The heat is on young Richmond forward Ty Vickery after coach Damien Hardwick labelled his round one AFL performance as poor as he has seen him play. Hardwick said there …
Continue reading Tigers’ Vickery needs to lift: HardwickWillie Tonga has seen a big change in mood in the Parramatta camp as they prepare for their NRL away clash with Newcastle on Sunday. The Eels have been a …
Continue reading NRL Eels upbeat ahead of Knights clashCaptain Patrick Rafter says teenager Bernard Tomic will thrive on leading Australia’s Davis Cup campaign in Lleyton Hewitt’s absence. Tomic, 19, has been asked to step up as the No.1 …
Continue reading Rafter backs Tomic in Davis CupIn a clash of former world No.1s, Venus Williams toppled seventh-seeded Jelena Jankovic 7-5 6-0 on Wednesday to reach the third round of the WTA’s green clay Charleston tournament. Jankovic …
Continue reading Williams, Bartoli both win in CharlestonRookie five-eighth Sam Lane has been thrust into the struggling Queensland Reds’ playmaking hot seat for his Super Rugby debut against the Brumbies on Good Friday. Signed by the defending …
Continue reading Reds’ Sam Lane to make Super Rugby debutHe’s set to become just the seventh man to keep wicket in Tests for Australia since 1988 but Matthew Wade has no thoughts about emulating idol Adam Gilchrist’s career yet. …
Continue reading Wade focuses on present for Test debutFull of self-belief after their fighting displays in the limited-overs matches, the West Indies have issued a pre-Test warning to Australia that their time has come. Since Australia’s breakthrough series …
Continue reading Windies talk tough before Australian TestsThere is one Australian in Augusta trying to keep the elusive Masters green jacket out of Australian hands. Steve Bann, the respected Australian coach of Korean star KJ Choi, makes …
Continue reading Aussie kids need Masters golf win: BannEpaulette will jump as the third favourite in Saturday’s Golden Slipper. Trained by Peter Snowden the son of Commands will be ridden by jockey ‘Kerrin McEvoy’. Epaulette is coming off a gallant second …
Continue reading Golden Slipper 2012 runner: Epaulette preview, tips and formThe chief executive and co-founder of AFL club Melbourne’s major sponsor EnergyWatch has been dumped by the company. EnergyWatch says its senior management held emergency talks with CEO Ben Polis …
Continue reading Polis steps down as CEO of EnergyWatchHe made five consecutive back-nine birdies to claim the Masters clubhouse lead with Tiger Woods on Sunday last year yet Geoff Ogilvy is an-all-but forgotten man at Augusta National. With …
Continue reading Ogilvy a not-so-dark horse at Masters golfThe first game of the Round 2 will be played tonight due to Good Friday tomorrow, the match is between Brisbane Lions and Carlton Blues. The game will be played at …
Continue reading Brisbane Lions vs Carlton Blues preview and teams – AFL 2012 Round 2Western Force five-eighth James Stannard has been ruled out for six weeks by an ankle injury sustained in last Saturday’s Super Rugby win over Queensland Reds. Stannard was undergoing surgery …
Continue reading Force’s Stannard to miss six weeksParramatta centre Willie Tonga says the mood in the Eels’ camp has changed for the better ahead of their NRL clash with Newcastle at Hunter Stadium on Sunday. The Eels …
Continue reading Eels upbeat after NRL winAFL club Melbourne have cut ties immediately with major sponsor EnergyWatch over a series of racist remarks made by the company’s co-founder and chief executive.
Continue reading Demons cut ties with sponsor over race rowLuke Parker is likely to play in Sydney’s AFL clash with Fremantle on Saturday, two weeks after breaking his jaw in a clash with Greater Western Sydney veteran James McDonald. …
Continue reading Dad helps Sydney’s Parker prove fitnessThe Paris-Roubaix one-day classic race is known as The Hell of the North, and is regarded as the queen of the Classics. Unlike the smaller and more tightly-packed cobblestones of …
Continue reading Paris-Roubaix 2012 one-day classic preview, tips and selectionsAustralia’s two-time MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner begins his title defence in Qatar this weekend determined to show he is still the man to beat. The 26-year-old has been in …
Continue reading Casey Stoner primed for MGP title defence

