Three Denver Broncos, linebacker D.J. Williams, defensive tackle Ryan McBean and tight end Virgil Green, have been suspended for violating the NFL’s anti-doping policy, the league said on Friday. McBean …
Continue reading Three Denver NFL players given doping bansIt would be the championship which completes the set for lifelong friends Jenna O’Hea and Kath MacLeod. The Dandenong Rangers basketballers’ 20-year friendship and uncanny on-court understanding has netted club …
Continue reading WNBL mates aim for ultimate prizeFrance will seek to keep their Six Nations rugby title hopes alive by beating old foes England at the Stade de France on Sunday. With Wales expected to make it …
Continue reading French eye rugby victory over EnglishWith just two home games remaining in their season and despite the uncertainty clouding their future, Gold Coast United coach Mike Mulvey has issued a challenge. He wants his young …
Continue reading Gold Coast keen to upset A-League finalsAs if replacing the departed Petero Civoniceva wasn’t hard enough, Penrith prop Sam McKendry will now have to do without his partner Tim Grant in Sunday’s NRL clash against the …
Continue reading Grant ruled out in blow to NRL PanthersThe recruitment of Todd Carney attracted all the fanfare, but Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan says the return of hooker Isaac De Gois to the NRL club will play just as …
Continue reading De Gois vital to Sharks: FlanaganFormer champion Luis Leon Sanchez of Spain pipped German veteran Jens Voigt in a two-up sprint to win the sixth stage of Paris-Nice on Friday. Britain’s Bradley Wiggins retained the …
Continue reading Sanchez strikes as Wiggins keeps leadMark Webber has urged controversial Formula One rival Lewis Hamilton to “look in the mirror” to regain his best form. Hamilton was involved in a series of wild on-track incidents …
Continue reading Webber urges Hamilton to regain F1 focusLast-place Kaiserslautern earned a 0-0 draw at Stuttgart on Friday in the Bundesliga but remained winless in 15 matches. The point left Kaiserslautern stuck at the bottom. Stuttgart also failed …
Continue reading Kaiserslautern draws 0-0 at StuttgartAustralian Matt Jones fired a bogey-free five-under par 67 on Friday to seize a three-stroke lead after the second round of the $US3.5 million US PGA Tour Puerto Rico Open. …
Continue reading Aus golfer Jones takes lead at Puerto RicoMichael Phelps posted the second-fastest 200m freestyle time in the world this year on Friday, signalling that his preparations for the London Olympics are on track. “It’s crazy what training …
Continue reading Phelps sends 200m freestyle warningNorth Queensland hero Matt Bowen will be hoping the NRL match review committee don’t ruin a special birthday highlighted by his freakish 79th minute try against Brisbane. With the Cowboys’ …
Continue reading Nervous wait for birthday boy Matt BowenEssendon coach James Hird says a more mature Paddy Ryder is mentally ready to make the most of his enormous talent. Ryder, who turns 24 on Wednesday, was a match-winner …
Continue reading This AFL season is Ryder’s time: HirdCollingwood were dealt a sobering reality check by their heavy AFL pre-season loss to Adelaide, coach Nathan Buckley says. “It just shows at this early stage of the season how …
Continue reading Magpies get harsh reality check: BuckleyTravel-weary Central Coast will be forced to swap hot water bottles for ice vests when they take on A-League rivals Perth Glory in boiling conditions on Sunday. The Mariners did …
Continue reading Mariners set for red-hot Perth receptionWhile the spotlight has been on former Melbourne players lining up against their old NRL team, the Storm see Souths powerhouse Sam Burgess as the man to stop. The Englishman …
Continue reading Storm watch on NRL powerhouse BurgessA penalty was awarded that never got taken and a red card was shown to a player who never left the field as BIDVest Wits reached the South African FA …
Continue reading Ref cancels penalty, red card in S AfricaAdelaide are lobbying AFL powerbrokers to host the pre-season cup grand final, saying they deserve a home play-off. Adelaide thumped Collingwood by 77 points on Friday night to remain undefeated …
Continue reading We deserve to host pre-season final: Crows

