Victorian teenager Lisa Phillips will be aiming to become the first bowler to win back-to-back Australian Open singles titles when she contests the final in Melbourne on Friday. The 18-year-old …
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England interim coach Stuart Lancaster has moved 20-year-old Owen Farrell to fly-half in one of four changes to his starting side for the Six Nations clash against Wales at Twickenham …
Continue reading Farrell at fly-half for EnglandAustralian defending champion Karrie Webb was six shots off the lead after Thursday’s opening round of the Women’s Champions golf tournament in Singapore. Angela Stanford of the United States shot …
Continue reading Webb six shots off lead in SingaporeThe New Zealand Breakers extended their lead at the top of the NBL ladder on Thursday night with a stop-start 81-70 win over the Townsville Crocodiles in Auckland. The victory …
Continue reading Breakers stutter to NBL win over CrocsAustralian Rugby League Commission chairman John Grant was a popular guest at Melbourne Storm’s season launch as the game’s powerbroker aimed to undo the damage caused by David Gallop in …
Continue reading ARL boss John Grant attends Storm launchFlying Jamaican Michael Frater, who has combined with the incomparable Usain Bolt in the three fastest 4x100m relay teams of all time, will be the headline attraction at this year’s …
Continue reading Jamaican star Frater to run Stawell GiftIn what appears to be another raspberry blown at Football Federation Australia (FFA), Gold Coast United boss Clive Palmer has challenged the Olyroos to take on his under-23 outfit in …
Continue reading Palmer again on crash course with FFAFormer Wallaby Huia Edmonds will join English club team Gloucester for the 2012-13 rugby season. The former Waratahs, Stormers and Brumbies hooker will arrive at Kingsholm as the replacement for …
Continue reading Edmonds joins Gloucester in English rugbyJeremy Lin prepared for LeBron James’s Miami Heat by leading the New York Knicks to a 99-82 NBA victory over Atlanta on Wednesday. Lin scored 17 points and added nine …
Continue reading Lin warms for Heat with NBA win v HawksWorld Superbike champion Carlos Checa is nervously waiting to see how an extra weight penalty will affect his Ducati in this year’s series which gets underway at Phillip Island on …
Continue reading Checa nervy for Phillip Island SuperbikesWestern Force captain David Pocock is warily eyeing the Brumbies’ imposing back-row for their Super Rugby clash on Friday night, saying the ACT franchise has already earned a reputation for …
Continue reading Force wary of Brumbies’ big back-rowPerennial trans-Tasman netball contenders, the NSW Swifts, have broken with tradition by choosing co-captains, with Diamonds’ stars Mo’onia Gerrard and Kimberlee Green sharing the leadership. Another international, shooter Susan Pratley, …
Continue reading Swifts choose netball co-captainsField hockey’s world body FIH is planning a new world league that will replace the present qualifying tournaments for the Olympics and the World Cup. FIH president Leandro Negre said …
Continue reading World league for hockey qualifiersAdelaide defender Osama Malik says the Reds haven’t given up hope of making the A-League finals but admits they must be more ruthless in their remaining five games to be …
Continue reading Adelaide face crunch game at NewcastleA suburban Melbourne Australian Rules club has been expelled from its league for alleged acts of racial vilification and threatening umpires. The Doveton Eagles are out of the Southern Football …
Continue reading Melbourne Australian Rules club bannedDaniel Halangahu has been elevated from back-up five-eighth to Waratahs captain for Saturday night’s Super Rugby opener against Queensland, and he’ll most likely return to the bench for round two. …
Continue reading Halangahu steps up to lead WaratahsParramatta’s Ben Smith faces a lengthy stint on the sidelines after the NRL second-rower underwent surgery on his injured pectoral muscle on Thursday. Smith suffered the injury in last weekend’s …
Continue reading Eels’ Ben Smith facing long injury layoffDesperate for their first Sydney Super Rugby success in nine years, Queensland aim to attack the NSW Waratahs at their strongest point on Saturday night – their imposing scrum. Reds …
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