Five-eighth Kurtley Beale will be given a licence to thrill in his return to the Wallabies’ starting side for their Rugby Championship Test with South Africa in Pretoria on Saturday. …
Continue reading Wallabies back Beale to fire on S AfricaAFL boss Andrew Demetriou concedes Hawthorn have been unfairly disadvantaged heading into Saturday’s grand final by an anomaly in the finals fixture. The AFL chief executive has also blasted the …
Continue reading AFL fixture unfair on Hawks: DemetriouThree games, two defeats, one try and a fair bit of frustration: Sonny Bill Williams hasn’t made the smoothest of starts to life in Japan’s Top League. The All Blacks …
Continue reading SBW finds it tough in Japanese leagueTest batsmen Ricky Ponting and Ed Cowan both missed out in their first domestic innings of the season, against a NSW team inspired by a career-best effort from Moises Henriques. …
Continue reading Ponting and Cowan fail in Shield matchBrisbane had the fab four largely to thank for their three consecutive AFL premierships, for Sydney on Saturday the stingy seven will have a big say in the result of …
Continue reading Swans ready for Buddy’s brillianceAustralia captain George Bailey says rival teams in the World Twenty20 fear Shane Watson and Australia will be hard to stop in the tournament if the gun allrounder continues to …
Continue reading Aussie rivals fear Watson: BaileySportingbet Australia is offering the attractive odds of $1.25 about superstar sprinter Black Caviar remaining undefeated during what is likely to be her final campaign in 2013. The Australian horse …
Continue reading Black Caviar to race on in 2013Melbourne’s famously temperamental weather is menacing the AFL grand final, with backyard barbecues, the half-time entertainment and even the traditional player parade under threat. The temperature is set to plummet …
Continue reading Weather may rain on AFL grand final paradeAfter days of silence, the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) has made a three sentence public response to Quade Cooper’s outspoken comments on the Wallabies. Injured five-eighth Cooper spoke of a …
Continue reading ARU break silence on Cooper issueWhenever Josh Reynolds has doubted himself in his breakout NRL season he has turned to coach Des Hasler for guidance. Reynolds has been a revelation in just his second year …
Continue reading Hasler taught us to believe say DogsCollingwood have finally re-signed Travis Cloke, after caving in to the AFL power forward’s demand for a five-year deal. Talks had been put on hold earlier this year, amid concerns …
Continue reading AFL’s Magpies re-sign Cloke for five yearsFive-eighth Kurtley Beale will be given a licence to thrill in his return to the Wallabies’ starting side for their Rugby Championship Test with South Africa in Pretoria on Saturday. …
Continue reading Wallabies back Beale to fireTest opener Ed Cowan was dismissed cheaply but Tasmania made a solid start in their pursuit of a strong NSW first innings total of 442 in their Sheffield Shield cricket …
Continue reading Cowan fails, but Tassie off to fair startVictoria begins their domestic season in Perth with Friday’s one-day clash at the WACA Ground against a West Australian side already looking to hit back from a disappointing opening to …
Continue reading Vics out to extend WA’s bad startCameron Smith likes to smile. Craig Bellamy finds it hard to, but this odd couple is at the heart of Melbourne’s quest to win Sunday’s NRL grand final against Canterbury. …
Continue reading Bellamy and Smith are Storm’s odd coupleMelbourne coach Craig Bellamy is confident the champions of an NRL season dominated by refereeing controversy will be determined by players and coaches rather than officials in Sunday’s grand final. …
Continue reading Bellamy backs under-fire refereesHawthorn skipper Luke Hodge is back at his fighting weight in time for Saturday’s AFL grand final. Hodge, who missed last weekend’s preliminary final win against Adelaide through illness but …
Continue reading Weight’s right for Hawks skipper HodgeCareer-best batting performances from Moises Henriques and Trent Copeland lifted NSW to a healthy first innings score of 442 in the Sheffield Shield cricket match against Tasmania. Resuming on day …
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