All eyes will be on the skies over the Basin Reserve on Friday morning with the weather expected to play a big part in deciding the outcome of the third …
Continue reading Weather to play crucial role in WellingtonLast year’s Rugby World Cup in New Zealand is set to be the second most commercially successful edition of all time, the International Rugby Board (IRB) said Thursday. In a …
Continue reading IRB hail financial success of World CupAfghanistan booked their place in the 2012 World Twenty20 on Thursday with a 47-run victory over Namibia in the first final of the 16-nation qualifying tournament. In a battle of …
Continue reading Afghanistan qualify for World Twenty20Catalan Dragons’ Australian full-back Clint Greenshields is to leave the French Super League club at the of the season, he announced on Thursday. The 30-year-old has been a fixture in …
Continue reading Clint Greenshields to return to AustraliaOne of the better class racedays in country New South Wales is here with the running of Albury Cup Day, The super eight race meeting is highlighted by the $170,000 …
Continue reading Albury Cup day 2012 tips and selectionsBlackburn manager Steve Kean admits the current form of Junior Hoilett is likely to attract more interested clubs but he has not given up hope of keeping the forward at …
Continue reading Keeping Hoilett will be tough, says KeanA world class race meeting officially kicks off the Sydney Autumn Carnival on Saturday at Rosehill. The $600,000 Group One Coolmore Classic (1500m) is the feature race, with boom three-year-old …
Continue reading Coolmore Classic day 2012 tips, preview and selectionsAustralia will take on old foe England as part of a double-header to kick off the 2013 rugby league World Cup at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium. The venue will host the …
Continue reading Cardiff to open rugby league World CupBolton manager Owen Coyle admits his players will find it hard to put Fabrice Muamba out of their minds when they return to action for the first time since the …
Continue reading Coyle tries to refocus after Muamba ordealThe AFL season began on a sombre note at Thursday night’s season launch in Sydney, with chief executive Andrew Demetriou and Melbourne president Don McLardy leading the tributes to Jim …
Continue reading Stynes honoured at AFL’s season launchAFL community engagement manager Jason Mifsud says the competition’s racism controversy can be used to help indigenous players. But Mifsud said he does not know whether he can remain friends …
Continue reading AFL race row can be a positive: MifsudUnheralded Queensland five-eighth Dallan Murphy will get his first Super Rugby start in the Pretoria cauldron this weekend while Reds coach Ewen McKenzie will unveil an innovative bench. With winger …
Continue reading Reds name Murphy at five-eighthThe Brumbies are bracing for another Super Rugby nail-biter on Saturday night when they face the unbeaten Highlanders, who like the Canberra franchise have left their fans on edge until …
Continue reading Brumbies prepare for tight battleWests Tigers coach Tim Sheens challenged his forward pack on Thursday to make up for their lacklustre performance in last week’s thrashing to St George Illawarra. The Tigers pack were …
Continue reading Wests Tigers need to toughen up: SheensFirst-time NSW Waratahs skipper Benn Robinson says he’ll lead by example against the physically powerful Sharks in Saturday’s desperation Super Rugby clash at Allianz Stadium. Robinson has never captained a …
Continue reading I will lead Waratahs by example: RobinsonIsrael Folau will be among 17 AFL debutants for Greater Western Sydney when the Giants play their first home and away match against the Sydney Swans on Saturday night. The …
Continue reading Folau among 17 AFL debutants for GWSGreg Inglis wants to remain at fullback for South Sydney but has dismissed any ideas of ousting Billy Slater as Queensland’s No.1. The Maroons superstar was superb for the Rabbitohs …
Continue reading Inglis wants permanent fullback roleGeelong will be one of four AFL clubs fielding a new skipper this season, but Joel Selwood feels a unique preparation has him ready to take the reins of the …
Continue reading AFL captaincy hasn’t changed Selwood

