Collingwood AFL captain Nick Maxwell is happy to speak about Dane Swan’s tremendous commitment to training, but coach Nathan Buckley is less enthusiastic about the topic. Swan, the 2011 Brownlow …
Continue reading Coach tires of Dane Swan discussionTwo of the biggest threats to defending champion Novak Djokovic are through to the third round at the Australian Open. Fourth-seed Spaniard David Ferrer held off American Tim Smyczek on …
Continue reading Ferrer, Berdych reach Open third roundPolish star Agnieszka Radwanska is unbeaten after two tournament wins this year, which has only prompted her to work harder to improve. The world No.4 moved into the third round …
Continue reading Radwanska wants more at Australian OpenPenrith coach Ivan Cleary says the departure of Michael Jennings to the Sydney Roosters suits both parties and offloading the star centre was vital as he was not offering value …
Continue reading Cleary happy with Jennings’ Penrith exitDoubt lingers over the fitness of tournament favourite Serena Williams after she switched her training schedule on Wednesday to practise on indoor courts away from prying eyes. Williams, the third …
Continue reading Injured Serena Williams trains indoorsDiscontent among supporters over spiralling English Premier League ticket prices is mounting, as fans attempt to make their voices heard and even followers of sworn enemies join forces to call …
Continue reading Fan anger mounts over EPL ticket pricesCaptain-in-waiting Angelo Mathews has rated young batsman Lahiru Thirimanne a future star of Sri Lankan cricket. Thirimanne has been the surprise packet of Sri Lanka’s tour of Australia, turning himself …
Continue reading Mathews praises Sri Lankan rising starThere is increasing doubt over the fitness of tournament favourite Serena Williams after she cancelled a scheduled training session on Wednesday. Williams, the third seed, rolled her ankle during her …
Continue reading Williams cancels training sessionWayne Perske admits feeling a little awkward as he returns to tour golf in the Victorian PGA on Thursday after a two-year absence following a drug conviction in Japan. But …
Continue reading Golfer Perske back aiming to make amendsControversial Newcastle prop Willie Mason has received a shock call-up to the NRL All Stars team for rugby league’s showpiece pre-season clash against the Indigenous All Stars. Mason was picked …
Continue reading Mason chosen for NRL All StarsCraig Bellamy has refused to give any guarantees about his future as Melbourne coach with the NRL premiership-winning mentor strongly tipped to take over as St George Illawarra coach next …
Continue reading Bellamy remains coy on Storm futureBrisbane Heat coach Darren Lehmann didn’t need to tell Luke Pomersbach to rethink his next drink or any chance of a return to international cricket was over. Pomersbach capped a …
Continue reading Pomersbach repays faith of Brisbane HeatCzech fifth seed Tomas Berdych has powered into the third round of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park. Berdych needed less than two hours on Wednesday to blast past Frenchman …
Continue reading Berdych into Aust Open’s third roundPopular Chinese star Li Na has scored a straight-sets win en route to the third round of the Australian Open. The sixth seed – a finalist at Melbourne Park in …
Continue reading Li Na into Aust Open third roundFremantle’s Anthony Morabito has opted to roll the dice and undergo the radical ligament augmentation and reconstruction system (LARS) surgery on his troublesome left knee. Morabito tore the graft on …
Continue reading Dockers’ Morabito to undergo LARS surgeryJapan’s Kei Nishikori continues to impress at the Australian Open, reaching the third round with a straight-sets win. The 22-year-old rising star took the first-set tiebreak from Carlos Berlocq by …
Continue reading Nishkikori wins again at Aust OpenThe Australian Open has lost its 15th seed with Dominika Cibulkova exiting after a shock loss to a qualifier. The Czech star went down in straight sets in the second …
Continue reading Cibulkova out of Aust OpenGen-Y tennis ace Bernard Tomic will rely on YouTube to study up on his little-known second-round opponent at the Australian Open. While Tomic’s likely third-round foe Roger Federer needs no …
Continue reading Tomic goes to the net to study Open rival


