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Eight WA players in predicted top 40
EIGHT West Australians were among AFL national talent manager Kevin Sheehan's top 40 prospects ahead of next week’s draft.
Second WA team would 'strengthen Glory'
FORMER Perth Glory coach Mich D’Avray expects WA to get a second A-League team, saying a derby rivalry would drive his old side to again become a force.
Senior retires an Aussie golf legend
PETER Senior walked off the seventh fairway at Royal Sydney today and in to retirement with a record up his sleeve unlikely to be beaten.
Diamonds in the rough: Potential draft steals
FROM intercepting defenders to ball magnets and a Nic-Nat lookalike, there are several players that loom as late-pick bargains in the 2016 draft. Here are 21 of them.
Fyfe hopes LA training will give him edge
FREMANTLE superstar Nat Fyfe says he’s discovered “a few little tricks” during a fortnight-long training stint in Los Angeles ahead of his AFL comeback.
Crows change mind on Jarman
ADELAIDE has decided to not nominate Ben Jarman as a father-son prospect ahead of next Friday’s draft, but Collingwood has confirmed its intention to select Josh Daicos and Callum Brown.
Lions count cost of Leppitsch payout
A PAYOUT to Justin Leppitsch, poor on-field performance and major Gabba renovations have contributed to Brisbane Lions posting a $1.78 million loss.
New Dees won’t take footy for granted
JAKE Melksham and Michael Hibberd are putting the Essendon supplements saga behind them and say they won’t take anything for granted as they begin life as Demons.
Dockers reveal new playing numbers
HARLEY Bennell will wear No.13 at Fremantle next year after the Dockers revealed the new playing numbers of the club’s most recent recruits.
SuperCoach: $115k jackpot within reach
TEN people came close enough to sniff the SuperCoach Perfect 9 jackpot last week. We’ve got all the intel to help you claim the $115,000 prize in Round 22.
SuperCoach: Free hit at $110k
BEEN knocked out of SuperCoach finals? Don’t despair. Pick the top SuperCoach scorer in each of the nine games of the round and claim the $110,000 prize.
Pep: How Man City’s success depends on sex
THE Manchester City boss made the light-hearted claim in response to a suggestion from Samir Nasri that he had banned such intimate activity after midnight.
Wenger wary of United ‘guy who killed us’
ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger believes a Manchester United player will help them cope without suspended team-mate Zlatan Ibrahimovic when they clash in the Premier League.
Messi’s club future becomes much clearer
BARCELONA boss Luis Enrique has spoken about Lionel Messi future at the Catalan giant, but was less explicit over his own future when quizzed.
Boyd backs golden run to continue
DARIUS Boyd’s unbeaten streak has stretched to 21 matches and he’s keen to add to it yet again in the Four Nations final.
Mudgee to host City-Country in 2017
MUDGEE could be the host of the final City-Country game with the fixture again heading to the Glen Willow Sports complex in 2017.
What’s missing from Four Nations final?
IT’S the showpiece rugby league game of 2016 and it’s being played at one of world sport’s most iconic venues — but it has come up short.
Ponga contemporaries: Young guns that got away
KALYN Ponga’s expected departure from North Queensland is a blow Cowboys fans will likely hang onto for many years. But the 18-year-old is walking a well worn path.
NSW batsmen fail to make Test case
WITH all day to bat and a baggy green on the line no NSW batsman has managed to push their claims while South Australia collapsed chasing QLD. Rolling coverage ...
Selection policy that’s frustrated an Invincible
NEIL Harvey debuted for Australia under Don Bradman as a 19-year-old and went on to play 79 Tests. He says it is time selectors showed today’s youngsters the same faith.
‘Lollygate’: Faf charged by ICC
SOUTH African captain Faf du Plessis is facing suspension from the third Test match in Adelaide after being charged with ball tampering by the ICC.
Drought continues for lost Lyon
HE’S the greatest off-spinner Australia has ever known but even Nathan Lyon’s spot in the Test team may be in jeopardy as his wicketless spell continues.
Wallabies rookies ready to rule France
WALLABIES fullback Luke Morahan does not lack for confidence heading into this weekend’s Test against France in Paris saying Australia’s rookies are ready to dominate.
Zim brothers finally united in Wallaby gold
KYLE Godwin says he couldn’t be happier to be making his Test debut alongside fellow Zimbabwe-born Wallaby David Pocock.
It’s all going to plan for Cheika
THERE was always a plan to rest star players during the spring tour, Wallabies coach Michael Cheika said after naming a team of rookies to play France this weekend.
Rookie Wallaby props are world class
SCRUM coach Mario Ledesma says Wallaby rookies Allan Alaalatoa and Tom Robertson are among the best young props in the world.
Live: Kennards Hire Rally Australia, Day 2
LIVE BLOG: Follow all the action from Day 2 of the 2016 Kennards Hire Rally Australia at Coffs Harbour, New South Wales.
‘Rally car driver as a job title is pretty cool’
IT’S hot, sweaty, uncomfortable, downright dirty and the worst possible job for the faint-hearted. But Sydney-bred rally driver Molly Taylor wouldn’t swap it for the world.
‘Scenes I just could not imagine’
THE most tear-jerking moment of this year’s Formula One season had a hidden, but equally moving, postscript.
Live: Kennards Hire Rally Australia, Day 1
LIVE BLOG: Follow all the action from Day 1 of the 2016 Kennards Hire Rally Australia at Coffs Harbour, New South Wales.
Ollie keen to keep ‘special’ race in the family
DAMIEN Oliver is back home in Perth on Saturday where is riding career began as he aims to win a race of special significance which has eluded him for more than a decade.
The Early Oil: Ballarat Cup Day
HERALD Sun’s leading form analyst Michael Manley suggests punters get to the track early, with his best bet Cheeky Babe in the opening event on Ballarat Cup Day.
Weekend Best Bets
OUR experts give you an early shot at finding a winner as they look at the major races around the nation.
Expectation turns the heat on hometown hero
DARREN Weir knows Ballarat Cup Day is great for his city but, as Victoria’s leading trainer, there’s also a greater expectation on him to train winners.
Nathan’s Racebook: Project Ascot
THE Courier-Mail’s racing editor Nathan Exelby found four winners from four attempts in his regular column, Nathan’s Racebook, last week. Will he do the same again?
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‘He looked like he was from Mars’
SOME of the sharpest minds in MMA are still battling to come to terms with what they’ve seen in Conor McGregor.
Wayne Gretzky to appear on ‘The Simpsons’
HOCKEY legend Wayne Gretzky will become the first hockey player to lend his voice to ‘The Simpsons’.
Video: Cook’s stump snapped in half
IT’S a fast bowler’s dream to watch the off stump cartwheeling after bowling the opening batsman - but what about when only half the stump goes flying?
Panthers star in tears after scary concussion
CAROLINA Panthers star linebacker Luke Kuechly is being treated in the NFL’s concussion protocol after an emotional exit from the game against New Orleans.
Can Nitties hold off great Scott?
JAMES Nitties starts the third round at Royal Sydney with the sole lead, but Adam Scott looks well placed on the rails. FOLLOW ALL THE ACTION HERE ...
Pep: How Man City’s success depends on sex
THE Manchester City boss made the light-hearted claim in response to a suggestion from Samir Nasri that he had banned such intimate activity after midnight.
Iconic NFL team’s $110 million problem
WHAT’S wrong with Aaron Rodgers? Everyone has been trying to figure it out all season and the latest theories on the Packers quarterback are ugly.
Dockers reveal new playing numbers
HARLEY Bennell will wear No.13 at Fremantle next year after the Dockers revealed the new playing numbers of the club’s most recent recruits.
The Aussie woman in one hell of a hurry
MOLLY Taylor is a young Australian woman with speed in her DNA, and a goal to not just be the fastest female in the world but the fastest full stop.
Wenger wary of United ‘guy who killed us’
ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger believes a Manchester United player will help them cope without suspended team-mate Zlatan Ibrahimovic when they clash in the Premier League.
Messi’s club future becomes much clearer
BARCELONA boss Luis Enrique has spoken about Lionel Messi future at the Catalan giant, but was less explicit over his own future when quizzed.
WWE legend’s insane near-death experience
RIC Flair has shared an incredible story about the time he almost died in the most freakish way possible - and the guy standing right behind him actually did.
Live: Kennards Hire Rally Australia, Day 2
LIVE BLOG: Follow all the action from Day 2 of the 2016 Kennards Hire Rally Australia at Coffs Harbour, New South Wales.
‘Let’s blame it on a lollipop. Soft’
CRICKET greats — including one of our own — have slammed Australia over the ball-tampering controversy which has rocked summer.
Michael Jordan’s jab at Kevin Durant
THE biggest name in basketball has taken a position on the biggest debate in basketball. Michael Jordan is Team Westbrook.
White reveals McGregor’s long UFC layoff
CONOR McGregor said he was taking a break after UFC 205 and Dana White has just spelt out what he meant. You won’t be seeing him fight for some time.
Kate Upton’s fiance fires back
JUSTIN Verlander had some choice words for a journalist who told his fiancee to “pipe down” after an awards spat.
NBA Power Rankings: There’s a new top dog
THOUGHT this season was all about the Cavaliers and Warriors? You were wrong. We now have a third different team at No. 1 in the power rankings within a month.
NSW batsmen fail to make Test case
WITH all day to bat and a baggy green on the line no NSW batsman has managed to push their claims while South Australia collapsed chasing QLD. Rolling coverage ...
Murray smashes Wawrinka, into London semis
ANDY Murray qualified for the semi-finals of the ATP finals and kept hold of the No. 1 ranking for at least another day after thrashing Stan Wawrinka.
Roughie wins world’s richest greyhound race
NEW South Wales greyhound Ando’s Mac ($12.90) won the world’s richest greyhound race, the $600,000 Group 1 TAB Melbourne Cup at Sandown Park.
Ex-NBA man, Goulding revive United
NEW recruit Casper Ware and returning star Chris Goulding joined forces to down Cairns Taipans and keep Melbourne United’s NBL season alive.
Quade in serious doubt for France Test
MICHAEL Cheika may be forced to make yet another change to his new-look Wallabies side, with Quade Cooper to have a fitness test on his injured ankle before kick-off.
Cahill strikes on return to hometown
TIM Cahill had a unique experience last night when he was roundly booed by an Australian crowd - and as always he had the perfect response.
Half Hearted Snakes
THE worst offensive half of the NBL season was too much to overcome for the Cairns Taipans as Melbourne United snapped their five-game losing streak on Friday night.
Kickert happy to kick it on the bench
BULLETS sharpshooter Daniel Kickert says he’s happy to stay on the bench should his fine form continue.
George rips through struggling batsmen
QUEENSLAND’S former Croweater Peter George has done a demolition job on the baggy green prospects of members of his old South Australian cricket side.
How the Kings became road warriors
THE Sydney Kings are in the middle of a 15 day, 17,000 kilometre physical challenge that is rated among the toughest in Australian sport.
Queenslander! Roar embrace Origin hate
DIFFERENT sport, same story. The Roar will wear maroon and draw on the famous Queensland spirit for A-League’s “State of Origin” encounter against NSW.
Handscomb ticks all the boxes
PETER Handscomb spent more time in the middle than Australia did in the last Test match on his way to a Shield double ton.
Drought continues for lost Lyon
HE’S the greatest off-spinner Australia has ever known but even Nathan Lyon’s spot in the Test team may be in jeopardy as his wicketless spell continues.
Nitties pinches spotlight from surging Scott
ADAM Scott got his Australian Open push back on track with a sizzling 65 but was matched by James Nitties who surged to a surprise one-shot halfway lead.
At $51, she is no rough diamond
BEST BETS: HIS best bet bolted in last Saturday and professional punter John Walter has singled out a $51 chance as his best value selection at Rosehill on Saturday.
Nelson banned for nine months for kicking referee
ROY Nelson didn’t agree with the stoppage in his fight with Antonio Silva so he kicked the referee. That decision will cost him nine months of his career.
Pass or fail: Aussie Test hopefuls rated
SEVERAL high-profile Test hopefuls fell down the ladder on the second day of the most important Sheffield Shield round in years. EVERY PLAYER RATED.
Nursing two roles mother of all tasks
WOMEN’S sport is becoming more professional, but the challenge of combining motherhood and an elite career is still too much for many, says Natalie von Bertouch.
The real fight of the century
FORGET Mayweather-Pacquiao, here’s undeniable proof the best fight of the 21st Century will go down in Vegas this weekend.
‘Rally car driver as a job title is pretty cool’
IT’S hot, sweaty, uncomfortable, downright dirty and the worst possible job for the faint-hearted. But Sydney-bred rally driver Molly Taylor wouldn’t swap it for the world.
Can Nitties hold off great Scott?
JAMES Nitties starts the third round at Royal Sydney with the sole lead, but Adam Scott looks well placed on the rails. FOLLOW ALL THE ACTION HERE ...
Four to vie for Firebirds captaincy
FOUR players will audition for the Queensland Firebirds captaincy, starting at a gruelling pre-season training camp from Friday.
Murray smashes Wawrinka, into London semis
ANDY Murray qualified for the semi-finals of the ATP finals and kept hold of the No. 1 ranking for at least another day after thrashing Stan Wawrinka.
NBA Power Rankings: There’s a new top dog
THOUGHT this season was all about the Cavaliers and Warriors? You were wrong. We now have a third different team at No. 1 in the power rankings within a month.
