Wallabies star Quade Cooper will be a shock starter in his long-awaited return from a knee reconstruction for the Queensland Reds on Saturday night. Cooper was named on Wednesday to …
Continue reading Quade Cooper a starter in injury returnWest Coast coach John Worsfold has declared Daniel Kerr a certain starter for Sunday’s AFL clash with St Kilda despite the star midfielder being struck down by food poisoning earlier …
Continue reading West Coast’s Kerr certain to playWest Indian cricket icon Brian Lara has called upon Shivnarine Chanderpaul, the world’s number one batsman, to move up the order for his team’s three-Test series with England which begins …
Continue reading Lara urges Chanderpaul to move to No.3Brent Tate empathises deeply with Jharal Yow Yeh, the man he’s replaced as he prepares to play his first State of Origin game for Queensland since 2008. Brisbane winger Yow …
Continue reading Tate backs Yow Yeh to returnIf there’s one tournament where Australia’s golfers can end their barren streak on the US PGA Tour surely it is this week’s Byron Nelson Championship in Texas. A confident Adam …
Continue reading Scott, Day seek repeat Texas golf successQueensland have begun cranking up the emotion for next Wednesday night’s State of Origin opener with players each receiving a unique personalised training jersey. Former Queensland players Gene Miles and …
Continue reading Queensland crank up Origin emotionWallabies star Quade Cooper is expected to make his long-awaited return from a knee reconstruction for the Queensland Reds on Saturday night. Cooper is set to be named on Wednesday …
Continue reading Quade Cooper in line for Reds returnVeteran Lleyton Hewitt and teenager Ashleigh Barty have been awarded Tennis Australia’s wildcards into the main draw of the French Open. Hewitt, who had foot surgery in February, has made …
Continue reading Hewitt, Barty get French Open wildcardsRugby’s television referees will be given wider powers under a series of rule changes that will be implemented later this year. The amendments, which were announced on Tuesday by the …
Continue reading More power for rugby’s video refereesWimbledon’s all-white dress code won’t be in place for the Olympics. And the traditional dark green backdrop around the courts will be gone, too. “The look will be the look …
Continue reading A colourful Wimbledon OlympicsTop-ranked Novak Djokovic has made a solid return to red-clay courts, beating Australian teenager Bernard Tomic 6-3 6-3 to open the defence of his Italian Open title. Coming off a …
Continue reading Djokovic beats Tomic at Italian OpenMahela Jayawardene struck an unbeaten half-century as Delhi Daredevils beat Kings XI Punjab by five wickets to become the first team to reach the Indian Premier League playoffs. The Sri …
Continue reading Jayawardene shines as Delhi earns playoffBeauden Barrett may have earned an All Blacks call-up this week but he has been relegated to the bench for the Hurricanes’ Super Rugby match against the Brumbies. Barrett, 20, …
Continue reading Barrett benched by Hurricanes for BrumbiesTim Cahill has accepted a three-match ban for being sent off against Newcastle but accuses opponent Yohan Cabaye of using language that has “no place either on or off the …
Continue reading `Disgusted’ Cahill accepts banBritain’s world number four Andy Murray has reached the third round of the Rome Masters after a tough battle with veteran Argentinian David Nalbandian that ended up 6-1 4-6 7-5. …
Continue reading Murray out slugs dogged NalbandianRoberto Mancini has vowed that newly-crowned Premier League champions Manchester City will splash out in a manner similar to Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona in their bid to win …
Continue reading Mancini to splash cash in Champions questDespite relinquishing the title to Manchester City, the Premier League has provided a timely reminder to Manchester United about its recent dominance in English football. Midfielder Ryan Giggs received the …
Continue reading Ferguson, Giggs win EPL 20-season awardsThe Rugby World Cup which England is to host in 2015 will kick off on the compromise date of September 18, rugby union’s governing body, the IRB, has announced. The …
Continue reading Rugby World Cup 2015 to kick off Sept 18


