takes control of Greek rallyRafael Nadal endured another slow start at the French Open tennis on Saturday before finding his form to defeat Italy’s Fabio Fognini 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 6-4 and qualify for the …
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