Canberra have suffered a hammer blow with Jamal Fogarty set to miss three months after rupturing his bicep in Saturday’s loss to Brisbane. With rookie Ethan Strange lining up at five-eighth this season, Raiders coach Ricky Stuart could call up another inexperienced playmaker in Manly recruit Kaeo Weekes for Sunday’s GIO Stadium stoush with the […]
Jokic stands tall as Nuggets deliver playoff reality check to LeBron’s Lakers, Embiid injured as Knicks sink Sixers
Nikola Jokic has scored 32 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead defending NBA champions Denver past LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 114-103 in their Western Conference playoffs series opener. Two other Nuggets players posted double-doubles – Jamal Murray (22 points, 10 assists) and Anthony Gordon (12 points, 11 rebounds) – and Michael […]
‘Ready to start a new chapter’: Dual grand slam champion turns lengthy hiatus into retirement
Former Wimbledon champion, double grand slam winner and Australian Open finalist Garbine Muguruza has announced her retirement from tennis at the age of 30. The Spaniard won the French Open in 2016 before going on to lift the Venus Rosewater Dish on Wimbledon’s Centre Court the following summer, but her career had looked to be […]
‘Unacceptable’: Pep rages over schedule after Silva’s golden strike lifts City into FA Cup final, Gunners go top in EPL title race
Bernardo Silva has fired Manchester City into the FA Cup final, his goal sinking Chelsea 1-0 at Wembley. The Portuguese playmaker’s 84th-minute goal ensured City maintained their pursuit of back-to-back domestic doubles in the week when their Champions League defence was ended by Real Madrid. Silva had his feeble effort saved in the midweek shootout […]
‘Hard being Toby’: Giants coach dismisses suspension speculation over Greene’s high hit
Adam Kingsley has leant on the “Toby tax” sentiment in defending Toby Greene as the GWS captain faces scrutiny over high contact on Carlton’s Jordan Boyd. Greene collided with Boyd in a final-quarter marking contest as the Giants’ winning start to the AFL season came to a screeching halt in a 19-point defeat to Carlton […]