Southern hemisphere rugby body SANZAR has reported increased television viewership and match attendances in New Zealand for the first part of the Super 15 season, but crowds in Australia and …
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Manager-less Tottenham Hotspur have received a boost, with Gareth Bale signing a new four-year contract with the club. The Wales winger has committed himself to stay with the Premier League …
Continue reading Bale signs new four-year Spurs dealSix-time champion Roger Federer has reached the Wimbledon third round with a 6-1 6-3 6-2 win over Italy’s Fabio Fognini watched by Prince Charles. The third-seeded Swiss took just 74 …
Continue reading Federer takes royal route at WimbledonAustralia’s diabolical Wimbledon is complete with the country’s last singles hope crashing out on day three. Far from restoring Australia’s battered tennis reputation, US Open champion Samantha Stosur compounded the …
Continue reading Aussies all out at WimbledonRoger Federer put on quite a display in front of Prince Charles, sweeping aside Fabio Fognini 6-1 6-3 6-2 in the second round of Wimbledon. Federer and his Italian opponent …
Continue reading Federer routs Fognini at WimbledonWorld cricket chiefs have rejected a new move to make decision review technology compulsory and put off talks on wide-ranging reforms following opposition from powerful India. The International Cricket Council …
Continue reading ICC rejects mandatory review technologySara Errani needed only seven seconds to complete a rain-interrupted win at Wimbledon, and she didn’t even have to hit a ball. Errani led American CoCo Vandeweghe 6-1 5-3 and …
Continue reading Errani completes Wimbledon win in secondsPrince Charles has visited Wimbledon for the first time in 42 years, meeting with some former players and watching Roger Federer’s match from the Royal Box on Centre Court. Charles …
Continue reading Prince Charles back at WimbledonKimiko Date-Krumm, at 41 comfortably the oldest player at Wimbledon, has crashed out in the first round, the Japanese number one losing in three sets to Ukraine’s Kateryna Bondarenko. Date-Krumm …
Continue reading Years catch up to Date-Krumm at WimbledonShane Warne accused the England cricket team of being over-confident and predicted Australia to win their five-match one-day series starting on Friday at Lord’s. England enter the series brimming with …
Continue reading Cocky England set for a fall: WarneCricket chiefs on Wednesday called for a global lifetime ban for Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria after he was punished for his role in an English spot-fixing scandal. The International Cricket …
Continue reading ICC calls for global ban for KaneriaFrench star Gilles Simon, who has been elected on to the ATP Players Council, has reopened the bitter debate over equal prize money by claiming men’s tennis is far more …
Continue reading Gilles Simon blast women’s tennisAustralia great Shane Warne has said the “ego” of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) forced Kevin Pietersen’s retirement from all limited overs internationals. Pietersen wanted to give up …
Continue reading Warne slams ECB over Pietersen axingCarlton midfielder Brock McLean has been ordered by the AFL club to pay $5000 to charity for making an AIDS-related offensive remark on Twitter. McLean must also undertake an education …
Continue reading AFL’s Blues fine McLean for AIDS TweetShattered Brisbane winger Jharal Yow Yeh is facing another bout of surgery on his badly injured ankle which has not aligned correctly since a major operation in May. Yow Yeh …
Continue reading Bronco Yow Yeh faces more ankle surgeryCricket’s latest bid to make decision review technology mandatory for all Tests and one-day internationals has been swiftly quashed after opposition from powerful India, a report said. The recommendation by …
Continue reading Cricket reviews quashed after India objectThe ARL Commission has no plans to alter rules governing the mid-season transfer of players despite the ongoing rush of roster movement between NRL clubs. With the June 30 cutoff …
Continue reading ARLC to review mid-season transfersWest Australian Rugby League (WARL) on Wednesday launched the name and logo of the team it hopes will enter the NRL in 2015, but already face a fight from Perth …
Continue reading WA Pirates push for berth in expanded NRL
