Tag: Sport
Pav commits to life in Freo
Fremantle skipper Matthew Pavlich has inked a new deal that will keep him at the club until the end of the 2014 season, effectively making him a Docker for life.[MORE]
Dees' Green eager to take reins
Demons best-and-fairest Brad Green has shown interest in captaining the club next season.[MORE]
Reds under the pump as Jets approach
Adelaide United is feeling the pressure as it prepares to host Newcastle on Saturday night.[MORE]
Nadal into last eight
Rafael Nadal kept his perfect record intact at the US Open Tuesday as he powered past Spanish compatriot Feliciano Lopez into the quarter-finals.[MORE]
Note to self: Stosur in sight of childhood dream
A time capsule at the Sam Stosur's primary school has just been unearthed, containing an 11-year-old Stosur's dreams for 2010.[MORE]
Fev stood down over off-field incident
Controversial AFL star Brendan Fevola has been suspended indefinitely by the Brisbane Lions over an alleged off-field incident.[MORE]
Mogg to call it quits
Canberra veteran Adam Mogg has announced that 2010 will be his final season in the NRL.[MORE]
Three Lions back in the mood
England captain Steven Gerrard believes his team have started the long process of rehabilitating their reputation, following an impressive 3-1 Euro 2012 qualifying victory in Switzerland.[MORE]
Tearful Rice offers public apology
Swimmer Stephanie Rice makes an emotional public apology over her homophobic slur on Twitter.[MORE]
Reds lose Kuyt for a month
Liverpool midfielder Dirk Kuyt has been ruled out for next four weeks of English Premier League clashes, because of a shoulder injury.[MORE]
Afridi admits Pakistan short on confidence
Pakistan one-day captain Shahid Afridi admits it is difficult to raise the morale of his scandal-hit side after they were bowled out for just 89 by England in a thumping Twenty20 loss.[MORE]
Gallop threatens life bans for NRL fixers
NRL chief executive David Gallop says that anybody involved in affecting the outcome of a rugby league game could be banned from the sport for life.[MORE]
Headland a chance to face Geelong
Fremantle coach Mark Harvey says veteran Des Headland will travel with the Dockers' 25-man squad with a chance of facing Geelong in Friday night's AFL semi-final.[MORE]
Stosur cracks under Clijsters pressure
Samantha Stosur has bowed out of the US Open following a roller-coaster quarter-finals defeat to defending champion Kim Clijsters.[MORE]
Zidane's son may play for Spain
France legend Zinedine Zidane said his 15-year-old son Enzo, who is already a star of Real Madrid's youth team, may eventually play for Spain.[MORE]
Higgins out for the year
The Western Bulldogs' AFL finals campaign has taken another hit with midfielder Shaun Higgins' season over.[MORE]
Hockeyroos miss World Cup semis
Australia has been eliminated from the women's hockey World Cup after suffering a 1-0 loss to Germany in Argentina this morning.[MORE]
Lions re-sign rising trio
A day after losing Michael Rischitelli, the Brisbane Lions have re-signed vice-captain Jed Adcock and rising youngsters Todd Banfield and James Hawksley.[MORE]
Bledisloe facing move from Hong Kong
All Blacks assistant coach Wayne Smith is hoping this year's fourth Bledisloe Cup clash can be kept in Hong Kong.[MORE]
Argentina crushes world champions Spain
Carlos Tevez laid on two goals and scored a third as Argentina beat world champions Spain 4-1 in a friendly at the Monumental in Buenos Aires.[MORE]
Wawrinka dumps last American Querrey
Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland reached the quarter-finals of the US Open with with a marathon 7-6 (11-9), 6-7 (5-7), 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 win over Sam Querrey of the United States.[MORE]
Games head says Delhi venues are safe
The head of the Commonwealth Games Federation says he can vouch for the security at sporting venues in New Delhi, but not for the rest of the city. [MORE]
Titans in finals firing line: Fittler
The idea was to invite Brad Fittler in for some encouraging words ahead of the Gold Coast Titans' NRL finals clash with the New Zealand Warriors on Friday night.[MORE]
Official pushes for vuvuzela ban in Delhi
A senior Delhi Commonwealth Games organiser has criticised a decision to allow plastic vuvuzela horns during the October event.[MORE]
Bennett holds off on future talk
St George Illawarra coach Wayne Bennett will reassess his future at the completion of the NRL finals, with a return to the Dragons for 2011 his only guarantee.[MORE]
