Chiefs prop Ben Tameifuna has been cited for a dangerous tackle in Saturday night’s 37-6 Super Rugby final win against the Sharks in Hamilton. Tameifuna’s shoulder-high tackle on Sharks No.8 …
Continue reading Tameifuna cited after Super Rugby finalAuckland prop Charlie Faumuina is the lone new cap in the All Blacks squad named to contest the inaugural Rugby Championship. Faumuina, 25, has recovered from a calf injury and …
Continue reading Faumuina sole All Blacks new capNew Zealand’s batting woes returned to haunt them as the second Test in Kingston all but slipped out of their grasp after they crumbled to 154 all out in their …
Continue reading Black Caps batsmen crumble againSanti Cazorla is poised to become an Arsenal player early next week. The Spain midfielder is in London finalising his move and it is understood he will be part of …
Continue reading Gunners closing in on Cazorla dealIrfan Pathan grabbed five wickets as India posted a 20-run victory over Sri Lanka in the fifth and final one-day international in Pallekele on Saturday to win the series 4-1. …
Continue reading Pathan bowls India to win over Sr LankaKevin Pietersen hit a spectacular century to break a stranglehold by the South African bowlers and raise England’s hopes on the third day of the second Test at Headingley on …
Continue reading Spectacular Pietersen lifts EnglandSouth Africa dismissed four England batsmen on an attritional third day of the second Test at Headingley on Saturday. England were 4-183 at tea, with South African-born Kevin Pietersen the …
Continue reading England on backfoot against SALondon coach Tony Rea lavished praise on Craig Gower after the Australian marshalled the Broncos to a sensational 40-28 comeback victory over Salford in the Super League at the Stoop. …
Continue reading Gower hailed after Broncos Super winRichmond put a horror three weeks of football to rest with a 48-point AFL win over the Brisbane Lions on Saturday night. A five-goal burst in the second quarter gave …
Continue reading Richmond down Lions by 48 pointsCollingwood overcame a series of late errors to hold on for a six-point AFL win over St Kilda in a see-sawing encounter at the MCG on Saturday night. The Magpies …
Continue reading Magpies hang on against Saints in AFLCanterbury coach Des Hasler wasn’t in any mood for celebrating after notching up his club’s 10th successive win for just the third time in their 77-year history on Saturday night, …
Continue reading Referees in Hasler’s crosshairs againEngland lost the wicket of Alastair Cook on a rain-shortened third morning of the second Test at Headingley on Saturday. England were 1-80 when lunch was taken early after only …
Continue reading England at 1-80 V SAfrica, rain stops playAn eight-goal haul to Matthew Pavlich helped erase some of Fremantle’s western derby demons, but the 65-point triumph over West Coast could come at a massive cost as three Dockers …
Continue reading Reports sour Fremantle AFL derby triumphManly leapfrogged North Queensland into the NRL top four after grinding out an 8-6 win in Townsville on Saturday night. Both teams were stoic in defence in the tight contest, …
Continue reading Manly edge Cowboys to crash NRL top fourRicky Stuart has stepped away from his job as coach of the NSW Origin rugby league team. Stuart was appointed to coach NRL club Parramatta from next year and current …
Continue reading Stuart steps down as NSWRL Origin coachSharks coach John Plumtree praised and damned the Chiefs in the same breath and also took a potshot at the structure of the Super Rugby playoffs after his team hit …
Continue reading Sharks coach frustrated by cynical ChiefsSonny Bill Williams scored a try in his last game for the Chiefs on Saturday as the Waikato side claimed their first Super Rugby title with a 37-6 win over …
Continue reading Chiefs sink Sharks in Super Rugby finalCanterbury notched up their 10th straight NRL win, a 26-10 victory over Newcastle, to consolidate top spot on the competition table. The Bulldogs surged four points clear of their challengers …
Continue reading Knights go down, Bulldogs win 10 straight

