Titanic blow: Fifita in doubt for season start after undergoing surgery due to training mishap

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Star Gold Coast forward David Fifita has sustained a partial tear of his pectoral and is in doubt for round one of the NRL next year. Queensland second-rower Fifita suffered the injury on Monday and a scan on Tuesday revealed the extent of the damage. Fifita had a knee cleanout in the off-season and was […]

Cinderella run: Pacers eliminate Celtics in boilover to advance to semis, Pelicans upset Kings

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All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton has recorded the first triple-double of his career and completed a tiebreaking four-point play with 1:33 left as Indiana ousted Boston from the NBA In-Season Tournament with a 122-112 quarter-final victory. Haliburton finished with 26 points, 16 in the second half, to go with 13 assists and 10 rebounds on Monday […]

‘We’re in the process now’: Matildas coach turns to stars for second Canada game, defends blooding young players

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Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson will turn to his best available line-up for Australia’s second friendly against Canada but remains adamant his younger players learned crucial lessons from their 5-0 loss in the first game. Gustavsson fielded six players with fewer than 20 caps in Langford on Saturday (AEDT), with the experimental line-up put to the […]

Rugby News: RWC final TMO quits over ‘torrent of abuse’, Wallabies Grand Slam tour touted, Fiji lock facing jail

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The man who worked as the television match official for this year’s Rugby World Cup final has stepped away from the international game “for the foreseeable future”, saying a “torrent of criticism and abuse online” led him to the decision. Englishman Tom Foley made a series of big calls in the decider between New Zealand […]

‘Shaping really well’: BBL’s Sixers sign Mitchell Starc to new marquee list

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Mitchell Starc has signed with the Sydney Sixers for the Big Bash League but the Australian tearaway is unlikely to play this summer. Instead, Starc will be on call as a mentor for the side’s bowling attack, serve as membership ambassador and can take to the field if a window opens up in his busy […]