It was the question that had to be asked but besieged Carlton coach Brett Ratten was in no mood to answer. Showing fight that was lacking in his embarrassed team …
Continue reading Ratten feels heat after Suns winJohn Isner won his second straight Winston-Salem ATP title on Sunday, surviving three match points en route to a 3-6 6-4 7-6 (11-9) victory over second-seeded Tomas Berdych. Isner, seeded …
Continue reading Isner wins ATP title in North CarolinaRobbie Deans believes New Zealand’s style of play will be altered by the departure of star midfielder Sonny Bill Williams, but the general consensus is the All Black machine will …
Continue reading SBW to leave hole for NZ: DeansFifteen-year-old New Zealand amateur Lydia Ko set her sights on becoming the youngest winner in LPGA Tour history after seizing a one-stroke lead in the Canadian Women’s Open. The bespectacled …
Continue reading Kiwi teen Ko eyes LPGA Tour historyV8 Supercars defending champion Jamie Whincup hit back at Sydney Motorsport Park with the second fastest time in Sunday’s practice session. Whincup, who limped home 23rd in Saturday’s 140km race …
Continue reading Whincup fires back in Eastern Creeks V8sFormer Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova has claimed her second title of the season by beating Maria Kirilenko 7-6 (11-9) 7-5 in the final of the WTA Tour’s New Haven Open. …
Continue reading Kvitova wins New Haven WTA titleSergio Garcia extended his timely resurgence as he seized the outright lead heading into the final round of the US PGA Tour’s opening playoffs event, The Barclays. Buoyed by his …
Continue reading Garcia grabs US tour leadSerena Williams insists she’s not worthy of being tagged the greatest women’s player in tennis history as she focusses on completing another unique family double at the US Open. Williams …
Continue reading I’m not the greatest, says SerenaRoger Federer is eyeing yet more tennis history as Novak Djokovic seeks redemption and Andy Murray chases elusive grand slam glory at the US Open starting on Monday. With continuing …
Continue reading More history awaits Federer in New YorkLosing has become so common at the Gold Coast Suns that coach Guy McKenna still couldn’t drop his guard after one of the great AFL boilovers. Indeed McKenna knows exactly …
Continue reading Suns future bright: McKennaFor the third year in a row, Will Power will start the IndyCar race at Sonoma from pole position. The Australian held off compatriot Ryan Briscoe to land pole at …
Continue reading Power grabs IndyCar pole at SonomaWallabies winger Drew Mitchell is facing another extended stint on the sidelines after reinjuring his right ankle in Saturday night’s crushing 22-0 loss to New Zealand in Auckland. Mitchell was …
Continue reading Wallabies winger Mitchell injured againNew Zealand teenage golfer Lydia Ko holds a one-stroke third round lead in the Canadian Women’s Open on Saturday, setting her sights on becoming the youngest winner in LPGA Tour …
Continue reading Kiwi teen Ko leads LPGA Canadian OpenChelsea coach Roberto Di Matteo isn’t surprised by Eden Hazard’s immediate impact on the Premier League. The Belgium attacker scored his first Chelsea goal and contributed another assist in the …
Continue reading Hazard’s great start doesn’t surprise bossOne-time sparring partners Lleyton Hewitt and Bernard Tomic are tennis’s new odd couple after joining forces to plot Australia’s assault on the US Open at Flushing Meadows. They once traded …
Continue reading Hewitt and Tomic join forcesReigning US Open champion Novak Djokovic was disappointed in the doping downfall of American cyclist Lance Armstrong, whose seven Tour de France titles have been stripped by the US Anti-Doping …
Continue reading Djokovic disappointed in Lance ArmstrongSir Alex Ferguson has backed Japan playmaker Shinji Kagawa and Robin van Persie to carry Manchester United’s attack while Wayne Rooney is out of action for the next four weeks. …
Continue reading Fergie backs Kagawa, van Persie to step upAustralian star Matt Giteau scored a brace of tries while English five-eighth Jonny Wilkinson kicked a match-winning penalty five minutes from time as Toulon fought back to beat Racing-Metro 23-21 …
Continue reading Giteau, Wilkinson spearhead Toulon
