- + Rice offers tearful apology—A tearful Stephanie Rice has made an emotional public apology over her homophobic slur on Twitter, saying she has learned a huge lesson.
- + Carle uncertain to face Phoenix—Sydney FC midfielder Nick Carle is in doubt for his side's A-League match against Wellington Phoenix on Saturday, his coach Vitezslav Lavicka says.
- + Fevola faces sack from Lions—Brendan Fevola's turbulent AFL career hangs by a thread after Brisbane Lions suspended the controversial forward indefinitely for allegedly exposing h...
- + Verdasco wins epic encounter—Spaniard Fernando Verdasco has reached the quarter-finals of the US Open after defeating compatriot David Ferrer 5-7 6-7 (8/10) 6-3 6-3 7-6 (7/4).
- + Mitchell out of Bledisloe clash—Wallabies winger Drew Mitchell has been ruled out of Saturday night's Bledisloe Cup Test against New Zealand after succumbing to a hamstring injury.
- + Sandilands to rest up front—Fremantle ruckman Aaron Sandilands is likely to spend little of Friday night's AFL semi-final showdown with Geelong on the bench in a bid to prevent h...
- + Clijsters sends Stosur packing—Samantha Stosur's US Open campaign has come to an end with a three-set quarter-final loss to defending champion Kim Clijsters. [Link to media]
- + Guilty could get life bans: Gallop—NRL chief executive David Gallop has threatened life bans for players found guilty of involvement in the betting scandal gripping the game.
- + Hockeyroos falter at World Cup—The Hockeyroos are out of medal contention at the hockey World Cup in Rosario, Argentina, after a 1-0 loss to Germany.
- + Venus too strong for Schiavone—No.3 seed Venus Williams has advanced to the US Open semi-finals at Flushing Meadows after defeating Italian Francesca Schiavone.
- + Lions re-sign rising trio—A day after losing Michael Rischitelli, Brisbane Lions have re-signed future skipper Jed Adcock and rising youngsters Todd Banfield and James Hawksley...
- + Argentina end Spain's run—Spain have suffered their first defeat since being crowned FIFA World Cup champions in South Africa, crashing 4-1 to Argentina in Buenos Aires.
- + Wawrinka, Youzhny reach quarter-finals—Stanislas Wawrinka from Switzerland has reached the quarter-finals of the US Open on after a marathon 7-6 (11/9) 6-7 (5/7) 7-5 4-6 6-4 win over Americ...
- + Cronje, Woolmer 'taken out by mafia'—Former South Africa and Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer and convicted match-fixer Hansie Cronje were murdered by mafia betting syndicates, former South Afr...
- + Rooney scores in England victory—Scandal-hit Wayne Rooney scored as England seized control of their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign with a comfortable 3-1 victory over a 10-man Switzerl...
- + Socceroos hang on for win—Brett Holman reinforced his status as one of the Socceroos' big guns with a decisive half hour display in Australia's 2-1 friendly win over Poland in ...
- + Nigerian officials on corruption charges—Former Nigeria Football Federation president Sani Lulu and three others have pleaded innocent to corruption charges involving $US6 dollars of a 2010 F...
- + O'Grady booted from Tour of Spain—Luxembourg's Tour de France runner-up Andy Schleck and his Australian Saxo Bank teammate Stuart O'Grady were dropped from the Tour of Spain for breaki...
- + Woods picked for Ryder Cup—World number one Tiger Woods was chosen by Corey Pavin as one of the four captain's picks for the US Ryder Cup team.
- + Re-live the Dally M Medal—Sydney Roosters Todd Carney wins the Dally M Medal for 2010, completing an unbelievable return to the NRL after almost two seasons out of the game. Re...
- + Carney claims Dally M Medal—Sydney Roosters five-eighth Todd Carney has survived one of the most dramatic Dally M Medal finishes to win the award by a single point from Wests Tig...
- + Cricket's treason case adjourned—The Pakistan court hearing into treason allegations against seven cricket players, the country's sports minister and cricket chief, over a 'spot-fixin...
- + Hasler looks far and wide—The contrast could not be more stark, St George Illawarra coach Wayne Bennett spoilt for choice while NRL finals counterpart Des Hasler was forced to ...
- + Who will medal? Dally M Live—Who do you think will win the 2010 Dally M Medal, the most prestigious individual award available to players in the NRL? Todd Carney? Darius Boyd? Hav...
- + Burgoyne cleared by Tribunal—Hawthorn's Shaun Burgoyne is free to play in round one of the 2011 season after beating a rough-conduct charge at the AFL Tribunal on Tuesday night.
- + Golf cart hastened Johnson's end—Brad Johnson's agent - Ricky Nixon - says the incident in which the retiring Western Bulldogs captain was hit by a club golf cart hastened the end of ...
- + Cats desperate for redemption—Geelong star Gary Ablett says the Cats know what went wrong against St Kilda last Friday night and are desperate to redeem themselves.
- + Dally M Live online and on TV—Who do you think will win the 2010 Dally M Medal, the most prestigious individual award available to players in the NRL? Todd Carney? Darius Boyd? Hav...
- + Dockers play underdog card—Fremantle coach Mark Harvey says the Dockers have nothing to lose, and will be playing without pressure, in the AFL semi-final against Geelong at the ...
- + Lote Tuqiri loves league again—West Tigers winger Lote Tuqiri says that his code switch from rugby union back to rugby league has been justified with the Tigers' qualification for t...
- + Stosur has Clijsters on alert—Kim Clijsters is unbeaten in 18 matches at the US Open, but she fears Samantha Stosur's forehand - and says she must keep the Australian on the backha...
- + Magpies believe they're real deal—Collingwood knew they were not at AFL premiership standard entering last season's finals, but this year is different, acclaimed midfielder Dane Swan s...
- + Faultless Federer powers on—Five-time US Open champion Roger Federer has powered his way into a 26th consecutive grand slam quarter-final with victory over Austrian Jurgen Melzer...
- + Matai, King accept suspensions—Manly centre Steve Matai has accepted a seven-game ban by the NRL judiciary after pleading guilty to a grade three reckless tackle charge on Tuesday.
- + Green to fight unbeaten American—Danny Green says he's giving boxing fans what they want by agreeing to fight unbeaten American B.J Flores in the wake of his last highly controversial...
- + Chance for a giant leap: Clarkie—The Wallabies cut short their celebrations following the historic win over the Springboks after soon realising an even bigger challenge lies ahead on ...
- + FFA's diving stance good for football—Fox Sports football commentator Simon Hill wonders if he is the only person who thinks Football Federation Australia should be cut slack over its stan...
- + The Adjudicator: NRL finals W1—Woke up this morning from the strangest dream, the NRL had the oddest top-eight The Adjudicator has ever seen; the Raiders were on the road to the hol...
- + Day, Ogilvy fall short—Australia's three-way challenge had to bow to American Charley Hoffman's brilliance at the US PGA Tour's Deutsche Bank Championship in Boston.
- + The Adjudicator: AFL Finals W2—The Adjudicator learned AFL finals aren't the place for half-cocked predictions and out-of-shape veterans. My September dream is fast becoming a night...
- + Wozniacki slams Sharapova—Top seed Caroline Wozniacki has reached the quarter-finals of the US Open after a 6-3 6-4 win over Russian Maria Sharapova in the fourth round.
- + The Adjudicator: A-League R6—After the Federation of Football Adjudicating (FFA) stepped in to help, The Adjudicator decided not to follow through with his controversial tipping b...
- + Djokovic sets up Monfils match—No.3 seed Novak Djokovic has advanced to a US Open quarter-final against revenge-minded Frenchman Gael Monfils after defeating No.19 seed Mardy Fish 6...
- + Neill tells young guns to fire—Socceroos skipper Lucas Neill has implored his younger teammates to seize their chance to impress new coach Holger Osieck in the friendly against Pola...
- + Stosur set for Clijsters clash—Samantha Stosur is on the verge of making a Grand Slam breakthrough, but defending US Open champion Kim Clijsters is not planning on becoming her late...
- + England have no sympathy for Pakistan—England paceman Stuart Broad said that he had no sympathy for the Pakistan players engulfed in a match-fixing scandal that has sent shockwaves through...
- + Titans all-star bench—Injured Gold Coast Titans fullback Preston Campbell has unselfishly volunteered to return off the bench in Friday night's finals clash with the Warrio...
- + Swan the AFL's best, say players—Midfielder Dane Swan has begun what Collingwood hope will be a September of silverware by winning the AFL players' association's most valuable player ...
- + FFA prevents Jets player strike—Football Federation Australia have averted a Newcastle Jets player boycott, providing a short-term deal to help prop up the beleaguered A-League club....
- + Brown set to join Gold Coast—New AFL club Gold Coast Suns are set to announce they have signed Hawthorn tough nut Campbell Brown.
- + Sandilands will play: Pavlich—Fremantle skipper Matthew Pavlich is adamant Aaron Sandilands will fulfil his full ruck duties against Geelong on Friday night, claiming anything less...
- + Carney looms as Dally M threat—He was nowhere to be seen when voting went behind closed doors, but Roosters star Todd Carney could come from the clouds to take out the Dally M Medal...
- + Captains settle on Dragons—St George Illawarra's poor finals record hasn't been enough to deter opposition captains from nominating the Dragons as the team to beat for the NRL t...
- + ICC hint at leniency for Aamer—Suspended Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Aamer may be in line for a more lenient corruption penalty than his older teammates Salman Butt and Mohammad As...
- + Barry Hall free to face Swans—Western Bulldogs forward Barry Hall is free to line up against former club Sydney Swans in the AFL semi-finals after escaping a charge for his hit on ...
- + Stosur scrapes into quarter-finals—Samantha Stosur has progressed to the quarter-finals of the US Open after a heart-stopping 6-3 2-6 7-6 victory over Russian Elena Dementieva. [Link to...
- + Brad Johnson calls it quits—Captain Brad Johnson has confirmed his impending AFL retirement at the end of the Western Bulldogs' 2010 campaign, as reported by foxsports.com.au on ...
- + AFL Talking Points: Finals W1—Week one of the AFL finals threw up two cracking contests, two fizzers, some individual brilliance and an almighty headache for Rodney Eade. Have your...
- + Manly trio charged for high tackles—Manly face finals annihilation by St George Illawarra at WIN Jubilee Oval on Sunday, with six players in doubt through injury and three charged for hi...
- + Tigers sign dynamic Dutchman—Tasmania have signed a big hitting Dutch all-rounder likened to Australia's Shane Watson for the upcoming KFC Twenty20 Big Bash.
- + Injured foursome in Aussie squad—Injured rugby league stars Greg Inglis, Darren Lockyer, Johnathan Thurston and Josh Morris were all named in Australia's Four Nations train-on squad.
- + Hewitt faces Davis Cup double—Lleyton Hewitt may be called on to carry a full load of singles and doubles when Australia face Belgium for a spot in the Davis Cup World Group in Cai...
- + Hockeyroos must beat Germany—The Hockeyroos must defeat Germany to keep alive their women's hockey World Cup hopes in Rosario after beating New Zealand 4-1 in their penultimate Po...
- + Sandilands skips training—Fremantle Dockers ruckman Aaron Sandilands has skipped training on Monday, with the dual All Australian still under an injury cloud ahead of Friday ni...
- + NRL Talking Points: round 26—Manly squeaked in as South Sydney bombed out. The top eight has finally been decided and the finals are upon us. Have your say on the winners and lose...
- + Burns to get Socceroos start—Fringe Socceroos striker Nathan Burns is set to be given the opportunity to climb his way up the pecking order in Wednesday morning's (AEST) friendly ...
- + Brad Johnson to call it quits—Under-fire Western Bulldogs skipper Brad Johnson is poised to announce his AFL retirement on Monday afternoon. [Link to media]
- + AFL Insider Fab Five: Finals W1—We've gathered another star-studded crew of standout performers from the first week of finals. Now it's up to you to vote and have your say on the AFL...
- + Stoner lashes track designers—Australia's Casey Stoner has lambasted MotoGP track designs following the death of Japanese rider Shoya Tomizawa in the Moto2 San Marino Grand Prix.
- + Dragons seal Rabbitohs fate—Minor premiers St George Illawarra will face Manly in the first week of the final series after ending South Sydney's season with a comprehensive 38-24...
- + Uninspired Jets fail to take off—Financially troubled Newcastle Jets fell short of victory but their professionalism was not in question after a 0-0 draw with Brisbane Roar at EnergyA...
- + Cooper to stay with Wallabies—Fresh from his starring role in the win over the Springboks, Wallabies star Quade Cooper is expected to announce this week he is staying with Australi...
- + Fowler sends Glory top again—Perth Glory's marquee men did the job as they maintained their unbeaten start to the A-League season with a 2-1 victory over Wellington Phoenix at nib...
- + Troubled Jets on the brink—Newcastle Jets chief executive John Tsatsimas has painted a bleak picture for the troubled club, saying they could fold unless financial assistance is...
- + Super Storm finish in style—It wasn't the lap of honour Melbourne Storm had imagined when they kicked off the 2010 NRL season, but the fans at AAMI Park didn't seem to mind. [Lin...
- + Swans survive for famous victory—Sydney Swans have given Paul Roos and Brett Kirk a second week of AFL finals action by downing Brett Ratten's brave Carlton by five points at ANZ Stad...
- + Bulldogs end with a win—Canterbury-Bankstown finished their disappointing NRL season on a high note on Sunday, stunning Manly 30-24 in a thrilling encounter at Brookvale Oval...
- + Bulldogs keep Souths alive—Canterbury-Bankstown finished their disappointing NRL season on a high note on Sunday, stunning Manly 30-24 in a thrilling encounter at Brookvale Oval...
- + Lavicka refuses to risk star duo—Sydney FC coach Vitezslav Lavicka is reluctant to rush back injured stars Alex Brosque and Terry McFlynn as the reigning champions try to recover from...
- + Sandilands cleared to tackle Cats—Fremantle breathed a huge sigh of relief after scans cleared ruckman Aaron Sandilands of serious knee damage, freeing him for Friday night's semi-fina...
- + Federer hails Fish inspiration—Roger Federer was happy to see the spotlight shining elsewhere after mastering brutal winds and a flaky opponent to reach the US Open fourth round for...
- + Soderling in Federer's sights—Roger Federer brushed aside France's Paul-Henri Mathieu in straight sets to move one step closer to a quarter final showdown with Sweden's Robin Soder...
- + Fourth Pakistan player probed—The British newspaper that first reported allegations of a Pakistan betting scam have cricket said that a fourth Pakistan player was being probed over...
- + Pakistan captain apologises—Pakistan one-day international captain Shahid Afridi has apologised for the scandal engulfing his side's tour of England after players are questioned...
- + Sharapova books Wozniacki clash—Former US Open champion Maria Sharapova destroyed Beatrice Capra 6-0 6-0 to move into the fourth round and set up a clash with top seed, Denmark's Ca...
- + Beale steals Wallabies victory—Wallabies fullback Kurtley Beale nailed a penalty goal with the last kick of the match to lift Australia to a 41-39 defeat of South Africa, their firs...
- + Hot Pies flex their muscles—Minor premiers Collingwood have doubled the Western Bulldogs score to easily win their qualifying final by 62 points on Saturday night at the MCG. [Li...
- + Eels resigned to Cooper staying put—Parramatta chief executive Paul Osborne believes Quade Cooper will stay in rugby union as he has not heard from the Wallabies star for a number of wee...
- + Reds continue Sydney's misery—Sydney FC's miserable start to the season hit a new low after the reigning A-League champions were outclassed 3-1 by high-flying Adelaide United at th...
- + Panthers demolish sorry Sharks—Penrith backrower Frank Pritchard is doing his best to ensure a memorable farewell, scoring a hat-trick for the Panthers to secure second spot on the ...
- + Rusty Roosters beat Cowboys—Sydney Roosters will face Wests Tigers in the opening round of the NRL finals after beating North Queensland Cowboys 18-8 in an unconvincing display a...
- + Team Sky withdraw after shock death—British cycling team Team Sky has withdrawn from the Tour of Spain following the death of the squad's masseur.
- + Warriors run over Eels—Parramatta weren't able to send Nathan Cayless out a winner in Saturday night's 26-12 loss to the Warriors, but a rare try for the captain in the fina...
- + Heart secure first ever win—Melbourne Heart bounced back from their gut-wrenching late draw last week to finally post their first A-League win - a 1-0 triumph over North Queensla...
- + Ablett heads AFLPA MVP race—Gary Ablett is in the mix to make it four AFLPA MVP awards on the trot but the Geelong superstar faces stiff competition from fellow nominees Luke Hod...
- + Freo end Hawthorn's season—Hawthorn faltered badly in front of goal as Fremantle secured their passage through to the second week of September with a 30-point elimination-final ...
- + Irons beats Fanning on way to title—Australia's reigning world surfing champion Mick Fanning was a casualty along the way as Hawaiian Andy Irons won the Tahiti Billabong Pro.
- + Death overshadows Petacchi's win—Italian Alessandro Petacchi's win in the seventh stage of the Tour of Spain has been overshadowed by the death of a Team Sky masseur.
- + Hockeyroos hammered by Dutch—Surrendering soft penalty corners cost the Hockeyroos dearly as the Australia women's hockey team went down 4-1 in their World Cup match against the N...
- + Nadal, Murray on collision course—Rafael Nadal's bid for a career Grand Slam and Andy Murray's quest for his first major title has moved a step closer to a US Open semi-final collision...
- + Day shares lead; Woods struggles—Australian Jason Day and American Zach Johnson beat the rain to share the first-round lead at the PGA Tour's Deutsche Bank Championship, with Tiger Wo...
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