Sport
Coates wins AOC presidency again
JOHN Coates remains under notice from the nation’s leading athletes despite his emphatic Australian Olympic Committee presidential victory.
Missed chance Magpies fluff finals lines as Lightning strike
COLLINGWOOD’S bid to build momentum ahead of the Super Netball finals stumbled when the Magpies suffered a 56-49 loss to the Sunshine Coast Lightning.
Sanction Storm star faces sanctions over drug scandal
MELBOURNE Storm star Jesse Bromwich faces a host of hefty sanctions for his alleged involvement in a Canberra cocaine scandal.
Were Tigers robbed by deliberate call?
THE deliberate out of bounds - or lack of intent - debate will not die with another controversial call in Richmond’s loss to the Bulldogs. RE-CAP THE ACTION
Suns top Cats, keep finals hopes alive
GOLD Coast breathed new life into their season by claiming their first top eight scalp with a 25 point victory over Geelong at Metricon Stadium.
We name the best Pies players from the past 125 years
THERE’s so many Pies legends, but only one can be Collingwood’s greatest. Here’s our top 25, as the club celebrates its 125th anniversary.
Irony bites Magpies in anniversary stinker
A 2010 premiership hero, a ruckman who grew up idolising Nathan Buckley and a once wayward forward tutored by a Pies’ great combined to ruin Collingwood’s 125th birthday bash.
How Arnie’s Roos gamble could haunt him in 2017
IN 2006, Socceroos coach Graham Arnold plucked a 17-year-old from obscurity and added him to his squad. Eleven years on and that gamble could bust Sydney in the grand final.
Slater: Victory are good but Sydney are better
ROBBIE Slater says Melbourne Victory needs ‘to come up with something different’ if they are to upstage dominant Sydney in the A-League grand final on Sunday.
Thomas v Vukovic: keepers set to have big say
MELBOURNE Victory’s Lawrence Thomas doesn’t usually pay much attention to the goalkeeper at the other end of the field, but Sunday will be different.
Victory’s pine pledges to set benchmark
MELBOURNE is all but certain to take an unchanged starting line-up in to the A-League grand final against Sydney FC but it could be Victory’s bench that has the biggest impact.
King slayed: Djokovic axes entire team
NOVAK Djokovic has sensationally put a broom through his entire team of staff in a dramatic response to a tennis meltdown.
Kyrgios announces he’ll make return in Madrid
NICK Kyrgios’ French Open preparations will start in Madrid after taking a break from tennis due to the death of his grandfather.
Tomic set for biggest test of the season
BERNARD Tomic’s reward for his first back-to-back ATP tour wins on clay since 2012 is a meeting with top seed Milos Raonic at the Istanbul Open.
New low for Stosur, Gavrilova rolls on
SAMANTHA Stosur has crashed out of the Prague Open in straight sets to the world’s 144th ranked player and now risks losing her status as Australia’s best female player.
We may have changed, but we’ll also transform
CRICKET Australia’s Sarah Styles is excited. Because she can see the wave of women in sport isn’t cresting. Instead, it’s only just starting to take shape.
Windies run riot to stun Pakistan in second Test
AN inspiring display of fast bowling from Shannon Gabriel has powered the West Indies to a huge victory over Pakistan in the second Test.
Smith felled in dangerous catch collision
STEVE Smith and Ben Stokes have collided while both going for an outfield catch, in a dangerous IPL incident that saw the Australian captain hit his head.
AFL hovers over boss’s son as pay talks stall
WITH no movement in cricket’s pay war, state cricket lists have been left in limbo, meaning efforts to keep rising star Will Sutherland out of the hands of the AFL have hit a snag.
Secret’s out as Price chases rich double
MICK Price has his sights on Adelaide’s million dollar double after Secret Agenda’s dominant win in South Australia’s first $1 million race — the UBET Classic.
McEvoy scrambles Egg to thrilling Oaks win
KERRIN McEvoy has again reminded everyone why he’s now considered a world-class jockey, guiding Egg Tart to a last-stride win in the Group 1 Schweppes Oaks.
O’Shea leaves mark with his final strike
DARREN Beadman has won plenty of big races, but it’s hard to remember him more emotional than he was after It’s Somewhat’s Hollindale Stakes win for departing trainer John O’Shea.
Viridine sends O’Shea out a winner
THERE was a real irony in the result of the juvenile opener at Rosehill on John O’Shea’s final day in charge of Godolphin’s blue army.
‘Remarkable’ Smith sets the bar again
HAVING already rewritten the record books this season, on Friday night, Cameron Smith will become just the second man to play 50 games for Australia.
Storm ready to break the bank for Milford
MELBOURNE are attempting to blow Brisbane out of the water after tabling a club-record $1.2 million offer to poach Broncos sensation Anthony Milford.
Semi: I was robbed of my life, left homeless
FALLEN league star Semi Radradra says he has waited 10 months to tell his story — and reveals to The Sunday Telegragh he hit rock bottom defending his name.
NRL stars deliver for Bennett’s England
CANTERBURY’S James Graham and Canberra hooker Josh Hodgson were best on field as England escaped with a 30-10 win over Samoa.
Dominant showing Kiwi gun shows just how low Australia has sunk
LOOKING around the Allianz Stadium pitch, the problem with Australian rugby was staring us right in the face, lurking near the touchline. His name, Rieko Ioane.
Another defeat Little errors spell big trouble for clumsy Reds
THE Chiefs were a class above during their 46-17 victory over the Queensland Reds but gratefully accepted all the assistance the visitors handed them.
Woes continue Rebels show heart but no match for Lions
IT was seven tries to one, 47-10, but the Rebels’ loss to the charging Lions really was one of those “the scoreboard wasn’t a true reflection” type games.
Putting it right Eales righting wrong of Haka ignorance
IF John Eales could have his time again, there’s one thing he’d change.
Penske best in west as Red Bull under pressure
DJR Team Penske have put reigning champions Red Bull Racing Australia on notice after Scott McLaughlin and Fabian Coulthard dominated in the Perth Super Sprint.
Supercars champ puts rivals on notice
SHANE van Gisbergen continued his record-breaking form with the reigning Supercars champion smashing the Barbagallo lap record to send an ominous warning to his rivals.
Rally driver left dangling off cliff
WATCH as a rally car driver gets insanely lucky after crashing his car into a clifftop safety barrier during the Rally Islas Canaries event in the Canary Islands.
Kiwis claim Perth Supercars lap record
SHANE van Gisbergen and Fabian Coulthard both bested the Supercars lap record in practice for the Perth SuperSprint. Click for full results.
‘I feel really sorry for the umpires’
RICHMOND coach Damien Hardwick has refused to blame the umpiring for his side’s loss to the Western Bulldogs, despite a controversial free kick late in the match.
Magpies fluff finals lines as Lightning strike
COLLINGWOOD’S bid to build momentum ahead of the Super Netball finals stumbled when the Magpies suffered a 56-49 loss to the Sunshine Coast Lightning.
Sydney showed dominance right from the start
IT’S been a season for the ages! Twenty wins, six draws and only one defeat. Here are the pivotal moments from Sydney’s run to the grand final.
Were Tigers robbed by deliberate call?
THE deliberate out of bounds - or lack of intent - debate will not die with another controversial call in Richmond’s loss to the Bulldogs. RE-CAP THE ACTION
Kiwi gun shows just how low Australia has sunk
LOOKING around the Allianz Stadium pitch, the problem with Australian rugby was staring us right in the face, lurking near the touchline. His name, Rieko Ioane.
Suns top Cats, keep finals hopes alive
GOLD Coast breathed new life into their season by claiming their first top eight scalp with a 25 point victory over Geelong at Metricon Stadium.
Blues brothers bring down bumbling Tahs
IT only took one New Zealand family — and an Englishman — to hand the Waratahs another humbling defeat on home turf at Allianz Stadium.
Vixens power on as Firebirds slip up again
MELBOURNE Vixens have extended their remarkable Super Netball winning streak in Super Netball with a 66-55 win over the Queensland Firebirds.
Jonas says forward attack sloppy
PORT Adelaide defender Tom Jonas has singled out sloppy deliveries into attack as the main culprit as the Power seeks to rebound from a wasteful 10-point loss to West Coast on Saturday night.
Another tough day in Hobart for Boof
THE last time Darren Lehmann sat at Bellerive, Australia was annihilated by South Africa in a defeat that triggered a crunch Test cricket revival.
Brekkie with our Sharn on Mother’s Day
NEXT Sunday will be painful for Brett Kimmorley and his four beautiful daughters. It’s the first Mother’s Day without their mum.
Hands off Gutho — Eels reject Moses swap
THE Parramatta Eels have firmly rejected a behind-the-scenes pitch by the Wests Tigers to release Clint Gutherson as a trade for the immediate release of five-eighth Mitchell Moses.
Eales righting wrong of Haka ignorance
IF John Eales could have his time again, there’s one thing he’d change.
Hinkley: Power just couldn’t convert
THE stats might lie by the scoreboard doesn’t and Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley was left to rue missed opportunities in Saturday night’s loss to West Coast.
Little errors spell big trouble for clumsy Reds
THE Chiefs were a class above during their 46-17 victory over the Queensland Reds but gratefully accepted all the assistance the visitors handed them.
Unlikely hero inspires 12-man Tonga to victory
TONGA has pulled off one of the most courageous victories in their history with a thrilling 24-22 defeat of Fiji at Campbelltown Sports Stadium.
Watch the wounded Swans: Lynch
THE Sydney Swans might be 0-6 and at the wrong end of the ladder but that doesn’t mean the Lions should be taking them lightly, writes Alastair Lynch.
Time to embrace technology for sake of refs
COULD cricket and the NFL have the answer to cleaning up the many questionable decisions currently plaguing Super Rugby? Andrew Slack believes so.
’I’m running the show, not Jarryd’
ASHLEY Taylor says he isn’t “afraid” of Jarryd Hayne and is ready to show who’s boss at the Titans by taking charge of the Gold Coast’s attack.
Long lunch ended in drug bust
IT had been a long day for Cronulla Sharks chairman Damian Keogh on his favourite restaurant strip.
Port’s costly mistakes in Eagles loss
INAUGURAL Adelaide Crows captain Chris McDermott highlights five reasons why Port Adelaide failed against West Coast at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday night.
Power fails to jump into top four
PORT Adelaide wasn’t exposed as a fraud in its moment of truth on Saturday night but the jury is still out on its finals credentials after a 10-point loss to West Coast at home.
BRC secures free-to-air deal for carnival
THE five days of the Brisbane Racing Club winter carnival received a major boost on Saturday with confirmation Racing.com would broadcast each of the Group 1 days.
Thomas v Vukovic: keepers set to have big say
MELBOURNE Victory’s Lawrence Thomas doesn’t usually pay much attention to the goalkeeper at the other end of the field, but Sunday will be different.
Rich handed veteran status
DANIEL Rich has gone from wonderkid to senior statesman in the blink of an eye. But part of that is because of the unique nature of the Brisbane list.
Hall, Eagles simply too good for Crows
UNBEATEN Adelaide sat atop the SANFL ladder this time last year having trounced Woodville-West Torrens at Woodville Oval, on Saturday the Eagles turned the tables as they downed the Crows by 45 points to extend their perfect 4-0 start to the season.
Pyke: We got what we deserved
DON Pyke says Adelaide shouldn’t have required a premiership wake-up call while questioning its mindset after being asleep at the wheel against North Melbourne in Hobart.
Redlegs bounce back against Bulldogs
NORWOOD shook off its fourth quarter demons with an impressive second half display to beat Central District at Elizabeth on Saturday.
Thaiday sorry for offensive Footy Show remark
BRONCOS forward Sam Thaiday has apologised for making a racist comment on the NRL Footy Show, in which he insinuated that if women “ain’t white, it ain’t right”.
McEvoy scrambles Egg to thrilling Oaks win
KERRIN McEvoy has again reminded everyone why he’s now considered a world-class jockey, guiding Egg Tart to a last-stride win in the Group 1 Schweppes Oaks.
Basketball Schenscher back to where it all began
LUKE Schenscher has a dodgy shoulder and no cartilage in one knee and one hip. But the former NBA giant has put retirement on hold while he tries to help his junior club, Southern Tigers, win back-to-back SA Premier League championships.
Missed chance Magpies fluff finals lines as Lightning strike
COLLINGWOOD’S bid to build momentum ahead of the Super Netball finals stumbled when the Magpies suffered a 56-49 loss to the Sunshine Coast Lightning.
PGA Aussies struggle in shocking PGA conditions
ADAM Scott has struggled in atrocious conditions but remains within striking distance of the leaders after an incomplete round at the Wells Fargo Championship.
Fight night Parker retains world title after lacklustre win
KIWI boxer Joseph Parker has successfully defended his WBO world heavyweight title for the first time, defeating Romanian Razvan Cojanu by unanimous verdict in possibly his last fight on home soil.
NBA Parker injury operation ‘successful’ - Spurs
SAN Antonio Spurs star Tony Parker has undergone successful surgery to repair a ruptured muscle tendon but there is no timetable for his eventual return
