There is only one Kalyn Ponga but Newcastle have shown they won’t be shot ducks while their star fullback is out with a long-term foot injury. Unheralded debutant David Armstrong dazzled for the Knights in the No.1 jersey at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday as the… Read More »Debutant’s delight: Armstrong steps up for battered Knights in nail-biting win over Dolphins
Brisbane playmaker Jock Madden will go for scans on his pectoral injury as star duo Selwyn Cobbo and Ezra Mam race the clock to be fit for the Broncos’ grudge clash with the Sydney Roosters. Madden, playing five-eighth, left the field in the 61st minute… Read More »NRL Round 9 Teams: Injuries could force Broncos reshuffle, Roosters sweat on stars, Manly duo in strife, Turuva to return
Alex de Minaur has missed out on the chance of a lifetime to beat Rafael Nadal on clay in successive tournaments, blown away by the rejuvenated, emotionally-charged Spanish great in the Madrid Open. The Australian No.1, looking a shadow of the player who blitzed Nadal… Read More »Sweet revenge for Rafa as de Minaur downed to keep legend’s Madrid fairytale alive
Liverpool have fallen further out of contention for the Premier League title – but that’s perhaps the least of Jurgen Klopp’s problems. Just as upsetting for the outgoing Liverpool manager in a 2-2 draw with West Ham may have been a touchline confrontation with his… Read More »‘There will be fire if I speak’: Salah confronts Klopp on sideline as Liverpool’s title hopes cop a massive dent
A Serbian, a Canadian, a Slovenian and a Greek fellow walked into a bar … Well, they’ve actually walked into the NBA and now own the place. The world’s pre-eminent basketball league is now under new ownership with four foreign players all but certain to… Read More »NBA’s global stars usher in new era as LeBron, Steph, KD fade into the background