Aussie world title challenger Liam Wilson has sensationally accused the camp of his Mexican opponent Emanuel Navarrete of “tampering” with the scales following the official weigh-in. Wilson will fight Navarrete for the vacant WBO super-featherweight title in Glendale, Arizona on Friday (Saturday in Australia). The Queenslander, who is considered big for the division, came in...
Australian swimming great Emma McKeon says she feels mentally refreshed ahead of the Paris Olympics after needing time to recharge following her successful Tokyo campaign. Key points: McKeon won four gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics She says she needed to regain her motivation after taking a break following Tokyo The 28-year-old is looking ahead...
Nick Kyrgios has pleaded guilty to a common assault charge involving his ex-girlfriend Chiara Passari but has escaped conviction. In a case at the ACT Magistrates Court, the tennis superstar had been accused of pushing Passari out of the way while he was trying to close a door to an Uber. Kyrgios had initially argued...
South Sydney Rabbitohs player Latrell Mitchell and Canberra Raiders’ Jack Wighton have been arrested in Canberra in the early hours of Sunday morning after a fight broke out between the pair at a nightclub. ACT police were called to a Bunda Street address just before 4am after reports of a disturbance. Both Wighton and Mitchell have...
OLD TRAFFORD, MANCHESTER — Manchester United battled to a 13th consecutive home win in all competitions as they beat Crystal Palace 2-1. The Red Devils appeared to be easing to victory after Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford scored in each half to give them a comfortable lead. However, after Casemiro was shown a straight red card...
Alex Carey has locked down his place in the Test side after two strong home summers and solid showings in Pakistan and Sri Lanka, but the South Australian knows keeping in India will be another matter entirely. Key points: Alex Carey has revealed his plan to deal with the conditions in India Carey has been...
Scotland won one of the best Six Nations matches in recent history to defeat England 29-23 at Twickenham, with Duhan van der Merwe’s late score completing a second-half turnaround which sees the Scots open their 2023 Six Nations account in scarcely believable fashion. The first half was, to put it lightly, absolutely spectacular. A slow...
By any measure, Australian snowboarder Valentino Guseli has had a stunning season. Key points: Val Guseli claimed silver medals in the halfpipe and slopestyle FIS World Cup event at Mammoth Mountain Guseli is the first snowboarder to win World Cup medals in halfpipe, slopestyle and big air events in a single season Only four snowboarders have...
James Tarkowski’s second-half header gave Everton victory at home over Arsenal and moved them out of the Premier League relegation zone in new head coach Sean Dyche’s first game in charge. Centre-back Tarkowski found space among a crowd of players to nod the winner from close range and reward a much-improved performance from the Toffees,...
Australia’s Sarah Jane Smith has crushed the mixed field to become the second consecutive female winner of the TPS golf tournament series by taking out the Murray River event at Cobram Barooga. Key points: Smith finished the tournament at 20-under-par She is the fourth female golfer to win a mixed-gender event on a recognised professional...