Canberra centre Blake Ferguson has been charged by the NRL judiciary over a grapple tackle but can escape suspension with an early plea. The match review committee issued Ferguson with …
Continue reading Ferguson in strife over NRL grapple tackleQueensland were given plenty of motivation to win seven straight State of Origin series after a statue of rugby league Immortal Arthur Beetson was unveiled on Tuesday. Depicting Beetson in …
Continue reading Beetson statue unveiled in BrisbaneThe Western Force are set to decide on their new Super Rugby coach within the next week and won’t sign any new players until the appointment is made. Heineken Cup-winning …
Continue reading Force closing in on new Super coachThe New Zealand cricket team’s injury woes have deepened after an ankle injury ruled paceman Mark Gillespie out of the Test series against the West Indies. The Wellingtonian severely sprained …
Continue reading Gillespie to miss NZ’s Tests v WindiesKarim El Ahmadi admits he has realised “a dream” by joining Aston Villa and has set his sights on re-establishing them in the top half of the Barclays Premier League. …
Continue reading El Ahmadi living the dreamFormer Bradford coach Mick Potter said he felt as though he’d been “stabbed in the front” after he was one of 16 staff dismissed by the cash-strapped Super League club …
Continue reading Potter stunned by Super League sackingAuckland is looking to fill Hamilton’s V8 boots with a proposal to hold Supercar races at Pukekohe. An Auckland Council committee will vote on Thursday on whether it will stump …
Continue reading Council to decide on Auckland V8 raceGreater Western Sydney received a record fifth AFL Rising Star nomination on Tuesday, with Toby Greene recognised for his strong work against Sydney. The Giants’ five nominees equals the most …
Continue reading Greene is GWS’s 5th Rising Star nomineeFormer Warriors winger Patrick Ah Van inspired Widnes Vikings to an impressive seven-try victory over Castleford Tigers on Monday to move off the bottom of the Super League table. Ah …
Continue reading Widnes climb off bottom in Super LeagueManchester United has sent left back Fabio Da Silva on a season-long loan to Premier League rival Queens Park Rangers. The 21-year-old Brazilian defender is the understudy to Patrice Evra …
Continue reading Manchester United loans Fabio to QPRKim Clijsters walked away from her tennis “Disneyland” without regrets, just special memories, after her Wimbledon swan song ended in a fourth-round drubbing. Clijsters will retire after September’s US Open, …
Continue reading No Wimbledon regrets for ClijstersWorld No.1 Novak Djokovic and six-times champion Roger Federer are safely through to the Wimbledon quarter-finals. But the rest of the men’s title aspirants – including big home hope Andy …
Continue reading Djokovic, Federer into last eightThey are kings and queens of the court but a former Wimbledon racquet stringer has offered a sometimes damning behind-the-scenes glimpse of top tennis stars. Liam Nolan worked at the …
Continue reading String and tell: tales from WimbledonEngland’s Jade Dernbach will miss the remainder of the one-day cricket series against Australia because of a side strain. The Surrey seam bowler injured himself in Sunday’s second match of …
Continue reading Dernbach out of Australia seriesAustralia coach Mickey Arthur says it is inevitable that his young fast bowler Pat Cummins will breakdown as he grows into his body. Arthur believes it will take another two …
Continue reading Teenage bowler Cummins needs to growAustralian top seed Luke Saville has opened his junior Wimbledon title defence with an impressive straight-sets win over Laurent Lokili. After losing to his French rival last week in the …
Continue reading Aussie in Wimbledon junior title defenceSix-times champion Roger Federer has overcome a “scary” back flare-up to reach his 33rd successive grand slam quarter-final with a four-set fourth-round Wimbledon win over Belgian Xavier Malisse. Federer required …
Continue reading Sore Federer into Wimbledon qtr-finalsWorld No.1 Maria Sharapova has crashed out in a dramatic start to Wimbledon’s Magic Monday. While titleholder Petra Kvitova and four-times champion Serena Williams survived three-set scares to set up …
Continue reading Sharapova loses in Wimbledon 4th round

