South Africa replaced England as the world’s best Test side after neutralising most of the hosts’ key players during a 2-0 win in a three-match series. The Proteas went to …
Continue reading South Africa spike England’s big gunsWestern Bulldogs ruckman Will Minson will challenge a misconduct charge at the AFL Tribunal on Tuesday night. Minson was booked for stomping on Sydney midfielder Kieren Jack in Sunday’s match …
Continue reading Minson challenges misconduct chargeAustralian Rugby League Commission chairman John Grant has hailed the new five-year broadcast deal, which is worth more than $1 billion, as “the greatest deal ever done” by the sport. …
Continue reading Rugby League Commission signs $1bn TV dealRichmond star Jack Riewoldt says one of the Tigers’ main regrets this season has been their inability to at last give veteran skipper Chris Newman a chance to play AFL …
Continue reading Riewoldt wants to end AFL season wellAugusta National Golf Club, the famed home of the Masters tournament, has finally ended its all-male policy and will admit the first women members in its 80-year history. The decision …
Continue reading Augusta admits first women membersCaroline Wozniacki beat Ekaterina Makarova 6-3 6-3 on Monday in the first round of the New Haven Open – the final hardcourt event before the US Open. Wozniacki, the four-time …
Continue reading Wozniacki, Errani win at New Haven tennisWarriors’ coach Brian McClennan has parted company with the NRL club two games before the end of the season. He is paying the price for a dismal debut season as …
Continue reading McClennan, Warriors part ways in NRLThe NRL has reportedly secured a $1 billion broadcast deal for the next five years. News Limited has reported that incumbent broadcasters, the Nine Network and Fox Sports, have retained …
Continue reading NRL set for $1bn broadcast dealAdelaide defender Sam Shaw has earned the round 21 nomination for the AFL Rising Star award after a stand-out performance against Brisbane. Shaw, 21, had 22 possessions – including 21 …
Continue reading Shaw the round 21 AFL Rising Star nomineeTwo-time major champion Svetlana Kuznetsova and top-20 tennis players Kaia Kanepi and Flavia Pennetta have pulled out of the US Open starting next week. The US Tennis Association did not …
Continue reading US Open tennis hit by three withdrawalsManchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson criticised his own players for failing to utilise Robin van Persie’s talents after they crashed to a surprise 1-0 defeat at Everton. Van Persie …
Continue reading Fergie fumes as Everton win in EPLThe man groomed to become Brisbane’s next captain – Jed Adcock – signed for another three years on the same day it was revealed young guns Claye Beams and Josh …
Continue reading Adcock, young guns re-sign with LionsCollingwood key-position player Chris Tarrant will retire at the end of the 2012 season, giving the popular Magpie just one more shot at an elusive first AFL premiership. Tarrant has …
Continue reading Tarrant to retire at season’s endSt George Illawarra skipper Ben Hornby on Tuesday morning will announce his retirement from the NRL at the end of the season. The halfback, who captained the joint-venture to their …
Continue reading Hornby to call time on Dragons NRL careerNewcastle manager Alan Pardew has been charged with misconduct by the Football Association for pushing an assistant referee. Pardew shoved the official during his side’s English Premier League win over …
Continue reading Magpies boss charged for push on officialLiverpool defender Martin Skrtel has signed a new “long-term” contract with the Premier League club. Skrtel had been linked with English champions Manchester City and Serie A outfit Fiorentina during …
Continue reading Skrtel pens new contract with LiverpoolSara Errani struggled in the second set, but rallied for a straight-sets win Monday over Bethanie Mattek-Sands in the first round of the New Haven Open, the final hardcourt event …
Continue reading Errani, Kirilenko win at New Haven tennisFormer Wests Tigers’ winger Pat Richards made a glorious return from injury on Monday, grabbing 18 points in Wigan Warriors’ 38-6 Super League demolition of Salford City Reds. The Exiles’ …
Continue reading Wigan thrash Salford in Super League

