Tag: Sport
Sharks keep hold of lucrative sponsorship
Accountancy firm PKF has agreed to stay on as the sleeve sponsor of the Sharks despite concerns over Greg Bird.[MORE]
Farah out, Hodgson in doubt for Tigers
Wests Tigers hooker Robbie Farah has been ruled out of tomorrow night's NRL match against Cronulla with an ankle injury. [MORE]
Record-breaking Cats eye rare feat
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Geelong is poised to become the fourth team in AFL history with one or no losses in the season following a premiership.[MORE]
Burns out of Dockers clash
Collingwood captain Scott Burns will not play against Fremantle tomorrow night after suffering a calf injury in the Magpies' 45-point win over the Swans last weekend.[MORE]
North Qld, Gold Coast to join A-League
Football Federation Australia (FFA) has signed off on a two-team expansion for the A-League from next season.[MORE]
Boomer Mills waiting on NBA chance
Australian point guard Patrick Mills says he is yet to be approached by NBA clubs despite an impressive performances at the Beijing Olympics.[MORE]
Davenport scrambles into round three
Lindsay Davenport needed to rely on her greater wealth of experience to steer past Russian teenager Alisa Kleybanova 7-5, 6-3 in the second round of the US Open.[MORE]
Senate inquiry for Tas AFL team
There will be a Senate inquiry into whether the AFL should have a team from Tasmania.[MORE]
Roosters must stitch up top four: Anasta
Braith Anasta says the Sydney Roosters must win against South Sydney in the NRL tomorrow or risk missing out on the top four.[MORE]
Coalition forces 'killed Afghan cricketer'
International soldiers based in Afghanistan are being blamed for the death of a former member of the country's national cricket team.[MORE]
Saints ready to rain on Bombers parade
St Kilda coach Ross Lyon says he is wary of Essendon lifting for its retiring players in the Bombers' last match of the 2008 AFL season.[MORE]
Beijing to deploy 350,000 cheerleaders for Paralympics: report
Beijing will mobilise 350,000 people to boost spectator figures and liven up the atmosphere for the Paralympic Games, state media reported Wednesday amid flagging ticket sales for the event.[MORE]
Massa leads the way at Monza test
Ferrari's Felipe Massa, winner of the European Grand Prix at the weekend, picked up where he left off with the fastest time on the first day of Formula One testing at Monza overnight.[MORE]
Guccione progresses at Flushing Meadows
Australian tennis player Chris Guccione won through to the second round of the US Open in New York this morning in four sets.[MORE]
Premier League clubs scrape through in League Cup
English Premier League sides West Ham United, Fulham and Sunderland narrowly avoided upsets in the second round of the League Cup this morning (AEST).[MORE]
Ratten anticipates Fev-Buddy shoot-out
Carlton coach Brett Ratten says he is looking forward to Saturday night's clash with Hawthorn where history could be made by Brendan Fevola and Lance Franklin.[MORE]
Ponting backs Twenty20 for the Olympics
Australian captain Ricky Ponting says it is only a matter of time before Twenty20 cricket is part of the Olympic Games.[MORE]
Djokovic battles injury to advance in NY
Serbian third seed Novak Djokovic survived an injury scare before downing Frenchman Arnaud Clement 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the second round of the US Open this morning (AEST).[MORE]
Kewell's Turkish move paying off: Verbeek
Australia's football coach Pim Verbeek says Socceroos star Harry Kewell is very happy with his move to Galatasaray.[MORE]
Harvey defends Dockers' season
Fremantle coach Mark Harvey says his side has performed well despite a disappointing season marked by a horror run of injuries and five retirements.[MORE]
Rogers third in Belgium
Australian cyclist Michael Rogers has finished third overall in Europe's Tour of Benelux in Belgium.[MORE]
Dhoni's India clinches one-day series
India survived Sanath Jayasuriya's explosive half-century to clinch the series against Sri Lanka with a 46-run victory in the fourth one-day international in Colombo overnight.[MORE]
Wallabies to appeal Elsom suspension
Australia will appeal against the one-match ban handed to forward Rocky Elsom that is set to sideline him from this weekend's Tri-Nations match against South Africa in Johannesburg.[MORE]
Jankovic survives Swedish scare
World number two Jelena Jankovic struggled but held on to beat Sofia Arvidsson 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 7-5 at the US Open.[MORE]
Evans signs two-year extension with Silence
Australian's Tour de France runner-up Cadel Evans has signed up with his Silence team for a further two seasons, the Belgian outfit said overnight.[MORE]
