South African rugby coach Heyneke Meyer left backs JP Pietersen and Frans Steyn and forwards Duane Vermeulen and Andries Bekker out of his latest Springbok training squad on Wednesday, confirming …
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Test batsman David Warner has been fined $5750 after pleading guilty to a charge of breaching Cricket Australia’s code of behaviour. Warner launched into News Limited journalists Robert Craddock and …
Continue reading Cricket Aust fines Warner over tweetsGold Coast back-rower David Taylor will be free to play in Sunday’s NRL clash with Parramatta after successfully appealing the grading of a dangerous contact charge. The NRL judiciary on …
Continue reading Taylor successfully downgrades NRL chargeAnointed Wallabies playmaker James O’Connor remains sidelined and will have just one match in six weeks under his belt heading into the blockbuster British and Irish Lions series. O’Connor had …
Continue reading Rebels’ O’Connor stays on rugby sidelinesA Brisbane woman says she was left bleeding and abandoned with a fractured eye socket from an alleged assault by South Sydney NRL star Ben Te’o. Te’o strongly denies the …
Continue reading Te’o broke my eye socket, woman claimsEngland might be overwhelming favourites to win the Ashes series, but the latest directive from coach Andy Flower suggests the champions aren’t feeling as comfortable as the bookies. The England …
Continue reading England banned from talking AshesAFL boss Andrew Demetriou says it’s a skill to milk free kicks, and players who implement the tactic shouldn’t be labelled stagers. The issue of milking and staging was again …
Continue reading AFL boss defends free kick milkersThe Sydney Roosters are aiming to become the NRL’s top defensive unit within three years – but insist they haven’t earned the tag just yet. The Roosters’ premiership charge is …
Continue reading Roosters want to have NRL’s top defenceSydney midfielder Dan Hannebery credits last year’s AFL grand final as the tonic that helped lay the platform for his breakthrough 2013 campaign. Hannebery has been one of the Swans’ …
Continue reading AFL grand final helps Hannebery improveMichael Clarke doesn’t want his team losing focus and getting too engaged in England’s series with New Zealand, but it seems the swing and seam at Lord’s was too obvious …
Continue reading England swing catches Aussie Ashes eyesRetirement from cricket’s international ranks has failed to dampen the form of Mike Hussey, who produced another match-winning display in the Indian Premier League to lift his team into Sunday’s …
Continue reading Mike Hussey’s hot form continues in IPLEssendon’s Nathan Lovett-Murray is fortunate to have escaped serious injury when stabbed in what the AFL club says was an unprovoked attack. Lovett-Murray had surgery on Wednesday to repair the …
Continue reading Stabbed Bomber lucky not to be worse offWest Coast coach John Worsfold says there’s zero chance of a rival AFL side poaching Nic Naitanui while the star ruckman is still contracted to the Eagles. Outgoing Greater Western …
Continue reading Naitanui AFL trade not an option: EaglesThe focus might be on Brisbane coach Michael Voss but Lions co-captain Jed Adcock said senior players had felt the pressure, prompting an honesty session that might yet turn their …
Continue reading Home truths spark Lions AFL turnaroundWallabies great Andrew Slack believes Robbie Deans should be honest and explain that Quade Cooper’s controversial omission from his Test squad is due to last year’s “toxic” outburst. And Slack …
Continue reading Deans must forgive Quade: SlackPhil Hughes says the English county mentor who reinvented him as a Test batsman will play a key role in his Ashes preparation. Hughes credits Worcestershire coach Steve Rhodes with …
Continue reading Phil Hughes to meet Ashes mentorHulking Sydney Roosters prop Martin Kennedy can further prise open Queensland’s State of Origin door with a dominating performance against defending premiers Melbourne at Allianz Stadium on Saturday. It’s believed …
Continue reading Qld Origin hopefuls’ last roll of the diceHaving shared a house with Kurt Tippett for the majority of the former Adelaide star’s stay in Sydney, Swans midfielder Dan Hannebery knows his frustrations well. Tippett must serve three …
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