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Queens Park Rangers striker Andrew Johnson is likely to miss the rest of the season after suffering a serious knee injury during Saturday’s 0-0 draw against Chelsea. The 31-year-old, who …
Continue reading Injury blow for QPR striker JohnsonNew South Wales Waratahs’ openside flanker Jono Jenkins has agreed to join second division rugby union side Narbonne until the end of the season, a source close to the French …
Continue reading Waratahs’ Jenkins joins NarbonneSpanish winger David Silva has agreed a new five-year contract with Manchester City, the Premier League champions confirmed on Monday. The Spaniard has already clocked up more than 70 appearances …
Continue reading Silva pens new five-year City dealSenegal striker Demba Ba rescued a 2-2 draw for Newcastle as his late equaliser left Everton to pay the price for a crucial blunder by the officials at Goodison Park …
Continue reading Ba double sees Newcastle draw with EvertonAustralian World Twenty20 squad member Xavier Doherty has returned home to Hobart to be with his partner Emma for the birth of their first child. Doherty, who has been left …
Continue reading Doherty returns home for birth of childPace-bowling allrounder Shane Watson says controlling the swinging ball in Colombo’s humid conditions will be a major focus for the Australians as they prepare for Wednesday’s opening World Twenty20 Group …
Continue reading Aust bowlers hope to swing into actionSir Alex Ferguson believes he may have unearthed another gem in Nick Powell after the teenager scored on his Manchester United debut. United came alive after a goalless first half …
Continue reading Ferguson excited by Powell potentialKamran Akmal smashed an unbeaten 92 off 50 balls as Pakistan came from behind to defeat India by five wickets in a warm-up match for the World Twenty20 on Monday. …
Continue reading Kamran, Malik lift Pakistan over IndiaFremantle captain Matthew Pavlich and Hawthorn onballer Sam Mitchell are stunning non-selections in the AFL All-Australian team. Both made the initial squad of 40 but are the most notable exclusions …
Continue reading Pav, Sam miss AFL All-Australian teamMichael Cheika is expected to be announced as the new head coach of Super Rugby side the NSW Waratahs on Tuesday morning. The Waratahs have called a press conference to …
Continue reading Cheika favourite to be named NSW coachAustralia coach Mickey Arthur needs no reminding about the fairytale victories Ireland’s cricketers have in their kit bag, like their one-day World Cup win over England in 2011 and their …
Continue reading Aust to face giantkillers IrelandSri Lanka cricket captain Mahela Jayawardene Monday hit back at suggestions his team have “choked” in major finals — and said he’d rather be a runner-up than an also-ran. Jayawardene, …
Continue reading Chokers? At least we reach finalsIf Collingwood fall a rung short of the AFL grand final this season, it won’t be the fault of Nathan Buckley. So says Magpies midfield star Dane Swan, who believes …
Continue reading Pies coaching switch seamless says SwanDavid Hussey’s dramatic fall from grace with Australia’s World Twenty20 selectors overshadowed Monday’s nine-run loss in a warm-up game against England. The highest run scorer in domestic and international T20 …
Continue reading David Hussey unlikely for Ireland gameThe Hussey brothers endured mixed fortunes on Monday as Mike top-scored with 71 in Australia’s World Twenty20 warm-up loss to England, while David was left out of the side with …
Continue reading England beat Australia in T20 warmup matchThere are denials from both sides, but it appears only a matter of time before Cronulla secure unwanted Wests Tigers winger Beau Ryan for the next three NRL seasons. Ryan’s …
Continue reading Sharks, manager deny Ryan dealFeared leader of the `Dogs of War’ Peter Tunks says it’s too early for the current Canterbury forwards to be compared to his infamous pack from the 1980s. Tunks rates …
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