Veteran All Blacks hooker Andrew Hore is adamant it’s been a long time since he’s had a hangover, and he’s certainly not expecting any lingering after-effects from New Zealand’s Rugby …
Continue reading No World Cup hangover for All Black HoreWarriors centre Jerome Ropati has firm ambitions to return to the NRL in 2013 but is also anxious about being able to make a successful recovery from another serious injury. …
Continue reading Injured Ropati anxious over NRL recoveryBradford are closely monitoring centre Adrian Purtell after the former NRL player suffered a heart attack, his second health scare in five years. Fran Purtell told southern NSW newspaper The …
Continue reading Ex-NRL player Purtell has UK heart scarePain-free for the first time in two years, Lleyton Hewitt is looking to the grasscourt season with renewed hope despite his first-round exit from the French Open. Hewitt hailed his …
Continue reading Pain-free Hewitt takes heart from lossLille’s Belgian international playmaker Eden Hazard says he had signed for Champions League winners Chelsea in preference to Premier League champions Manchester City and runners-up Manchester United. The fee is …
Continue reading Chelsea sign Hazard, re-sign CechGeelong coach Chris Scott says the AFL club’s decision to submit key forward Tom Hawkins for knee surgery ahead of Saturday’s clash with Greater Western Sydney has nothing to do …
Continue reading Cats’ Hawkins out with knee injury in AFLAustralia’s last Formula One world champion Alan Jones has backed a possible move by Mark Webber to Ferrari saying it would inject a “breath of fresh air” into the latter …
Continue reading Webber should consider Ferrari, says JonesThe PGA Tour rolls into Dublin, Ohio this week for the time honoured Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club, commonly known as Jacks Place. Muirfield Village GC was designed by …
Continue reading The Memorial Tournament 2012 PreviewCollingwood AFL coach Nathan Buckley says out-of-form forward Travis Cloke is an easy target because of the high standards he set in his All-Australian season of 2011. Cloke booted 69 …
Continue reading Magpies’ AFL coach defends ClokeNovak Djokovic insists he feels no extra pressure as he bids to become the first man since Rod Laver 43 years ago to hold all four grand slam titles at …
Continue reading Djokovic cool over bid for tennis historyWest Coast midfielder Luke Shuey will miss Sunday’s clash with the Brisbane Lions after accepting a one-match suspension for striking. Shuey risked being sidelined for two weeks had he contested …
Continue reading Shuey accepts one-match AFL banTeenage tennis prodigy Bernard Tomic is surprising even himself with his rapid development on clay. The youngest player in the men’s French Open draw, 19-year-old Tomic marked his maiden grand …
Continue reading Tomic chuffed with first French Open winManly centre Steve Matai will miss the NRL premiers’ next two matches after opting to take the guilty plea following his grade-four careless high-tackle charge. The New Zealand international knocked …
Continue reading Matai to miss 2 NRL games with guilty pleaAlex Noren of Sweden qualified for the US Open golf tournament for the second straight year, while past and present European Ryder Cup captains Colin Montgomerie and Jose Maria Olazabal …
Continue reading Monty, Olazabal miss out on US Open golfEngland are considering ignoring the old adage of ‘never change a winning side’ to try to ensure their leading bowlers remain fit for a packed program of international cricket. The …
Continue reading England win easy, ponder resting bowlersWest Indies coach Ottis Gibson urged Caribbean cricket fans to keep faith with his youthful side after their latest defeat, admitting criticism from “your own people” was tough to take. …
Continue reading Coach asks Windies fans to keep faithEssendon key defender Jake Carlisle has earned the round-nine nomination for the AFL Rising Star award. Carlisle, 20, took seven marks and gathered 13 possessions in the Bombers’ 11-goal win …
Continue reading Carlisle earns AFL Rising Star nominationChina’s defending champion Li Na overpowered Romanian Sorana Cirstea 6-2 6-1 on Monday to advance to the second round of the French Open. The world No.7, took just 58 minutes …
Continue reading Champion Li Na advances at French Open

