Sydney midfielder Kieren Jack says his AFL team have learned the hard way what it takes to close out matches in the pressure-cooker atmosphere of a close final quarter. The …
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West Coast know all too well that if you let North Melbourne off the leash, they’ll put you to the sword. The Kangaroos did as much for almost a half …
Continue reading Eagles aim to muscle in on AFL RoosNot one to forgive and forget, Maria Sharapova is seeking Australian Open payback after confirming a US Open semi-final grudge match with world No.1 Victoria Azarenka. Sharapova returned to Flushing …
Continue reading Sharapova eyes Aussie Open revengeMark Webber is hoping a quick turnaround can be the key in getting his Formula One world championship bid back on track. The Australian veteran suffered a five-position grid penalty …
Continue reading Webber hoping to bounce back at MonzaDan Carter’s Wellington jinx has continued after being ruled out of the All Blacks team to face Argentina on Saturday. Carter strained his left calf muscle at an indoor training …
Continue reading Injured Carter injured out of Pumas TestDethroned US Open queen Samantha Stosur has anointed Serena Williams as her undoubted heir apparent, saying the American appears unstoppable at Flushing Meadows. Williams continued her rampage through the Open …
Continue reading Stosur says the title is Serena’sSome All Blacks players are disappointed by former coach Sir Graham Henry’s switch of allegiance this week. Henry, employed as a coaching consultant by Argentina for their debut in the …
Continue reading All Blacks unimpressed by Henry’s switchEngland captain Alastair Cook has said the international future of Kevin Pietersen needs to be “resolved” in the next few weeks. Pietersen has been in England exile since being dropped …
Continue reading Resolve Pietersen row: England captainAndy Murray reached a second successive US Open semi-final on Wednesday after Croatia’s Marin Cilic squandered a set and 5-1 lead to lose their quarter-final 3-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 6-0. …
Continue reading Murray reaches US Open semi-finalsReputation counted for little as All Blacks coach Steve Hansen candidly dissected where his team have fallen short in recent Tests. Captain Richie McCaw and in-form fullback Israel Dagg didn’t …
Continue reading All Blacks coach Hansen shows steely sideSouth Sydney coach Michael Maguire has played down the significance of taking on his former club Melbourne and close friend Craig Bellamy in Saturday’s NRL qualifying final at AAMI Park. …
Continue reading Maguire plays down Souths’ Storm linksA quick sell by new coach Brenton Sanderson helped convert Adelaide from AFL also-rans, Crows defender Ben Rutten says. “It’s interesting when you get a new coach,” said Rutten, who …
Continue reading Quick sell converts Crows into AFL finalsIt’s typical of the very high standards Daniel Hannebery sets for himself, but the Sydney midfielder genuinely believes he let his AFL team down last September. Hannebery dislocated his shoulder …
Continue reading I let Swans down last September: HanneberyNORTH QUEENSLAND v BRISBANE BRONCOS Saturday September 8, Dairy Farmers Stadium. The second final on Saturday is the first of the elimination matches and sees two Queensland sides facing off …
Continue reading 2012 NRL Finals Week 1 preview – Nth Queensland Cowboys vs Brisbane BroncosDefending champion Novak Djokovic has told US Open chiefs, who have consistently refused to build a roof over Flushing Meadows’ stadiums, to cover the courts to reduce rain-induced scheduling chaos. …
Continue reading Djokovic tells US Open to cover upSaturday 8th September, AAMI Stadium The second final sees Melbourne Storm who finished 2nd on the ladder, host the South Sydney Rabbitohs (3rd). The latter of the season has been …
Continue reading 2012 NRL Finals Week 1 preview – Melbourne Storm vs South Sydney RabbitohsFriday 7th September 2011, ANZ Stadium. Despite claiming this year’s Minor Premiership and having lost only one of their past fourteen matches, Canterbury find themselves $2.15 outsiders in the first …
Continue reading Canterbury Bulldogs vs Manly Sea Eagles – 2012 NRL Finals Week 1 previewEngland batsman Jonathan Trott has been ruled out of the final weeks of the domestic season with a broken hand, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced. However, …
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