Ashley Cole was hit with a Football Association misconduct charge on Monday after the Chelsea star’s foul-mouthed Twitter rant at the English game’s governing body. Cole called the FA a …
Continue reading Chelsea’s Cole charged over Twitter rantSouth Africa cricket officials have rubbished claims their players provoked the text message row that led to England axing batsman Kevin Pietersen. Pietersen was dropped for the final Test and …
Continue reading South Africans rubbish text row claimsTenth seed Marin Cilic eased into the second round of the Shanghai Masters with a straight-sets victory on Monday as Grigor Dimitrov set up a clash with second seed Novak …
Continue reading Cilic wins in ShanghaiIronstein’s form has prompted an upgrade in his ambitions this weekend with the gelding to take on a classy field in the Herbert Power Stakes at Caulfield in preference to …
Continue reading Ironstein’s Melbourne Cup target starts in Herbert Power Stakes 2012After six months, 33,620 kilometres and a lot of money, the 2010 Melbourne Cup winner Americain is back in his favourite place on the planet – Werribee.
Continue reading Melbourne Cup winner Americain lands in AustraliaGlencadam Gold’s win in the Group One Metropolitan has earned him a 2kg penalty to move him closer to a start in the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups. His handicap is …
Continue reading Glencadam Gold given 2kg Cups penaltyRuckman Mark Seaby and forward Jarred Moore were the major casualties as premiers Sydney delisted five players at the start of the AFL trade period. The Swans also cut rookie …
Continue reading Swans delist Seaby, MooreGoverning body SANZAR will question the Argentina Rugby Union about opposition players being targeted with laser beams by Pumas supporters. SANZAR chief executive Greg Peters has reacted to two incidents …
Continue reading SANZAR to address Argentina crowd lasersWest Indies cricketers partied through the night on Monday after their triumph in the World Twenty20 as defeated hosts Sri Lanka cursed yet another “choke” in a final. Chris Gayle, …
Continue reading West Indies party after sweet T20 winMelbourne coach Mark Neeld will back Jack Viney’s strong self-belief and talent, saying he hopes the teenager will make his AFL debut next season. After weeks of speculation, the Demons …
Continue reading Demons hope to play Viney in AFL next yearOn the brink of being handed the keys to the Warriors, David Kidwell will have to turn around 73 years of Kiwi futility to land the ultimate prize as an …
Continue reading History against Kidwell NRL successBeaten AFL grand finalists Hawthorn have snared the big-bodied key defender they have been lacking, recruiting two-time All Australian Brian Lake in a trade with the Western Bulldogs. The Hawks …
Continue reading Hawks snare Lake in AFL trade coupSri Lanka’s captain Mahela Jayawardene admitted his team choked in the World Twenty20 final against the West Indies, denying themselves a long-awaited title. “When we were put under pressure, we …
Continue reading Lankas not ruthless enoughLote Tuqiri’s desire for a two-year deal appears to be the only sticking point in the dual international extending his stay with Wests Tigers into the 2013 NRL season. Tuqiri …
Continue reading Tuqiri set to stay on at TigersAfter adding the final pieces of the puzzle to their coaching structure, the Western Force will turn their attention to bolstering their Super Rugby playing squad over the coming weeks. …
Continue reading Force bolster rugby coaching ranksMeat is off the menu for converted vegetarian Peter Siddle but the wicket-hungry paceman is ready to tuck into a large serve of South African batsmen in next month’s potentially …
Continue reading Siddle warns of bowling fireworksKen Hinkley insists he didn’t become Port Adelaide coach by default. Hinkley rejected suggestions that he will coach Port for the next four AFL seasons only because other candidates didn’t …
Continue reading I’m the right man to coach Port: HinkleySouth African Johan Botha wants to bury South Australia’s under-achieving past in his first match as Redbacks captain. Botha will lead SA against Tasmania in a Sheffield Shield game starting …
Continue reading Botha wants to shed Redbacks’ loser tag
