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Aussie pair digs in as defeat looms
SOUTH Africa are being made to work for the final two wickets with Peter Nevill and Josh Hazlewood showing some fight, although defeat seems inevitable. LIVE COVERAGE!
Bonuses for Pampling queue into future
ROD Pampling’s nerveless 10m birdie putt to win for the first time in 221 tournaments is worth far more than membership of sport’s epic Year of the Droughtbreaker.
Two-week break but it’s all-clear for Kyle
ADELAIDE’S Olympic swimming champion Kyle Chalmers will take two weeks off training to reload for next season after a heart condition forced him out of the national short course championships.
Half battle heats up as Phipps states start case
NICK Phipps provided wonderful service to his forwards and backs in a fast, busy display against Wales. But the Wallabies star is no certainty to face Scotland.
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‘Aussies’ humbling 28-year wreck
LIVE: Steve Smith’s team are dangerously close to surrendering one of Australian cricket’s proudest records in the first Test.
Aussie pair digs in as defeat looms
SOUTH Africa are being made to work for the final two wickets with Peter Nevill and Josh Hazlewood showing some fight, although defeat seems inevitable. LIVE COVERAGE!
NSW stumble over line against WA
A jittery New South Wales have claimed back-to-back wins to start the Sheffield Shield season after bumbling to a three-wicket victory over Western Australia.
Home fires burn for coach Dizzy
Eschewed at home, Test legend Jason Gillespie embarked on an intrepid cricket odyssey to prove fortune shines on the bold and brave.
BBL gives Poms skipper chance to pick up pieces
ENGLAND skipper Eoin Morgan will return to the Sydney Thunder for the BBL as he continues to fight through the most taxing period of his career.
Kyrgios to headline our tennis challenge
AUSTRALIA’s bad boy of tennis, Nick Kyrgios, is to play in the World Tennis Challenge at Memorial Drive in January.
Murray backs up No.1 rise with big Masters win
ANDY Murray celebrated his rise to number one in the world by beating John Isner to win the Paris Masters for the first time.
Andy Murray crowned world No.1
ANDY Murray became the new world number one, the first Brit to ever hold the top spot, after Milos Raonic withdrew from the Paris Masters with injury.
Stosur on the slide as Dasha looms large
SAMANTHA Stosur’s long reign as queen of Australian tennis is under threat from Daria Gavrilova after a dismal finish to her 2016 season.
Race for top ranking heats up in Paris
NOVAK Djokovic recovered from a slow start as he continued the bid to retain his world No.1 ranking with a win over 14th-seeded Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov in the Paris Masters third round.
World falls for Aussie ‘treasure’
HER interview with Karl Stefanovic has been viewed two million times and now Sabre Norris has gone global.
Sports stars who gambled and lost big
ONE threw away $50m over the course of his career. Another dropped more than $1m playing golf. These athletes couldn’t resist a punt.
Harvard elite sexually rated classmates
HARVARD’S prestigious men’s football team has been suspended after they were caught making lewd comments about the university’s female athletes.
Bill Murray cries as Cubs curse breaks
HOLLYWOOD star Bill Murray’s joyful reaction to his beloved Chicago Cubs winning their first World Series in 108 years has Twitter in a meltdown.
Injury grants Brattan Socceroos call-up
AFTER being cut from Australia’s World Cup qualifying squad to take on Thailand, injury has opened the door for Luke Brattan’s re-call.
Marrone on the rise and Reds continue to fall
ADELAIDE United’s championship defender Michael Marrone says he is two weeks away from convincing coach Guillermo Amor he is ready for a welcome spot in the winless XI.
W-League 2016/17 season guide
THE premier football league for women in Australia is back, bigger and better than ever. Our guide to the 2016/2017 W-League.
Socceroos forced to make two squad changes
MELBOURNE City midfielder Luke Brattan and Swansea City goalkeeper Mark Birighitti have been called into Australia’s squad for next Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier against Thailand.
NFL Wrap: Detroit down Vikings in style
DETROIT down Vikings to hand Minnesota their first home loss, Cowboys crush Cleveland, and the Ravens upset the Steelers. It’s all in the NFL Wrap!
Video: NHL game descends into fighting ‘rodeo’
THE Maple Leafs won their third straight in defeating the Vancouver Canucks. However, the game will mostly be remembered for a third period that spun out of control.
NFL star: ‘Only MJ has better shoe game’
THERE’S a shoe war going on inside the Dallas Cowboys locker room — one that features rookie sensations Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott.
Five million people lose their mind in Chicago
CHICAGO is hosting a once in a century party and it’s wild. People are jumping into crowds, shouting at reporters — all for one reason.
Generation next: F1’s six young princes
THERE is some serious talent nipping at the heels of Daniel Ricciardo, Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton and co.
SVG closes on title despite Whincup drama
A dramatic day in Auckland saw Shane van Gisbergen edge closer to the Supercars title despite a race win to Jamie Whincup and a collision between the pair.
SVG returns serve to extend title lead
SHANE van Gisbergen turned the tables on Jamie Whincup in Race 25, winning to extend his title lead. Click for full results.
Records tumble on opening day in NZ
ELEVEN cars lapped under the Supercars track record on an action-packed opening day at Pukekohe, topped by Jamie Whincup. Click for results.
Elliott hits track, puts 2016 behind him
COLLINGWOOD star Jamie Elliott hit the track on day one of pre-season after sitting out 2016 with a back injury while Scott Pendlebury also made an appearance.
Jobe in limbo, training gets serious
JOBE Watson was smiling today as the banned Bombers returned but will he fight for his Brownlow Medal? Meanwhile, Chris Yarran started his AFL comeback bid and Scott Pendlebury showed up early. LATEST NEWS, PICS, VIDEO
O’Meara, Prestia no big loss for Suns
EMERGING midfielder Touk Miller says the Suns’ spirit has not been dampened by the departures of Jaeger O’Meara and Dion Prestia.
Thomas calls for Tex to hand over captaincy
FORMER St Kilda coach Grant Thomas has called for Taylor Walker to hand over the captaincy at Adelaide, only two months after being crowned the AFL’s best skipper.
Hayne in school porn blunder
JARRYD Hayne was delivering a talk to high school students when the unthinkable happened. This is when it went wrong.
Hayne caught up in porn blunder
JARRYD Hayne has been caught up in the accidental showing of pornographic images to teenagers while making a presentation on cyber bullying and security to students at Robina.
Parra primed to come back from the brink
SUMMER SCHOOL: Parramatta endured a season from hell this year but are set to come out better for it in 2017.
‘Tigers welfare and wellbeing second to none’
WESTS Tigers’ longest-serving player Chris Lawrence says there’s been significant change at the NRL club, but denies there was a culture of bullying.
Half battle heats up as Phipps states start case
NICK Phipps provided wonderful service to his forwards and backs in a fast, busy display against Wales. But the Wallabies star is no certainty to face Scotland.
Charge of the height brigade
AFTER producing one of the best ever dual-lock performances for the Wallabies, Adam Coleman has declared he and partner Rory Arnold are just getting started.
Sevens heaven for rugby’s rising stars
WORLD player of the year nominee Charlotte Caslick has applauded the decision to blood new Australian sevens talent at the upcoming Oceania Sevens event in Fiji.
Williams loan not from indigenous funds: NSWRU
THE New South Wales Rugby Union say a loan made to former employee Jim Williams to help pay his mortgage did not come from a taxpayer-funded indigenous education program.
Preview: Best bets for Quirindi
BEST BETS: FOUR-YEAR-OLD mare Single And Free has the Shayne O’Cass’s tick of approval after two fantastic trials and experienced jockey Andrew Gibbons to steer.
Cricketers’ special filly faces first test
IT was misery during the First Test at the WACA for Shaun and Mitch Marsh but they can find some joy at Gosford races on Wednesday.
Monday Rewind: Encore, the show must go on
POLL: FLEMINGTON’S four-day extravaganza is done for another year but as usual the carnival leaves behind some wonderful memories.
SAJC reports multimillion-dollar loss
THE South Australian Jockey Club continues to struggle to make ends meet, reporting its sixth straight year of million dollar-plus losses.
TRSA records strong financial growth
INTERSTATE wagering on our races continues to be a major revenue driver for the South Australian thoroughbred industry.
Bonuses for Pampling queue into future
ROD Pampling’s nerveless 10m birdie putt to win for the first time in 221 tournaments is worth far more than membership of sport’s epic Year of the Droughtbreaker.
Pamps snaps 220-tournament drought in style
THE thing with grizzled 47-year-old veterans shooting stunning 11-under 60s on a Thursday is that they are rarely still around at trophy time. Not this time.
Aussie battler’s historic PGA Tour win
A DECADE after his last US PGA victory, Aussie veteran Rod Pampling has scored another to secure two years on the main tour and a start at next year’s Masters.
Dirtbike-riding golfer breaking the mould
RICKY Fowler is a hard partying, dirt bike riding car nut who dances on top of golf carts in the Bahamas. So it’s safe to say he doesn’t fit any historical golfing moulds.
Pampling nears first victory in a decade
AUSTRALIAN golfer Rod Pampling is closing in on his first tour win in a decade. Pampling leads the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open entering the final day of competition.
The Man targets Brisvegas
ANTHONY Mundine is planning to spend the next month training with an all-time great of the sport in Florida before basing himself in Brisbane ahead of Danny Green rematch.
Who McGregor was supposed to fight
CONOR McGregor has revealed the man he originally planned to fight this weekend at UFC 205 — and than slammed him for not being good enough.
The Hornet closes in on Pacman’s crown
JEFF Horn watched boxing great Manny Pacquiao regain the world welterweight title on Sunday and immediately began preparations for his own title shot in 2017.
Rousey’s revealing comeback post
UFC star Ronda Rousey has shown off her stunning new figure ahead of her upcoming return to the octagon next month.
other sports
Cooper stout in review of faltering NBL referees
FORMER NBL referees chief Mal Cooper says a lack of officiating accountability led to the heinous incorrect charge call against Jerome Randle which cost Adelaide its match in Perth.
The Coffee Ride #121, with Reece Homfray
CANCER claimed both of David Baker’s parents and his father-in-law. So there was no lack of motivation when he set out to prepare for the Beat Cancer Tour.
Two-week break but it’s all-clear for Kyle
ADELAIDE’S Olympic swimming champion Kyle Chalmers will take two weeks off training to reload for next season after a heart condition forced him out of the national short course championships.