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It was the wild punch that not only changed a game but set the stage for an explosive Origin II in Sydney. However, the victim of Michael Jennings’ game one …
Continue reading Tate oblivious to Jennings’ Origin I punchMelbourne centre Will Chambers has been ruled out of NRL action indefinitely after being diagnosed with a rare blood clotting disorder. Chambers was named to play in Friday night’s clash …
Continue reading Blood clot sidelines Storm centre ChambersCarlton coach Brett Ratten wants his slumping AFL team to be bold and instinctive and not fear mistakes against Geelong on Friday night. Ratten is concerned the Blues, who have …
Continue reading Be bold, Ratten urges Blues in AFLTennis wizards Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer staged a couple of extraordinary Houdini acts to set up another mouth-watering French Open semi-final at Roland Garros on Friday. Djokovic staved off …
Continue reading Djokovic, Federer set up Paris showdownSamantha Stosur has hailed her junior coach for helping ignite hopes of a first Australian French Open triumph in 39 years. Stosur will take on Italian Sara Errani in the …
Continue reading Stosur kicking on to French Open semisAFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou has offered to help North Melbourne find a new CEO following the surprise resignation of Eugene Arocca. Arocca handed in his resignation on Tuesday saying …
Continue reading AFL offers North help to find CEOFresh from celebrating their second win of the NRL season, Parramatta have re-signed promising youngsters Matt Ryan, Ken Sio and Joseph Paulo. The trio who all played in the Eels’ …
Continue reading Eels re-sign talented NRL trioThe Wallabies aren’t making any excuses for Tuesday night’s embarrassing 9-6 loss in the wet and wind to Scotland, but players are adamant reserve forward Rob Simmons should have been …
Continue reading Wallabies lament no-try ruling in lossAll Blacks winger Zac Guildford says he’s expecting an aerial barrage from Ireland if he starts Saturday’s first Test at Eden Park. Guildford, called into the wider training squad after …
Continue reading Winger expects Irish aerial attack in TestCarlton stars Matthew Kreuzer and Bryce Gibbs have agreed to new deals with the AFL club. Ruck-forward Kreuzer – the No.1 draft pick in 2007 – has signed a three-year …
Continue reading New AFL deals for Kreuzer and GibbsWest Indies’ opener Adrian Barath has said “it’s great” Chris Gayle is returning to the one-day squad – even if the recall has come, in part, at his expense. Former …
Continue reading Gayle return welcomed for Windies’ ODIsA series where plenty of attention has been given to absent West Indies’ players concludes with the focus on England resting spearhead seamer James Anderson from the third Test in …
Continue reading Anderson absence shades 3rd Windies TestA week before the focus shifts to Australian golf’s tilt at the US Open, the country’s best women and senior players face major challenges of their own. Both the LPGA …
Continue reading Webb, Senior lead Aust golf major chargeNew Zealand will play 10 matches, including two Tests, on their cricket tour of South Africa later this year. The Black Caps, who lost Twenty20, one-day and Test series against …
Continue reading NZ cricket tour of South Africa finalisedCasey Martin, forced to ride a cart because of a rare circulatory disorder in his right leg, has qualified for next week’s US Open at The Olympic Club, where he …
Continue reading Cartin’ Martin back in US OpenNovak Djokovic and Roger Federer survived five-set struggles at the French Open on Tuesday to set up a mouth-watering semi-final where the Swiss legend will attempt to shatter the world …
Continue reading Djokovic, Federer survive five-settersNovak Djokovic saved four match points and came back to beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-1 5-7 5-7 7-6 (8-6) 6-1 in the French Open quarterfinals Tuesday, moving closer to a fourth …
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