Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson says his club will benefit in the AFL finals from becoming less dependent on superstar Lance Franklin this season. Franklin, who missed six games through injury …
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Samantha Stosur will play world No.1 Victoria Azarenka in the US Open quarter-finals after seeing off the daring challenge of giant-killing British teenager Laura Robson. The defending champion overcame Robson …
Continue reading Stosur advances to US Open quarter-finalsIt’s a different rival but an all too familiar scenario for Will Power as he faces a nerve-jangling fight for the IndyCar series title in the final event for a …
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Continue reading Fifth seed Kvitova ousted at US OpenAdam Scott is hitting the golf ball with near-immaculate precision in Boston but won’t contend for victory in the final round thanks to a horror week on the greens. The …
Continue reading Scott’s statistical dream and nightmareLiverpool manager Brendan Rodgers admits he will be forced to look into signing free agent forwards Michael Owen and Didier Drogba after his club’s worst league start for 50 years. …
Continue reading Coach rues Liverpool’s failed transfersWorld No.1 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus advanced to the US Open quarter-finals for the first time in her career on Sunday by defeating Georgia’s Anna Tatishvili 6-2 6-2. Top seed …
Continue reading Azarenka advances to US Open quartersMidfielder Dom Tyson has become the eighth Greater Western Sydney player to be nominated for the Rising Star award in the Giants’ debut AFL season. Tyson accumulated 26 disposals, seven …
Continue reading Tyson the round 23 AFL Rising Star nomineeRobin van Persie hit a dramatic hat-trick as Manchester United fought back to win 3-2 at Southampton in Sir Alex Ferguson’s 1000th league game in charge, while Arsenal piled on …
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Continue reading Oosthuizen takes control in BostonA contrite Luke Donald apologised on Sunday for slamming golf course architect Gil Hanse in a Twitter posting that he thought was private. England’s Donald had bogeyed the par-five 18th …
Continue reading Donald apologises for Twitter gaffeSamantha Stosur has seen off the daring challenge of giant-killing British teenager Laura Robson to scrape into US Open quarter-finals in New York. The defending champion overcame Robson 6-4 6-4 …
Continue reading Stosur into US Open quarter-finalsAlastair Cook was in an upbeat mood after England topped a memorable few days for their captain with a six-wicket win in the fourth one-day international against South Africa at …
Continue reading Cook buoyed as England go 2-1 upP – Australian Will Power missed a chance to wrap up his maiden IndyCar championship after finishing sixth at the rain-marred Grand Prix of Baltimore on Sunday. Power started the …
Continue reading Power slips up to keep Indy race aliveAustralia are yet to finalise their lineup for Monday night’s deciding game three of the one-day series against Pakistan, with paceman Mitchell Starc nursing chest soreness. Middle-order batsman David Hussey …
Continue reading Starc pushing to play in SharjahAmerican 20th seed Andy Roddick delayed his retirement by advancing to the fourth round of the US Open on Sunday with a 7-5 7-6 (7-1) 4-6 6-4 victory over Italy’s …
Continue reading Roddick, Djokovic roll on at US OpenLleyton Hewitt believes critics should give Bernard Tomic the benefit of the doubt before accusing him of not trying. Tomic has come under extreme heat since tennis great John McEnroe …
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