Japan’s second straight loss in World Cup qualifiers was greeted with dismay on Thursday and growing doubts over coach Alberto Zaccheroni’s future with the misfiring Asian champions. “Zac at his …
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A stylish Ricky Ponting neared a century and helped Tasmania bank vital innings points against hapless South Australia in the Sheffield Shield match in Adelaide. Ponting compiled an unbeaten 91 …
Continue reading Ponting nears ton for Tigers against SAPace bowler Brett Lee is determined to play on for Australia’s one-day side despite a sore right foot which scans have revealed is still broken. The 35-year-old limited-overs specialist is …
Continue reading Lee wants to play ODIs despite broken footSydney FC coach Vitezslav Lavicka has some pleasant selection posers for Saturday’s crucial A-League clash with ladder leaders Central Coast in Gosford. The Sky Blues have slipped to seventh on …
Continue reading Pleasant poser for Sydney FC coachDeposed V8 Supercar champion James Courtney has vowed to put his difficult 2011 behind him and make amends at the sport’s flagship Holden Racing Team (HRT). Courtney’s big-money switch to …
Continue reading Courtney confident of ending V8 horrorsJohnathan Thurston believes playing every minute of 2011 entitles bantamweight halfback Ray Thompson a shot at taking over the No.7 jumper he has made famous at the Cowboys. Thompson’s fitness …
Continue reading Thurston approves of Thompson at halfbackWestern Bulldogs AFL full back Brian Lake admits there were times during last season it looked like he just didn’t care. The moment of truth came in round 11 when …
Continue reading Lake feels he can return to best AFL formTest discard Phil Hughes fell short of a confidence-building first-class century, but may have given selectors an indication that he’s on the comeback following a disastrous 2011. NSW, coming off …
Continue reading No ton, but Hughes sets solid base for NSWOpener Rob Quiney led a Victorian fightback on the first day of the crucial Sheffield Shield clash against Western Australia at the WACA Ground. At tea on day one, the …
Continue reading Quiney holds firm against WA bowlersIt is the start of the end of an era. V8 Supercars’ last season as exclusively Holden versus Ford kicks off at the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide on Friday – …
Continue reading Last Holden-Ford showdown for V8sParramatta’s Jarryd Hayne will be given until match day to prove his fitness for the Eels’ NRL opener against Brisbane but captain Nathan Hindmarsh expects him to be ruled out. …
Continue reading Hayne trains on eve of clash with BroncosJeremy Lin’s New York Knicks kicked off the second half of their NBA season in winning style on Wednesday by rallying from a 12-point halftime deficit to rout the Cleveland …
Continue reading Lin’s Knicks rally to beat CavaliersNew West Coast Fever captain Catherine Cox could face former team NSW Swifts first up in the trans-Tasman netball competition’s first full scale pre-season tournament starting in New Zealand on …
Continue reading Cox set to play against old netball matesTest discard Phil Hughes fell short of a much-needed first-class century, but might have given selectors an indication that he’s on the comeback following a disastrous 2011. In tricky conditions …
Continue reading Hughes hits 73 as NSW enjoy solid dayWestern Force coach Richard Graham insists revenge won’t be on his players’ minds when they take on defending Super Rugby champions Queensland Reds at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night. The …
Continue reading Force not focused on rugby revenge v RedsBrisbane coach Anthony Griffin says high-priced Parramatta recruit Chris Sandow is a game-breaker – not a defensive risk – and will not be targeted by his players in Friday night’s …
Continue reading Griffin says Sandow a massive NRL threatAnother meet, another packed program for workaholic Sally Pearson. After snaring a rare treble in the 100m, 200m and 100m hurdles at the 2011 Australian athletics championships, the reigning IAAF …
Continue reading Pearson in three events for Olympic trialsGreater Western Sydney’s Luke Power could miss the start of the AFL regular season after suffering a hamstring injury. A day after fellow AFL captains Jonathan Brown and Jack Grimes …
Continue reading GWS’s Power sidelined for AFL pre-season
