Peter Stringer has said Ireland will look to get under the skin of ‘hothead’ England captain Owen Farrell when the teams meet in their Six Nations clash in Dublin. The buildup to Saturday’s match (Sunday AEDT), which sees defending Six Nations Grand Slam champions Ireland up against an improving England at the start of a […]
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Kings greats: History-making Bogut a worthy MVP
Sydney Kings legends Shane Heal and Steve Carfino have endorsed Andrew Bogut’s MVP credentials following his dominant season. Bogut has been enormous this year, leading the Kings to the top of the ladder as the league’s premier rebounder and blocker. The former NBA champion was particularly prominent in last week’s win over the Brisbane Bullets. […]
‘Pull your head in, Harley’: AFL great’s Docker bake
ST KILDA champion Danny Frawley has implored Docker Harley Bennell to “pull (his) head in”, adding that Fremantle’s patience with the troublesome forward would be close to breaking point after his latest alleged off-field indiscretion. The Dockers are investigating claims Bennell was involved in a nightclub altercation on Sunday night, which reportedly led to his […]
Shock move for Mansour, Maroons greats join coaching staff
PANTHERS winger Josh Mansour will undergo a dramatic pre-season makeover all in the name of charity after some high-profile teammates contributed to the cause. The game’s leading female player Kezie Apps has claimed another prestigious award and Maroons greats have joined the Queensland Rugby League coaching staff for 2018. All this and more in the […]
Greats take their place in SA Sport Hall of Fame
SIX new athletes have joined the cream of the state’s sporting crop, after being inducted into the South Australian Sport Hall of Fame at the SA Sport Awards at the Adelaide Oval’s Magarey Room on Friday night. NAT VON BERTOUCH THERE are few South Australian netball names held in higher esteem than former Australian Diamonds […]
Leslie Bricusse and Yvonne Romain: Golden couple’s Hollywood greats
MARK KEHOE Leslie and Evie Bricusse got married 59 years ago After a morning in the company of the acclaimed songwriter, lyricist and writer, alongside his wife Evie, you feel like you’ve journeyed through the past half-century of showbusiness as they recall the characters they’ve met during 59 years of marriage. “We must sound like […]
Test great’s Big Show of faith for Maxwell
WITH a little faith from selectors, Steve Waugh believes Glenn Maxwell can be a Test force at No.6 for Australia. Maxwell’s place in the national side is again uncertain after Australia coach Darren Lehmann confirmed the Test No.6 spot was up for grabs ahead of the Ashes. Maxwell and Hilton Cartwright were the latest batsmen […]
Rafael Nadal vs Roger Federer LIVE updates: Tennis greats clash in Shanghai Masters Final
REUTERS Rafael Nadal vs Roger Federer LIVE: Updates from the Shanghai Masters final Nadal and Federer are back at the top of tennis after some time in the background. And after a clean sweep of the Grand Slams between them this year they have stepped up again in Shanghai. Nadal, world No1, came into the […]
Liverpool, Man U greats put on a show
Video Image Lukaku’s silky 2nd for Man U0:46 Football: Romelu Lukaku continued to endear himself to Manchester United fans with the best way a striker can early in their tenure. July 21st 2017 2 days ago /display/newscorpaustralia.com/Web/NewsNetwork/Sport news and galleries/Football/ Manchester United’s Louis Saha moving between Liverpool’s Jan Kromkamp and Fabio Aurelio on Saturday night. […]
Where does Danger sit among Cats greats?
Video Image Hodge stunned by Danger0:25 Hawthorn star Luke Hodge couldn’t contain his surprise at Patrick Dangerfield’s performance for Geelong, as this bit of audio reveals. July 15th 2017 2 days ago /display/newscorpaustralia.com/Web/NewsNetwork/Sport news and galleries/AFL/ Patrick Dangerfield is already considered among Geelong’s greatest players even though he has played just 40 games with the […]