Blues leaders John Kirwan and Ali Williams have hailed Queensland’s match-winning defence after the Reds got out of jail to keep the pressure on the Brumbies. The Reds went tryless …
Continue reading Blues praise Reds’ Super defenceMilestone man Brent Moloney may feel he’s jumped from the frying pan into the fire in Brisbane but the struggling Lions see the former Demon as a perfect fit at …
Continue reading Former Demon a key for LionsArsene Wenger insists he never considered telling his Arsenal players not to hold a guard of honour for new Premier League champions Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. …
Continue reading Wenger never considered snubbing Man URobiul Islam’s tireless spells of fast bowling and an unusually loose stroke from Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor allowed Bangladesh to close day two of the second Test with a hard-earned …
Continue reading Taylor dismissal puts Bangladesh on topRafael Nadal continued to re-establish his impeccable clay credentials as the seven-time champion scored two victories on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the Barcelona Open. Due to rain on …
Continue reading Nadal does double duty in BarcelonaDefending champion Maria Sharapova had another tough battle on Friday as she booked her place in the semi-finals of Stuttgart’s WTA tournament with a 7-5 4-6 6-4 quarter-final win against …
Continue reading Gritty Sharapova books Stuttgart s-finalSeven-time winner Rafael Nadal won back-to-back matches to advance to the semifinals of the Barcelona Open on Friday. After rain forced several third-round matches to be pushed back, Nadal started …
Continue reading Nadal wins twice to reach Barcelona semisZimbabwe’s cricketers were 4-158 and 233 runs behind Bangladesh’s first-innings score of 391 at stumps on day two of the second Test at Harare Sports Club on Friday. Bangladesh dismissed …
Continue reading Zimbabwe 4-158, Bangladesh 391Liverpool forward Luis Suarez on Friday said that he did not appeal against a 10-match ban for biting an opponent because he did not want to give “the wrong impression” …
Continue reading Contrite Suarez accepts 10-match banAn aggressive 77 from Nasir Hossain and a determined spell of bowling from Robiul Islam ensured that Bangladesh claimed the upper hand on day two of the second Test against …
Continue reading Bangladesh take control of 2nd TestControversial Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria failed in his appeal to overturn his lifetime ban from cricket on Friday. Kaneria was banned last year for his role in a spot-fixing plot, …
Continue reading Kaneria loses appeal against life banRafael Nadal led the way with a 7-6 (7-2) 6-2 defeat of Frenchman Benoit Paire on Friday, as the Barcelona Open completed rain-delayed matches from the previous 24 hours and …
Continue reading Nadal’s rain-delayed win into qtr-finalsThe Essendon Football Club has reportedly found an invoice for a banned performance-enhancing supplement in its records. Fairfax Media says the invoice was for the drug Hexarelin, which was banned …
Continue reading Essendon found drug invoice, report saysDavid Luiz believes Chelsea must win all five of their remaining English Premier League games to be certain of a place in the Champions League next season. The Brazil defender’s …
Continue reading Chelsea must have perfect finish: LuizBritish Prime Minister David Cameron says Luis Suarez has set an “appalling” example to youngsters by biting a fellow player. Cameron has welcomed the tough sanction on the Liverpool striker. …
Continue reading Suarez bite was appalling: British PMManchester City boss Roberto Mancini says he’s confident the club will act quickly in the transfer market to make up for a disappointing season. Manchester United’s English Premier League title …
Continue reading Mancini vows City will strengthen squadThe English Premier League has appointed Anthony Fry as its third chairman in its 21-year history. The 57-year-old Fry, chairman of the finance committee of the BBC Trust, was the …
Continue reading EPL appoints Anthony Fry as new chairmanFremantle overcame the loss of yet another key position player to post a thrilling one-point victory over Richmond in Friday night’s AFL clash at Patersons Stadium. The Dockers, already without …
Continue reading Dockers beat Tigers in AFL thriller


