Australia’s horror injury toll is looming as Wallabies coach Robbie Deans’s ‘get out of jail free’ card. Under immense pressure to keep his job for next year’s eagerly-anticipated British and …
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Australia’s selectors and team performance manager Pat Howard made a tough call to rest champion allrounder Shane Watson from the one-day series against Pakistan and Watson wasn’t happy about it …
Continue reading Watson in good shape for big 18 monthsGeelong champion Matthew Scarlett has been hailed as one of the greatest AFL players of all time and one of the most intensely competitive. The 33-year-old 284-gamer, a linchpin of …
Continue reading Cats’ retiree Scarlett hailed as AFL greatThe prospect of giving North Queensland veteran Aaron Payne a grand farewell has provided extra momentum for the in-form Cowboys ahead of Friday night’s NRL semi-final against Manly. At first, …
Continue reading Payne farewell spurs CowboysGeorge Bailey says being the first player since 1877 to captain an Australian side in his debut match was a daunting experience, but he’s starting to feel more comfortable in …
Continue reading T20 captaincy role was daunting: BaileyIt’s a feeling that no AFL player wants to deal with and few on Sydney’s list have endured: the emptiness that comes after losing a grand final. Seven remain from …
Continue reading AFL grand final loss driving RichardsMotor racing is set for an electric makeover that will see a new generation of green cars speeding at 220km/h around urban racetracks – at least until their batteries run …
Continue reading Electric car racing set to start in 2014AFL footballer John McCarthy was a “ripping bloke” with an infectious personality, his Port Adelaide captain Dom Cassisi says. McCarthy fell to his death from the roof of a Las …
Continue reading Port captain pays tribute to AFL teammateSouth Sydney coach Michael Maguire will wrestle with the makeup of his final lineup for Saturday night’s NRL elimination semi-final against Canberra until Friday. Maguire on Thursday admitted he was …
Continue reading Maguire has headache over finals teamAn American optician has told of his horror at watching AFL footballer John McCarthy fall to his death at a Las Vegas casino. Matt Walker witnessed the death of the …
Continue reading Optician witnesses McCarthy’s fatal fallHawthorn’s Jarryd Roughead says some at the AFL club doubted he could handle a ruckman’s workload this season, but not him. Last year, the 25-year-old watched on as his team’s …
Continue reading Hawks had doubts on Roughead’s ruck roleCheers turned to tears the last time Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova were confirmed starters for the Brisbane International. But tournament director Craig Pearson was keeping his fingers crossed the …
Continue reading Williams confirmed for Brisbane eventBrisbane prop Josh McGuire is relishing the prospect of his first taste of representative action when the Prime Minister’s XIII take on PNG in Port Moresby on September 21. The …
Continue reading Broncos’ McGuire pumped for PNG battleMichael Clarke admits it was “different” to watch Australia slip below Ireland on the ICC’s Twenty20 rankings, but is confident the side can bounce back at the upcoming T20 showpiece …
Continue reading Clarke confident Aussies can win T20 titleA remarkably early start to the domestic cricket season should have Australia primed for a challenging Test series against South Africa, but a pair of Twenty20 tournaments loom large as …
Continue reading Clarke fine with T20 focus ahead of TestsWhile Andy Murray basked in the glow of his first major championship on Wednesday, his coach Ivan Lendl celebrated the US Open title with a few rounds of golf with …
Continue reading Lendl praises Murray work ethicAdelaide coach Brenton Sanderson has implored his players not to be spooked by Fremantle, saying the Crows have no fear of a `straight sets’ exit from the AFL finals. Adelaide …
Continue reading Crows don’t fear AFL finals exit: coachManly are backing their forwards leader Jason King to get in the face of North Queensland’s highly-rated forward pack in Friday night’s NRL elimination semi-final. The Sea Eagles co-captain led …
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