Rafael Nadal might have just played his final French Open with a first-round defeat to German fourth seed Alexander Zverev. After the loss Nadal said he would likely skip Wimbledon in a bid to prepare for a potential Olympic Games appearance back in France later in the year. Without doubt the French Open was the […]
Tom Dearden knows Cameron Munster’s are big shoes to fill but the Queensland five-eighth isn’t trying to do that in his State of Origin return. With Munster (groin) scratched for the series, the North Queensland playmaker will return to the arena in Sydney on June 5 and look to bed down his spot alongside skipper […]
Australia’s tale of Roland Garros woe has plumbed new depths with Max Purcell missing out on six match points before finally losing his first-round match in bewildering fashion following a stirring comeback. But the shattered Purcell, who defended how he delivered an underarm serve on one of his failed match points against qualifier Henri Squire, […]
Collingwood star Jordan De Goey will miss up to another month of football and Mason Cox is out for at least six weeks as the reigning premiers count the cost of their mounting injury toll. Versatile tall Jeremy Howe (groin) and Jack Bytel (concussion) are expected to be available for the clash with the Western […]
The Crusaders and Hurricanes provided timely reminders of why most of us are interested in rugby. I’ll freely admit I didn’t tip either to beat the Blues and Chiefs, in their respective Super Rugby Pacific clashes last weekend. Both performances were of considerable merit and got people talking about rugby, for a change. Otherwise the […]
