Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson predicts Saturday’s battle with Sydney for AFL top spot will be a precursor of a more important fight to come. With stars Lance Franklin, Josh Gibson …
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Michael Hooper might not have the presence of injured Wallabies star David Pocock on the team sheet, but captain Will Genia insists Australia’s new starting No.7 has the same tireless …
Continue reading Hooper ready for Wallaby challengeSydney are wary of being Buddy-centric as the AFL’s stingiest defence prepares to lock horns with its most potent attack. Barring any last-minute dramas, Hawthorn key forward Lance Franklin is …
Continue reading Swans focusing on more than BuddyWill Power is aiming to use his milestone 100th IndyCar start in Sonoma this weekend to take him another step closer to this year’s championship. The Australian heads to one …
Continue reading Power brings up his Indy 100Cronulla forward Anthony Tupou believes his current run of hot form is a direct result of being as close to full fitness as he’s been since he last represented Australia …
Continue reading Sharks’ Tupou feels as fresh as 2008Teenage golfer Min Jee Lee will spearhead Australia’s tilt at the world amateur teams championships in Turkey. The 16-year-old Lee, who last month won the United States girls’ junior championship, …
Continue reading Teen golfer heads world amateur teamsThe calculator has been left behind and the crystal ball ditched – all Carlton coach Brett Ratten wants to look at this weekend is another entry to the Blues’ win …
Continue reading Ratten keeps it simple at BluesWithout a single player in their squad who has beaten the All Blacks in New Zealand, the Wallabies finalised preparations for Saturday night’s date with destiny by sourcing inspiration from …
Continue reading Wallabies to tackle NZ like it’s 1978With their AFL finals hopes extinguished, there doesn’t appear to be much on the line for St Kilda in their clash with lowly Greater Western Sydney. But that’s not how …
Continue reading Saints don’t plan to go easy on GiantsMelbourne NRL coach Craig Bellamy says he won’t talk contracts until the end of the season and remains committed to the Storm for 2013. Bellamy is believed to be in …
Continue reading Storm’s Bellamy delaying contract talksCasey Dellacqua has gone down in straight sets to former world No.1 Jelena Jankovic in their Texas Open semi-final on Thursday. In the lead-up to next week’s US Open, Australia’s …
Continue reading Dellacqua loses Texas semi-finalAs two doors close at Wollongong on Saturday night, the man in the Warriors coaching box will be hoping to open his so fast the door falls off its hinges. …
Continue reading Coach Iro looking to leave NRL markFormer Wests Tigers fullback Brett Hodgson has vowed to inspire Warrington Wolves to victory over Leeds Rhinos in Saturday’s Challenge Cup final as he bids to finally get his hands …
Continue reading Hodgson vows to end English trophy waitSome national teams play cricket to win trophies, or even a tiny urn. Afghanistan Cricket Board chief Hamid Shinwari has a much greater goal in mind – peace. On Saturday …
Continue reading Afghanistan have high hopes for cricketMELBOURNE. Aug 24 AAP – Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson says whoever wins Saturday’s SCG clash with Sydney can expect to have to do so again if they want to claim …
Continue reading Swans clash a finals rehearsal: ClarksonThey’re meant to be Collingwood’s biggest AFL weapons up forward, but out-of-form duo Travis Cloke and Chris Dawes are fast becoming the Magpies’ weak link. Cloke’s unresolved contract saga seems …
Continue reading Eagles brace for misfiring AFL MagpiesSt Kilda coach Scott Watters says captaincy won’t be used to entice utility Brendon Goddard to re-sign with the AFL club. Watters on Friday said out-of-contract Goddard had been offered …
Continue reading Saints won’t use captaincy to keep GoddardBrisbane coach Michael Voss has hinted his emerging onballer Jack Redden won’t be part of any deal to lure Adelaide forward Kurt Tippett to the Lions. Queensland-born Tippett has postponed …
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