A single point stood between Sydney co-captain Jarrad McVeigh and the 2006 AFL premiership. That was West Coast’s winning margin six years ago, when McVeigh played his first AFL grand …
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Europe’s Ryder Cup players are expecting a birdie blitz from their American opponents this week in a bid to establish an early stranglehold on the event. Key to this they …
Continue reading Love wants birdie blitz to fire up USWith 21 caps between them, Jim Furyk, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are being counted on to not only hit some great shots but also help calm the nerves of …
Continue reading Furyk counted on to help anchor US teamSouth Africa’s doctor says he’s hopeful centre Francois Steyn will recover from an ankle injury in time for Saturday’s Rugby Championship Test against Australia. Craig Roberts says Steyn has responded …
Continue reading Steyn recovering from ankle injury: BoksTiger Woods is hoping Chicago basketball legend Michael Jordan can be a key motivational figure for the United States in their bid to wrestle back the Ryder Cup from Europe …
Continue reading Woods hopes for Jordan jump factor for USSeve Ballesteros may have died in May 2011, but his memory will be present all the way with Europe’s Ryder Cup team when they defend the trophy against the United …
Continue reading Seve ‘moment’ tops Europe Ryder Cup bagsUS Ryder Cup skipper Davis Love called in the big names as he strove to fire up his team ahead of their bid to regain the trophy from Europe. The …
Continue reading Stars turn out for US Ryder cup bidPakistan bludgeoned Bangladesh out of the World Twenty20 and successfully reached the Super Eights round with a ruthless batting display. Imran Nazir’s brilliant 72 and skipper Mohammad Hafeez’s 45 helped …
Continue reading Pakistan blast Bangladesh out of World T20Europe captain Jose Maria Olazabal was the first to make a move when Ryder Cup practice got under way at Medinah Country Club outside Chicago. All eyes were on who …
Continue reading Europe has first shout at Ryder CupTest hooker Stephen Moore is on his way back to Australia from South Africa after a hamstring injury prematurely ended his Rugby Championship. Against the Springboks in Pretoria on Saturday …
Continue reading Injured Moore leaves Wallabies campLiverpool goalkeeper Brad Jones has dismissed criticism of team-mate Jose Reina’s form and insists he has no worries about the Spain international’s form. The 30-year-old has, by his own high …
Continue reading Reina is still at the topAustralia pace bowler Pat Cummins is confident he will gain some benefit from playing in next month’s Champions League Twenty20 tournament as part of his build-up to the Test series …
Continue reading Cummins hopeful of home TestGael Bigirimana is hoping for another dream moment in his “ridiculous” season as Newcastle head for Manchester United tomorrow night. The teenage midfielder, who arrived in England as a 10-year-old …
Continue reading Ridiculous rise sublime for BigirimanaReading boss Brian McDermott admitted his players have yet to reach the level of performance he knows they are capable of producing, but is hoping that changes when they travel …
Continue reading McDermott confident of Royals improvementBernard Tomic ousted ailing 2010 champion Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain 6-0 6-2 in the first round of the Thailand Open. The 19-year-old Australian dominated the Spaniard, whose movement was hampered …
Continue reading Tomic ousts Garcia-Lopez in ThailandFormer Chelsea manager Avram Grant on Tuesday slammed the Football Association (FA) for taking action against John Terry, but admitted he was surprised by the player’s decision to end his …
Continue reading Grant slams FA over Terry chargeArsenal forward Theo Walcott insisted on Tuesday that his delay in signing a new contract has anything to do with money. Talks over extending the 23-year-old’s contract, which expires at …
Continue reading Money not an issue, says Arsenal’s WalcottSamantha Stosur has defeated old foe Francesca Schiavone 4-6 6-2 7-5 to claim a place in the third round at the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament. Schiavone, who’d shocked the …
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