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Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez has dismissed media reports of a row between himself and some of his senior players in the aftermath of Sunday’s 2-0 Premier League loss at …
Continue reading Benitez rejects Chelsea ‘bust-up’ reportsFormer Formula 1 test driver Maria de Villota, who lost her right eye in a crash last July, says her recuperation has gone as well as she could have expected. …
Continue reading De Villota recovering well from F1 crashAustralia captain and co-selector Michael Clarke says it’s too early to make a call on playing two spinners in Saturday’s second Test against India in Hyderabad. India captain MS Dhoni …
Continue reading Aust ponder picking second spinnerBernard Tomic retired with a “general illness” after only five games against Romania’s Victor Hanescu at the Dubai Open, as Russian Nikolay Davydenko brought comedy and an upset to the …
Continue reading Davydenko upset raises farewell year hopesSixth-seed Donna Vekic of Croatia was the first seeded player to be knocked out of the Malaysian Open after she lost 6-3 4-6 6-2 to American Bethanie Mattek-Sands in the …
Continue reading Vekic first seeded casualty in MalaysiaOne of English cricket’s rising stars died after being electrocuted on a railway line then struck by a train as he attempted to flee police while on drink and drugs, …
Continue reading Young England cricketer on drugs when diedMick Burles had plenty of confidence in The Cleaner’s chances in Wednesday’s Launceston Cup before the rain came. With a wet track now a certainty for the Group Three race, …
Continue reading A wet Launceston Cup 2013 to help The Cleaner’s chancesIt’s A Dundeel is thriving in familiar Australian surrounds but caretaker trainer Bjorn Baker concedes it’s hard to imagine a more difficult return to racing for the top colt on …
Continue reading Hobartville Stakes 2013 start for It’s A DundeelCanterbury chief executive Todd Greenberg says news of Ben Barba’s off-field problems will not affect the NRL club’s relationship with sponsors. The Bulldogs stood Barba down indefinitely after he admitted …
Continue reading Greenberg satisfied with Barba actionUp-and-coming winger Daniel Tupou has signed a contract extension with Sydney Roosters until the end of the 2015 NRL season. Considered among the game’s most exciting prospects, 21-year-old Tupou scored …
Continue reading Tupou extends Roosters dealThis week we leave the west coast swing behind us and head east to Florida for the 42nd edition of The Honda Classic being played at PGA National Golf Club …
Continue reading Honda Classic 2013 PreviewAfter a horror run with injuries, Aidan Toua hopes to revive the razzle dazzle of his schoolboy years spent playing alongside Quade Cooper in Queensland’s Super Rugby clash with the …
Continue reading Reds No.15 Toua to turn back rugby yearsCarlton star Chris Judd says there is no end in sight to his AFL career despite relinquishing the captaincy. Judd, who turns 30 in September, enters his 12th AFL season …
Continue reading No end in sight to Judd’s AFL careerAustralian captain Michael Clarke warned his players before the first Test that starts must not be wasted and specialist batsmen need to get big scores once they have settled in …
Continue reading Clarke thrilled with Henriques’ debutChennai’s red-clay pitch played perfectly into India’s hands as their spinners cleaned up Australia for 380 and 241 to bowl the home side to an eight-wicket victory on Tuesday. The …
Continue reading Chennai 1st Test pitch not so bad: ClarkeGeelong’s depleted ruck stocks have taken another hit, with Trent West having knee surgery. Cats’ football manager Neil Balme told Geelong’s website that the operation was minor and the club’s …
Continue reading Another Cats AFL ruckman sidelinedIndian captain MS Dhoni added to Australia’s misery following Tuesday’s eight-wicket defeat in the first Test by stating the tourists had lost the match at the selection table. India’s spinners …
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