Winger Zac Guildford is confident the All Blacks can ratchet up their attack when they take a 1-0 lead into the second rugby Test against Ireland in Christchurch on Saturday. …
Continue reading All Blacks’ attack can improve: GuildfordCronulla centre Colin Best celebrated his 250th NRL appearance with a crucial second-half try, as the Sharks snapped a two-match losing streak with a 22-12 win over Gold Coast at …
Continue reading Sharks beat Titans 22-12 in NRLThe Brumbies are set to field a squad lighter on both years and experience when they take on reigning Six Nations champions Wales for their mid-week tour match at Canberra …
Continue reading Brumbies to blood six players for WalesFP – Indycar series leader Will Power rued a late blocking penalty which cost him a great chance of a rare oval track victory at the Firestone 500 in Fort …
Continue reading Penalty costs Power Indycar win chanceMike Hussey has pulled out of Australia’s one-day cricket squad for the tour to England and Ireland for family reasons, with Peter Forrest called in as his replacement. Veteran batsman …
Continue reading Hussey out of Aust. ODI tour, Forrest inEssendon player Angus Monfries says he was targeted by a laser beam from the crowd during his side’s AFL loss to Sydney at Etihad Stadium. Monfries is one of several …
Continue reading AFL players targeted by laser from crowdAs Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal stretch world sport’s most compelling individual rivalry to unprecedented levels, a vexing question remains unanswered. Is Roger Federer, at almost 31 and arguably the …
Continue reading Federer left in his rivals’ red dustLuke Burgess collected a championship winner’s medal in his debut season but there was only heartache for fellow former Wallaby Matt Giteau in Saturday’s French rugby final. In another poor …
Continue reading Burgess becomes French rugby championLuke Burgess collected a championship winner’s medal in his debut season but there was only heartache for fellow former Wallaby Matt Giteau in Saturday’s French rugby final. In another poor …
Continue reading Burgess a French rugby championCanberra halfback Josh McCrone leapt to the defence of under-fire coach David Furner after Saturday’s upset NRL win over Newcastle. McCrone says Furner has the complete support of the playing …
Continue reading Furner not under NRL pressure: McCroneNSW hooker Robbie Farah is confident he can build on his excellent performance in the State of Origin rugby league opener and help the Blues level the series in Sydney …
Continue reading Farah confident of maintaining Origin formNo one has personified the shaky, under-pressure Wallabies more this week than besieged playmaker Berrick Barnes. But the scrutinised five-eighth looked anything but Australia’s fifth-choice No.10 as he played a …
Continue reading Barnes storms back for WallabiesSydney coach John Longmire played down the importance of his side topping the AFL ladder following their heart-stopping win over Essendon at Etihad Stadium. The Swans were outscored nine goals …
Continue reading Swans take top spot in AFLEssendon coach James Hird refused to blame Courtenay Dempsey for his side’s four-point AFL loss to Sydney after the defender’s decision to play on moments before the siren cost the …
Continue reading Bombers lament missed AFL opportunityShe vows there’s lot more to come but Maria Sharapova is hailing her emotional French Open final triumph as the crowning achievement of her tennis career. Sharapova’s commanding 6-3 6-2 …
Continue reading Sharapova wins French Open for first timeThe comparisons with Jonah Lomu are inevitable, but big new All Blacks winger Julian Savea, dubbed “The Bus”, isn’t buying into it, and probably thinks it isn’t even worth talking …
Continue reading Three-try Savea downplays Lomu likenessKarrie Webb is in territory she used to take for granted – contending at a golf major championship. The 37-year-old Australian relishes the feeling like never before. “I probably want …
Continue reading Webb back in major contention at LPGAWallabies prop Sekope Kepu is in doubt for the second Test against Wales after injuring his hand in Saturday night’s 27-19 series-opening victory at Suncorp Stadium. Kepu played all 80 …
Continue reading Kepu in doubt for Wallabies second Test
