One of Australia’s most promising junior tennis prospects will test herself against the world’s best next month on the famous French Open courts at Roland Garros. Twelve-year-old Destanee Aiava from …
Continue reading Young Aussie realises French tennis dreamMichael Weyman’s NRL season is over, after the St George Illawarra prop had reconstructive surgery on Wednesday to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. The NSW …
Continue reading Weyman’s NRL season over with knee injuryThe Western Force claim they are well advanced in finalising a Super Rugby head coach to replace Richard Graham, saying their list of candidates has been trimmed and is ready …
Continue reading Force closing in on new Super Rugby coachRugby league’s most famous head of hair is gone, with Canterbury coach Des Hasler chopping the mop on Wednesday. The two-time premiership-winning coach agreed to have his head shaved in …
Continue reading Hasler loses locks for charityZack Holmes is unfazed at being thrust into the Brumbies’ five-eighth hot seat for his run-on debut in Friday night’s Super Rugby clash with the Hurricanes in Wellington. The inexperienced …
Continue reading Holmes ready for Brumbies hot seatWest Coast midfielder Daniel Kerr is back to normal after overcoming a worrying case of food poisoning, but fellow on-baller Matt Priddis remains in doubt for Sunday’s AFL clash with …
Continue reading Food poisoning fails to halt Eagle KerrQueensland Reds drawcard Quade Cooper has two auditions, including a shock Super Rugby start on Saturday night, to regain his Wallabies No.10 jersey in next month’s internationals. Two days after …
Continue reading Returning Cooper has two Test auditionsQueensland centre Justin Hodges has taken part in the Maroons’ first training session in the build-up to next Wednesday night’s first State of Origin game in Melbourne. The Brisbane strike …
Continue reading Hodges trains ahead of Origin OneBrisbane captain Jonathan Brown has demanded the Lions stand up and be counted in Sunday’s AFL clash against Greater Western Sydney. The body language from Brown said it all in …
Continue reading Lions coach not to blame for slump: BrownFremantle are fast gaining a reputation for their unfashionable style of football, but coach Ross Lyon isn’t all too fussed as long as his AFL team keep winning. After seven …
Continue reading Dockers embrace unfashionable AFL styleZack Holmes will make his run-on debut when he fills the Brumbies’ five-eighth hot seat in Friday night’s Super Rugby clash with the Hurricanes in Wellington. Holmes comes into the …
Continue reading Zack Holmes named new Brumbies five-eighthWorld No.1 Novak Djokovic dealt Bernard Tomic a claycourt reality check with a straight-sets dismissal of the Australian teenager at the Rome Masters. After enjoying a first-round bye, Djokovic opened …
Continue reading Djokovic outclasses Tomic in RomeNorth Melbourne coach Brad Scott has foreshadowed player axings for the AFL match against Port Adelaide on Saturday after a performance last weekend he labelled “un-North Melbourne-like”. Scott said the …
Continue reading Nth Melb set to wield AFL selection axeAustralian cricket captain Michael Clarke will swap the baggy green for a racing helmet when he takes part in the International Rally of Queensland (IROQ) later this month. Organisers announced …
Continue reading Michael Clarke to race in Queensland rallyBesieged Brisbane Lions coach Michael Voss admits his side must start reversing their fortunes against AFL newcomers Greater Western Sydney on Sunday. Three big losses have placed Voss under the …
Continue reading Lions must reverse fortunes now: VossImproved Super Rugby performers Melbourne say they can’t afford to take the Western Force lightly when the teams meet on Sunday in Perth. Confidence is high in the Rebels camp …
Continue reading Rebels keen to prove they’re a forceLong-serving Southern Stars bowler Clea Smith has announced her retirement from cricket, ending 14 years of involvement in the game. The 33-year-old’s decision brings to a close a career that …
Continue reading Southern Star pulls up stumpsWest Indies face England in the first of a three-Test series at Lord’s here on Thursday with the tourists’ batting likely to determine the course of the match. Should conditions …
Continue reading Windies batsmen face searching test


