Clint Hill is convinced QPR can defy the odds and avoid relegation this season but he still can’t believe how badly they’ve fared so far. Rangers became the first club …
Continue reading Hill believes QPR can remain in EPLFrench World Cup winner Thierry Henry is set for another loan return to English Premier League giants Arsenal, the club where he remains an icon and all-time top scorer, Britain’s …
Continue reading Henry set for third Arsenal EPL spellBrett Finch didn’t mind bringing up the rear at his first training session back with Melbourne because it gave him a chance to learn some of his NRL teammates’ names …
Continue reading Finch rejects big money to play with StormRobbie Deans has shown he can walk a wobbly tightrope but there’ll be no safety net in June when the Lions are unleashed. In the biggest year for Australian rugby …
Continue reading Lions series to decide Deans’ fateAustralian opener Ed Cowan expects the Hobart pitch he has “conquered” to play well in the first Test against Sri Lanka. The Bellerive strip has had its fair share of …
Continue reading Cowan backs Bellerive wicket for TestThe 21-year-old brother of Canterbury’s Dally M medal winner Ben Barba has signed to play for NRL rivals Gold COast. Marmin Barba, who like his talented older brother is capable …
Continue reading Mini Barba signs with Gold Coast TitansThe Hong Kong mission accomplished, coach Holger Osieck can turn his full attention to World Cup qualification and says there are players in his successful experimental squad who are certain …
Continue reading Osieck sees Socceroos future for rookiesCarlton superstar Chris Judd has confirmed he won’t captain the AFL club next year. The two-time Brownlow Medallist, who captained West Coast to the 2006 premiership, has skippered the Blues …
Continue reading Judd steps down as Blues’ AFL skipperA confident Phil Hughes hopes he can translate his sizzling domestic form into the Test arena when Australia’s three-match series against Sri Lanka begins in Hobart on Friday. Hughes cracked …
Continue reading Phil Hughes primed for third Test comingThe Australian Rugby Union has adopted a new independent governance model after voting for constitutional change on Monday. Following in the footsteps of the AFL and NRL, an independent board …
Continue reading ARU adopts new independent modelAdelaide recruit Angus Graham doesn’t want to be known as his new AFL club’s insurance policy for Kurt Tippett. The ex-Richmond ruckman joined the Crows amid the South Australian club’s …
Continue reading I’m not Tippett insurance: Crows recruitEssendon star recruit Brendon Goddard feels he can take on a greater leadership role with the Bombers than he had with his former AFL club St Kilda. The two-time All …
Continue reading Goddard expects to be a Bombers leaderKangaroo James Tamou has spurned offers from rival NRL clubs to re-sign with North Queensland until the end of 2016. The imposing front-rower, who established himself as one of the …
Continue reading Tamou re-signs with North QueenslandManchester City coach Roberto Mancini reserved pointed criticism for Samir Nasri and Mario Balotelli after his side’s damaging derby defeat by Manchester United. City went down 3-2 in injury time …
Continue reading Mancini turns on Nasri, BalotelliNew Zealand triumphed over France with a thrilling 47-12 win to clinch the third leg of the IRB Sevens World Series for the fourth consecutive time in South Africa on …
Continue reading Record four-in-a-row title for New ZealandSenegal midfielder Mohamed Diame could be sidelined for up to 12 weeks after the West Ham star suffered a torn hamstring in Sunday’s 3-2 defeat against Liverpool. Diame was stretchered …
Continue reading Hammers star Diame out for up to 12 weeksScotland’s Scott Jamieson won his first European Tour title on Sunday, beating England’s Steve Webster and Spain’s Eduardo de la Riva in a playoff after the season-opening Nelson Mandela Championship …
Continue reading Jamieson wins maiden European Tour titleRobin van Persie scored a sensational stoppage-time winner to give Manchester United a 3-2 win at Manchester City on Sunday that sent them six points clear in the Premier League. …
Continue reading Van Persie magic stops City run


