Coach Warren Gatland has defended the British and Irish Lions’ sloppy handling and the fixturing of their tour-opener after an Asian heatwave took the sizzle out of their 59-8 rout …
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The Stormers overcame a typically robust performance from the Southern Kings to secure a 19-11 victory in a sodden Super Rugby encounter at Newlands on Saturday. With periodic downpours sweeping …
Continue reading Stormers beat Kings 19-11 in Super RugbySerbian eighth seed Janko Tipsarevic launched a foul-mouthed tirade at French Open fans on Saturday who he claimed were sabotaging his Roland Garros campaign. Tipsarevic lost 6-4 6-4 6-3 to …
Continue reading Tipsarevic in foul-mouthed clash with fansAmerican Bill Haas clung to a one-stroke lead over South African Charl Schwartzel after Saturday’s completion of the storm-interrupted second round of the $6.2 million US PGA Memorial tournament. Haas …
Continue reading Haas clings to PGA lead over SchwartzelSamoa were devoured 74-14 by the Golden Lions ON Saturday as they warmed up for a quadrangular rugby series in South Africa. After trailing 27-14 at half-time, the Pacific islanders …
Continue reading Golden Lions thump Samoa 74-14 in rugbyThe Board of Control for Cricket in India will hold an emergency meeting in Chennai on Sunday to discuss the spot-fixing scandal in the India Premier League that led to …
Continue reading BCCI calls meeting over IPL spot-fixingDefending champion Maria Sharapova and third-seeded Victoria Azarenka reached the French Open last-16 on Saturday, but piled up a combined 18 double faults and 65 unforced errors between them. World …
Continue reading Sharapova, Azarenka into last 16Geelong AFL coach Chris Scott is on track to claim a second premiership in his first three seasons, but he says the departure of Gary Ablett to Gold Coast remains …
Continue reading Cats’ coach praises AblettThe British and Irish Lions have struggled to cope with Hong Kong’s heat and humidity in a mistake-riddled and unconvincing start to their rugby tour. But the Lions still managed …
Continue reading Lions rout Barbarians 59-8 in Hong KongIn the end, Quade Cooper showed Robbie Deans exactly why he should be picked for the Wallabies against the British and Irish Lions in Queensland’s 33-20 Super Rugby win over …
Continue reading Cooper inspires Reds’ 33-20 winKei Nishikori became the first Japanese man to reach the last 16 of the French Open in 75 years on Saturday when he defeated local hope Benoit Paire 6-3 6-7 …
Continue reading Nishikori marches on at French OpenThe Western Bulldogs have defied injury to produce a second-half comeback and notch consecutive wins for the first time in more than a year as Port Adelaide’s AFL season slide …
Continue reading Depleted Bulldogs’ surge downs AFL’s PowerGeelong produced a nine-goal final term to claim a 52-point win and ruin Gold Coast skipper Gary Ablett’s AFL homecoming to Simonds Stadium on Saturday night. The Cats celebrated their …
Continue reading Cats beat Gold Coast in AFL clashIn the end, Quade Cooper showed Robbie Deans exactly why he should be picked for the Wallabies against the British and Irish Lions in Queensland’s 33-20 Super Rugby win over …
Continue reading Cooper sparks Reds’ 33-20 Super Rugby winNew Zealand tennis No.1 Marina Erakovic has bowed out of the French Open after a tight third-round loss to American Sloane Stephens. Erakovic battled brilliantly against the 17th seed, a …
Continue reading Erakovic falls to Stephens at French OpenRespected French newspaper L’Equipe has tipped Bernard Tomic to be in the world’s top 10 in 2018 – but found no room for Australian teenage sensation Nick Kyrgios. L’Equipe gazed …
Continue reading L’Equipe tipping bright future for TomicSouth Sydney bounced back from a last-round loss and proved their depth with a 25-18 NRL win over Newcastle. Five days after their defeat to Cronulla and having lost Greg …
Continue reading Souths down Knights 25-18 in NRL clashEssendon coach James Hird is optimistic rebounding defender Courtenay Dempsey avoided a serious injury in his bone-rattling collision with Sydney’s Nick Smith. Dempsey was stretchered off the SCG in the …
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