Storm man gives England defence starch

EDDIE Jones has credited Melbourne Storm defensive coach Jason Ryles with the disruptive tackling sting that helped give his England team bragging rights over the Wallabies for another 12 months. Already with a staff of more than 20, Jones flew Ryles to London on a short-term consultancy basis to add extra edge to the defence […]

Asthma attacks: Trees carrying out silent DEFENCE for sufferers in urban areas

Researchers from the University of Exeter’s media school studied the impact of urban greenery on the potentially life-threatening respiratory condition.  Their findings suggest planting trees could help reduce the effects of traffic pollution on Britons’ respiratory health. Asthma affects about five million in the country – including a quarter of 13 to 14-year-olds – at […]

Diamonds inject ‘mongrel’ into defence

FORMER international Julie Corletto has been bought into the Australian netball team inner sanctum to inject more “mongrel” into the Diamonds defence ahead of their final international series of the year. Australia coach Lisa Alexander made the call to bring in the former Diamonds star believing some of her current defenders are “too nice” at […]

NHL Preview: Defence the rock on which Flames' success will be built

This is part three of our series of season previews for the seven Canadian-based NHL teams. See also: Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs TEAM: Calgary Flames  2016-17 record: 45-33-4 (94 points), 4th of 7 in Pacific Division, eliminated by Anaheim in 4 games in 1st round of playoffs Key off-season additions: G Mike Smith, G Eddie Lack, D Travis […]

Liverpool's defence is Championship: Joey Barton slams Jurgen Klopp for book suggestion

Klopp has come under fire this season with Liverpool struggling at the back. But the German defended himself yesterday by claiming he could write a book on defending. Barton has scoffed at the thought and reckons his players aren’t up to it. When asked about the Liverpool boss’ claims, Barton said on talkSPORT: “I don’t […]

Canelo vs GGG LIVE: Build-up to Gennady Golovkin's title defence against Saul Alvarez

Triple GGG has knocked out 33 of his 37 opponents and is known as the most powerful puncher in middleweight boxing and already holds the WBC, WBA and IBF titles. But Canelo is one of the best counter-punchers in world boxing and many rate him as one of the very best pound-for-pound fighters on the […]

Kurtley’s defence is the Beale deal

Video Image All Blacks retain Bledisloe3:12 Rugby: The All Blacks have retained the Bledisloe Cup with a thrilling 35-29 win over the Wallabies. August 26th 2017 a day ago /display/newscorpaustralia.com/Web/NewsNetwork/Sport news and galleries/ Kurtley Beale’s toughness was on full display in Dunedin. Jim TuckerThe Courier-Mail Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ […]