Nottinghamshire batsman James Taylor is set for a Test debut after replacing Ravi Bopara in the 13-strong England squad to take on South Africa in the second Test starting on …
Continue reading Taylor called into England cricket squadSt Kilda’s stars answered coach Scott Watters’ call to take charge of their destiny and celebrated Brendon Goddard’s 200th AFL game with a 76-point win over the Western Bulldogs on …
Continue reading Saints leaders answer call in big AFL winStar West Coast pair Dean Cox and Daniel Kerr suffered injury scares and Darren Glass was reported as the Eagles cruised to a 98-point AFL triumph over Brisbane in Perth …
Continue reading Glass in strife as Eagles thrash LionsSydney key forward Sam Reid will be sidelined for up to three weeks with a knee injury, meaning he’s set to miss a crunch AFL clash with Collingwood. Reid was …
Continue reading Reid to miss 2-3 weeks for SwansTim Sheens accused his Wests Tigers of lacking desperation as their run to the NRL finals hit another skid on Sunday. The Tigers looked lifeless as they capitulated 32-6 to …
Continue reading Wests Tigers’ NRL finals hopes take a hitTry as he might, Michael Maguire is having a hard time keeping a lid on expectations at South Sydney. The rookie NRL coach has transformed the Rabbitohs from a team …
Continue reading Sky the limit for high-flying BunniesCanberra Stadium is not the fortress it used to be. Traditionally, NRL teams have dreaded the trip to the national capital, none more so than now-Newcastle coach Wayne Bennett. Bennett’s …
Continue reading Canberra Stadium no longer a fortressSt Kilda star Brendon Goddard racked up a game-high 33 disposals in his 200th AFL game as the Saints scored a commanding 16.22 (118) to 6.6 (42) win over the …
Continue reading Saints ease to 76-point win over BulldogsFremantle coach Ross Lyon says his AFL team remains a work in progress after posting their fourth win in a row, over Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium. The Dockers blitzed …
Continue reading Fremantle enjoy easy AFL win over PortCollingwood strolled to a 120-point win over Greater Western Sydney on Saturday, but Giants coach Kevin Sheedy isn’t convinced they’ll be a finals force. Sheedy’s charges have been defeated by …
Continue reading Sheedy doubts Pies’ flag prospectsFormer All Blacks coach Graham Henry has revealed he suspected possible match-fixing in the All Blacks shock 2007 World Cup loss to France but his plea for an investigation was …
Continue reading All Blacks coach suspected World Cup fixSouth Sydney are not a one-man team – or even a two-man team – judging by Sunday’s clinical 32-6 NRL thumping of Wests Tigers at ANZ Stadium. Missing from the …
Continue reading South Sydney belt battered Tigers 32-6Newcastle have proved themselves NRL finals contenders and have virtually ended Canberra’s top-eight hopes in the process with a powerful 36-6 victory over the Raiders at Canberra Stadium. The Knights …
Continue reading Newcastle thrash Raiders 36-6 in CanberraDavid Pocock’s three-year deal with the Brumbies makes one Australian Super Rugby franchise a genuine force in the competition but leaves another in tatters. Rated by many as the world’s …
Continue reading Pocock signs with BrumbiesThe Fremantle Dockers are still knocking on the door of the AFL top eight after a 27-point win over Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium. Skipper Matthew Pavlich kicked two goals …
Continue reading Fremantle in easy AFL win over PortWith the rare luxury of two consecutive AFL games at home, Greater Western Sydney have high hopes of posting a win against Port Adelaide on Saturday. GWS’s season of vagrancy …
Continue reading Grounded Giants target AFL win over PortThe sight of young gun Sam Reid being helped off the ground clutching his knee would be enough to break any AFL coach’s heart. But after Sydney recovered from the …
Continue reading Reid down but Swans flying‘Long live the shoulder charge’. Those are the words, and the actions, issuing forth from the poster boy for the controversial tackle, Canterbury rookie five-eighth Josh Reynolds. Despite his smaller …
Continue reading Reynolds backs shoulder charge in NRL


