Springbok and Northern Bulls lock Juandre Kruger will join French club Racing Metro after the 2013 Super 15 season, his province says. Bulls coach Frans Ludeke admitted the Pretoria-based Bulls …
Continue reading Springbok lock Kruger joining Racing MetroA wagging tail enabled Australia to post a respectable target against New Zealand in the fourth and final Rose Bowl one-day women’s cricket match against New Zealand at North Sydney …
Continue reading Australia score 9-267 in Rose Bowl vs NZKangaroos coach Tim Sheens says next year’s first ever trans-Tasman rugby league Test in Canberra will be the “first step” towards 2013 World Cup selection. The Canberra Test will be …
Continue reading ACT trans-Tasman Test a World Cup auditionThe New Zealand Rugby League has welcomed the rule change for State of Origin representation, saying it clarified the question of eligibility. The issue again reared its head in 2012, …
Continue reading NZRL welcomes Origin clarityFormer Australian fast bowler Anthony Stuart has been sacked as NSW cricket head coach. At a NSW Cricket board meeting on Tuesday night, it was decided that Stuart’s contract would …
Continue reading Stuart sacked as NSW cricket coachUnheralded Australian No.1 Marinko Matosevic has revealed tennis icon John Newcombe as the unwitting inspiration behind his remarkable rise. While he happily admits to profiting from the tough love of …
Continue reading New Aussie tennis No.1 says beauty NewkJackson Bird is hopeful his love affair with the MCG can be extended to a Boxing Day call-up against Sri Lanka. Bird, the leading Sheffield Shield wicket-taker for the past …
Continue reading Bird hoping to continue MCG love affairAustralia’s greatest female golfer Karrie Webb will return for a tilt at an eighth Ladies Masters title in 2013. As recently as last month, Webb lamented the tournament she has …
Continue reading Webb back for tilt at eighth Masters titleThe Crusaders have turned last year’s financial loss into an operating surplus, the Super Rugby franchise says. The Crusaders were hit hard by the devastating February 2011 earthquake, and returned …
Continue reading Crusaders turn around earthquake lossAustralian utility back Ben Seymour has signed for Top 14 strugglers Agen until the end of the season after passing his medical, the French club has announced. The 22-year-old, who …
Continue reading Rugby strugglers Agen sign Aussie SeymourNewcastle boss Alan Pardew has admitted the club made a mistake by not signing more players in the summer. The Magpies worked long and hard during pre-season to attract a …
Continue reading Pardew rues not adding further to squadFormer Chelsea and Leeds striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink senses an upset as his two old clubs prepare to meet in the Capital One Cup. Chelsea must travel to Yorkshire for …
Continue reading Hasselbaink senses Cup upsetLiverpool forward Suso has been fined STG10,000 ($A15,000) after labelling teammate Jose Enrique “gay” on Twitter. Suso sparked protests last month when he posted a photo on the micro-blogging website …
Continue reading Liverpool star Suso fined for ‘gay’ tweetAustralian captain Michael Clarke begins an intensive campaign to get himself fit for the Boxing Day Test after picking up a hamstring strain in the first Test victory over Sri …
Continue reading Clarke in race to be fit for Boxing DayLegendary paceman Wasim Akram has hailed Bangladesh’s decision to tour Pakistan next month, saying it is an important step on the road to reviving international cricket in the country. Bangladesh …
Continue reading Wasim hails Bangladesh tour decisionAustralian captain Michael Clarke has reclaimed the top spot in the latest ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen. Clarke, who entered the Hobart Test trailing Shivnarine Chanderpaul by just one …
Continue reading Clarke No.1 batsman again in ICC rankingsSunderland boss Martin O’Neill is keeping his fingers crossed that Tottenham do not decide to recall full-back Danny Rose next month. The 22-year-old has been arguably the Black Cats’ most …
Continue reading O’Neill hopes Rose will continue to riseArsenal’s match against West Ham on Boxing Day is likely to be called off due to the threat of a tube strike, Press Association Sport understands. London Underground drivers are …
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