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Roger Federer reached a record-equalling 31st grand slam semi-final Tuesday, surviving a brutal French Open barrage from frail Argentine Juan Martin del Potro before clinching a 3-6 6-7 (4-7) 6-2 …
Continue reading Federer in semis after five-set winNew Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has warned the club’s success-starved fans it could take some time before his purist principles reap rewards. Rodgers is already hard at work laying the …
Continue reading Liverpool coach says success to take timeStanislas Wawrinka and other players complaining that the French Open doesn’t have lights on its courts are going to have to wait years for an upgrade. Tournament director Gilbert Ysern …
Continue reading Players want lights at French OpenFormer captain Chris Gayle has been recalled by the West Indies after more than a year out of the side for the one-day international series against England later this month. …
Continue reading Gayle back in Windies one-day squadFiji beat defending champions Japan 25-19 to hand new Brave Blossoms coach Eddie Jones his first defeat at the Pacific Nations Cup rugby tournament on Tuesday. Fullback Ayumu Goromaru scored …
Continue reading Fiji beat Japan 25-19 in rugby matchPapiss Cisse wants to remain at Newcastle for “many years” and is targeting Champions League qualification next season. The 27-year-old has been a revelation since joining from Freiburg in the …
Continue reading Cisse ‘happy’ to stay at NewcastleAustralian tennis star Samantha Stosur has powered into the French Open semi-finals with a straight-sets disposal of Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova. The US Open champion continued her authoritative march through the …
Continue reading Stosur into French Open semi-finalsScotland coach Andy Robinson admitted his side were relieved the Wallabies didn’t test them more with the ball, as the tourists escaped with a dramatic 9-6 victory in Newcastle on …
Continue reading Wallabies played into our hands: ScotsThe weather was every bit like Murrayfield and Scotland once again scored a dramatic victory over the Wallabies, kicking a penalty goal after fulltime to win 9-6 in dreadful conditions …
Continue reading Scotland upset Wallabies 9-6 in NewcastleNew Zealand coach Graham Henry has replaced South Africa’s Jake White on the highly influential International Rugby Board panel. White has stepped down after three years on the committee due …
Continue reading Henry replaces White on IRB BoardScrum half Galuefa Falamoe touched down early in the second half to lead Samoa to a 20-18 win over Tonga in the opener of the Pacific Nations Cup rugby tournament …
Continue reading Samoa beat Tonga 20-18 in Pacific NationsThe weather was every bit like Murrayfield and Scotland once again scored a dramatic victory over the Wallabies, kicking a penalty goal after fulltime to win 9-6 in dreadful conditions …
Continue reading Scotland upset Wallabies in NewcastleThe US Open is only a week away meaning the players only have this week to fine tune their game ready for the second Major of the year at Olympic Golf Club. While …
Continue reading St Jude Classic 2012 PreviewCoaching great Mick Malthouse says Gary Ablett isn’t a selfish player but his overwhelming on-field presence is stifling the development of Gold Coast’s youngsters. Brownlow Medallist Ablett gathered an AFL …
Continue reading Malthouse tells Ablett to change styleAnthony Watmough insists he’ll be fit and firing for NSW in next week’s State of Origin clash in Sydney after undergoing two cortisone injections for his neck problem. The Manly …
Continue reading Watmough ready for Maroons challengeSydney Roosters coach Brian Smith has named centre Joseph Leilua for Sunday’s clash with Brisbane just three days after he is due to appear in court on an assault charge. …
Continue reading Leilua named for RoostersAfter 10 long and often controversial years as chief executive of the NRL it wasn’t supposed to end like this for David Gallop. The 46-year-old, a primary figure in the …
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