Triple Wimbledon champion John Newcombe is banking on Pat Rafter sticking it out for the long haul to help dig Australian tennis out of its deepest and darkest hole. For …
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Opening batsman Phil Hughes has quit NSW and will play for South Australia in the coming cricket season. The 23-year-old, who has played 17 Test matches for Australia, said the …
Continue reading Phil Hughes quits NSW and joins SAOffering no excuses for her latest Wimbledon flop, Samantha Stosur is backing Australia’s Olympic spirit to fire up the country’s crestfallen tennis aces. In the country’s worst grand slam showing, …
Continue reading Stosur sets sights on OlympicsSydney key forward Sam Reid has been battling great expectations since his breakout AFL season last year, but now he’s doing it pain-free. Reid won plenty of plaudits for his …
Continue reading Reid fit and ready to fire for SwansFormer Wallabies skipper Stirling Mortlock has been named in the Melbourne Rebels outfit to play Queensland despite a calf strain placing him in doubt for his final rugby match on …
Continue reading Mortlock named to start for RebelsHot on the heels of his double against Widnes, former NRL five-eighth Brett Finch admits his future is still up in the air as Wigan prepare to welcome financially-stricken Bradford …
Continue reading Brett Finch unsure on rugby league futureGlenn Stewart will be given a stiff workout by the NSW medical team on Thursday morning as he looks to prove his fitness for next week’s State of Origin decider …
Continue reading Stewart decision could be imminentSouth Sydney lock Ben Lowe says besieged Queensland forward Dave Taylor will be looking to prove a point in the Rabbitohs NRL clash with Penrith on Sunday if he is …
Continue reading Maroons’ Taylor to prove point if cutWe have our problems, sure, but the prime reason for Australia’s Wimbledon shocker is the very same reason why the proud and successful tennis nation has struggled to excel at …
Continue reading Australian tennis in same boat as mostThe Brisbane Lions were hit with a major blow ahead of Sunday’s AFL clash with Melbourne at the Gabba after key defender Matt Maguire was ruled out for a month …
Continue reading AFL Lions lose Maguire for a monthGetting sacked was the best thing that happened to Brendan Fevola. The demons that stalked his AFL career at Carlton and in his final two years at Brisbane are no …
Continue reading Being sacked saved me: FevolaBack when Greg Norman was the top-ranked golfer in the world, he’d practice by playing a transposed, almost-torturous version of “best ball.” “I’d play two golf balls, and you always …
Continue reading Norman to play Champions Tour eventBrisbane coach Anthony Griffin says he’s resigned to losing all seven of his State of Origin players for Friday night’s NRL clash with the Sharks at Suncorp Stadium. Griffin says …
Continue reading Broncos won’t have any Origin playersWimbledon may have built its reputation on being a uniquely grasscourt grand slam tournament but defending champion Novak Djokovic is happy to play under a roof, with the lights burning …
Continue reading Djokovic a fan of indoors at WimbledonLi Na vowed to come back to Wimbledon wearing the Chinese colours with pride as she targets Olympic glory to silence her critics. Li will be leading the Chinese charge …
Continue reading Li sees red for OlympicsPat Cummins has been labelled Australia’s “wildcard” as the tourists set their sights on exposing England’s bowler-heavy batting lineup in Friday’s one-day series opener. England successfully employed four quicks and …
Continue reading Cummins looms as wildcard: Shane WatsonQPR boss Mark Hughes told www.qpr.co.uk: “Samba was a real find for us in January, so we’re delighted he’s joined us permanently. “He’s a very accomplished footballer and he’s made …
Continue reading QPR glad they found SambaSix-time winner Roger Federer and defending champion Novak Djokovic have reached the Wimbledon third round as the women’s draw was blown wide open with the shock exits of three top …
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