A 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 …
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New 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 …
Continue reading Djokovic edges Tsonga in French classicConrad Smith expects the short time to get a new All Blacks team ready will make Saturday’s first Irish Test a difficult one, but he’s looking forward to the challenge. …
Continue reading First test of year a challenge: SmithRoger 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 …
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