The AFL has ditched their top-10 countdown for revealing clubs’ national draft choices. For the past three years, the first 10 draft picks in the league’s biggest annual recruiting meeting …
Continue reading AFL ditches top-10 draft countdownPenrith Panthers has sacked under 20s rugby league player Jake Galvin after he was convicted of assaulting a 77-year-old man, the NRL club says. Galvin and former Wests Tigers junior …
Continue reading Penrith sack player for assault convictionEngland should not be concerned over the increasing number of Super League players switching to the NRL, according to former Australian captain Darren Lockyer. The ex-Brisbane, Queensland and Kangaroos skipper …
Continue reading NRL moves good for England: LockyerVictoria’s one-day international representative Clint McKay limped off with a hamstring injury during Wednesday’s one-day cup clash with Western Australia at the MCG. McKay’s right-hamstring tear raises doubts over his …
Continue reading McKay limps off for Vics in one-dayer v WAIf Australia reclaim the world No.1 Test ranking this summer, they can thank a man who by his own admission was never good enough to play international cricket. It would …
Continue reading Deja vu for Aussie cricket coachRicky Ponting will take part in some sprint work on Thursday which the former Australian skipper hopes will dispel any fears of him being a last-minute withdrawal from Friday’s first …
Continue reading Ponting to ramp up fitness testWestern Australia have won the toss and will bat first in Wednesday’s one-day cup game against competition leaders Victoria at the MCG. The match is due to start in overcast …
Continue reading WA to bat first v Vics in one-dayer at MCGSportingbet Australia punters have singled out Zydeco as their top selection to win Thursday’s Crown Oaks at Flemington, backing the Anthony Freedman trained filly from $2.60 into $2.40. $200 VRC …
Continue reading Zydeco the one to beat in Crown Oaks 2012FP – Matt Giteau says Will Genia is the player the Wallabies will miss most on their European tour starting against France on Saturday. France-based playmaker Giteau had no doubt …
Continue reading Genia biggest loss for Wallabies: GiteauRace 7 – 4:00PM NMIT Kyneton Cup (2000 METRES) Of $100,000.1st $60,000, 2nd $18,000, 3rd $9,000, 4th $4,500, 5th $2,500, 6th $1,200, 7th $1,200, 8th $1,200, 9th $1,200, 10th $1,200 …
Continue reading Kyneton Cup Field – 2012Lachlan Stevens has resigned as coach of the Western Australia and Perth Scorchers cricket teams, admitting the season start has been “extremely challenging”. The 33-year-old Stevens will have his last …
Continue reading Stevens quits as WA cricket coachFormer All Black Simon Mannix has alleged three Fijian players at the French club he coached last year were paid to be unavailable for the Rugby World Cup. International Rugby …
Continue reading Pacific nations face Rugby Cup ‘blackmail’After seven Tests in the baggy green, Ed Cowan knows what Test cricket is all about. Now the dogged Tasmanian opener wants to take his game, which has successfully stood …
Continue reading Cowan aims for next Test levelRod Pampling is sharpening his mental game amid a field of desperate golfers making last stands to retain their US PGA Tour cards for next season. The 43-year-old Queenslander is …
Continue reading Aussies fight for US PGA Tour futuresRoger Federer started his bid for a seventh ATP Tour Finals title in record-breaking fashion, crushing Janko Tipsarevic 6-3 6-1 at London’s O2 Arena. Federer’s victory took him to 40 …
Continue reading Federer, Ferrer win ATP Finals openersArgentina have recalled veteran centre Felipe Contepomi to their starting XV to play Wales in a one-off international at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium. The 35-year-old former Leinster playmaker, currently at Stade …
Continue reading Pumas recall Contepomi for Wales TestWasps lock Joe Launchbury and Saracens prop Mako Vunipola are in line to make their England debuts against Fiji at Twickenham after being retained in a 23-man matchday squad. Launchbury, …
Continue reading England set to give uncapped duo chanceFormer Tongan and Toulouse rugby star Finau Maka could face a 2000 euro ($A2500) fine if the court of appeal judges hearing a case brought against him by a Tunisian …
Continue reading Tongan star Maka faces anxious court wait

