Canadian Grand Prix winner Lewis Hamilton said he was “super-motivated” to produce another strong performance this weekend as he aims to extend his lead in the world championship. Thanks to …
Continue reading Super-charged Hamilton ready for SpainFremantle are set to make at least four changes for Saturday’s AFL clash with Essendon in Perth after midfielder Stephen Hill’s bid to recover from an ankle injury fell short. …
Continue reading Stephen Hill ruled out for AFL’s DockersGeelong may be seventh on the ladder, but Sydney veteran Ryan O’Keefe still rates them as one of the AFL’s benchmarks. After 12 rounds, the Cats aren’t looking as well …
Continue reading Young Cats still a benchmark: O’KeefeSix AFL players recorded first-time positives tests to illicit drugs in 2011 in out of competition testing. But there were no second or third time positives. Under the AFL’s illicit …
Continue reading Six AFL positives for illicit drugsBrisbane forward Corey Parker has lived up to his tag of rugby league’s quickest healer after being cleared to play in Petero Civoniceva’s 300th NRL game against South Sydney on …
Continue reading Broncos’ Thaiday, Parker cleared to playStar NRL playmaker Josh Dugan has escaped with a slap on the wrist after pleading guilty to driving at 40km/h over the limit. The Canberra Raiders five-eighth has three months …
Continue reading Dugan’s day in court ends with $600 fineScotland will look to secure an unprecedented Southern Hemisphere clean sweep in a one-off Test against Samoa on Saturday. Belying their status as Six Nations wooden spooners, Scotland opened their …
Continue reading Scots eye Pacific rugby tour clean sweepIf anyone is equipped to take command of women’s tennis and capture back-to-back grand slam titles, it is newly-crowned French Open champion and world No.1 Maria Sharapova. Unlike the men’s …
Continue reading Sharapova set to take chargeMelbourne AFL coach Mark Neeld says the talk about Tom Scully’s grudge match against his former club on Sunday is coming from the media and not from the Demons’ camp. …
Continue reading AFL Demons prepare to take on ScullyBernard Tomic is shunning the London spotlight and bunkering down on the English south coast as he races the clock to be fully fit for Wimbledon starting on Monday. Australia’s …
Continue reading Tomic in Wimbledon fitness battleQueensland won’t rush giant Kiwi-born Bulldogs forward Sam Kasiano into their 17-man squad for the State of Origin series decider for at least one good reason — he hasn’t declared …
Continue reading Kasiano not in Origin III pictureBrisbane forward Ben Hannant has succumbed to a thigh strain and has pulled out of Friday night’s NRL clash with South Sydney. But in good news both captain Sam Thaiday …
Continue reading Hannant out for Broncos’ clash with SouthsFormer Formula One world champion Jacques Villeneuve is to race in next month’s V8 Supercars championship event, the Townsville 400. The colourful 41-year-old Canadian will make a one-off appearance in …
Continue reading Villeneuve to race V8s in Townsville 400A fortnight after Rafael Nadal landed a record-breaking seventh French Open crown his great rival Roger Federer is eyeing seventh heaven at Wimbledon. Nadal and Federer will both arrive at …
Continue reading Federer eyes tennis seventh heavenUnfortunately we couldn’t continue the great results from day one but overall the tips weren’t far off the mark so there doesn’t seem to be a sign for panic. There looks to be some …
Continue reading Royal Ascot 2012 Tips – Day 3Dan Carter’s hamstring injury isn’t serious but it’s enough to keep him out of the All Blacks for Saturday’s third Test against Ireland. Carter kicked the matchwinning dropped goal in …
Continue reading Dan Carter out for up to three weeksGeelong have banned youngster Jesse Stringer from playing in the AFL this season for “totally unacceptable” behaviour. The 21-year-old’s ban included any finals the Cats played. The punishment followed an …
Continue reading Cats’ Stringer banned for AFL seasonAmerica’s Brian Baker, who lost six years of his career to an assortment of injuries, continued his impressive comeback on Wednesday when he qualified for Wimbledon for the first time. …
Continue reading Baker rises to Wimbledon occasion

