McGeechan joins Bath management
Bath appoint Lions legend Sir Ian McGeechan as their new performance director.
Archive for June, 2010
Olazabal set for France comeback
Spain's Jose Maria Olazabal is to return from injury to play in his first tournament of the year at the French Open.
Kurt Pellegrino Hoping for a Fist Fight on July 3rd
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Florida. A couple years ago. Before rebooting his mixed martial arts career in his native New Jersey, Kurt Pellegrino was living and training in Florida, and just happened to run into someone who would change his outlook on a lot of things relating to life and his run towards a UFC lightweight title.
Riddell to leave Wigan in winter
Wigan Warriors hooker Mark Riddell will leave the club at the end of the season for family reasons.
Federer v Berdych as it happened
Defending champion Roger Federer is two sets to one down to 12th seed Tomas Berdych on Centre Court.
Leeds capture Bath forward Browne
New Zealand-born back-rower Daniel Browne moves to Leeds Carnegie from Bath on a two-year deal.
Saints game crucial – Cockerill
Leicester Tigers coach Richard Cockerill says his team need a result in their opening game against rivals Northampton.
Widnes coach Cullen granted leave
Widnes coach Paul Cullen is granted compassionate leave to nurse his wife, who is ill with cancer.
Leeds talk to half-back pairing
Scrum-half Warren Fury and fly-half Lachlan Mackay are both in talks with Leeds Carnegie.
Seven Rhinos sign extended deals
Leeds Rhinos agree to extend the contracts of seven first team players by one year.
FFA hits out as ‘mischievous’ reports
Football Federation Australia (FFA) has defended its bid for the 2022 World Cup amid reports the Federation is spending millions of dollars trying to woo powerful officials.
Wimbledon day nine as it happened
Roger Federer is a shock loser on men's quarter-finals day, beaten by Tomas Berdych, but Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic go through.
Souths lose Luke for 6-8 weeks
Frustrated South Sydney coach John Lang will rely on "classic old-style hooker" Beau Falloon to get the Rabbitohs to the NRL finals with Issac Luke ruled out for up to two months.
Bridge set to miss rest of season
Warrington may have lost Chris Bridge for the season but give prop Mike Cooper a new deal.
Howard bowled over by ICC
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has officially rejected former Australian prime minister John Howard's bid for the vice-presidency after a revolt by Asian and African nations.
Bulls suffer Scruton injury blow
Bradford Bulls prop Nick Scruton will miss eight to 10 weeks of the season through injury.
Victory signs ex-Socceroo
Veteran former South Melbourne and Socceroos goalkeeper Michael Petkovic says he is fulfilling a dream by joining A-League club Melbourne Victory.
Venus dismisses retirement talk
Venus Williams insists she has no intention of turning her back on tennis after the American's shock defeat to Tsvetana Pironkova at Wimbledon raised questions about her appetite for the sport.
Fevola no-show for Lions
The Brisbane Lions have arrived in Melbourne without controversial star Brendan Fevola ahead of Thursday night's match against Carlton at Docklands stadium.
Straight Outta Brownsville -Introducing David Branch
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - When most folks say they were born to do something, it's usually just a catchy conversation starter. When unbeaten middleweight prospect David Branch says it, it couldn't be more accurate.
Saints take Baker ban on chin
St Kilda has reluctantly accepted the nine-match ban which will rule Steven Baker out of the rest of the home-and-away season.
Perth in box seat if NRL expands
Momentum is building for a Perth-based NRL team by 2013, with David Gallop strongly hinting Western Australia will get a team if expansion goes ahead.
Kournikova a smash at Wimbledon
Anna Kournikova has packed out Wimbledon's Court Two as she played her first competitive tennis match in seven years, but the Russian star insisted she could never return to the tour.
FFA monitoring Cup bid lobby payments
Federal Sports Minister Kate Ellis says any payments to lobbyists involved in Australia's bid for the 2022 World Cup will be scrutinised by Football Federation Australia (FFA).
England’s exploits no surprise to Watson
Australia all-rounder Shane Watson says the fact the world champions are 3-0 down in the one-day series against England is unpalatable but unsurprising as far as he is concerned.
Woods denies tension with caddie
Tiger Woods says there is no tension between him and his caddie Steve Williams, despite comments made after the US Open that were widely interpreted as critical.
Prior fifty inspires Sussex win
Sussex strengthened their grip at the top of the table as they beat nearest rivals Essex by 17 runs in their Friends Provident Twenty20 battle at Chelmsford
Marray and Smith lose in doubles
British duo Jonny Marray and Anna Smith go out in the third round of the mixed doubles.
Scotland ends long Open absence
Zane Scotland, who made his Open debut 11 years ago aged 16, is among the latest 12 qualifiers for St Andrews.
Wake-up call for rugby league
Castleford fine shows how seriously the Rugby Football League views homophobia
Steyn to be investigated for spitting
South African paceman Dale Steyn is to be investigated by match referee Jeff Crowe for allegedly spitting in the direction of West Indies spinner Sulieman Benn during the third and final Test in Barbados.
Clinical South Africa wrap up series 2-0
South Africa inflicted a dispiriting series loss on West Indies at a venue that was once the home team's fortress and finished the tour unbeaten
Ricardo Romero Jerseys Latest Aims to Take down The Silverback
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - For light heavyweight prospect Ricardo Romero, who makes his UFC debut this weekend against Seth Petruzelli, everything that happens from Saturday night on will always link back to family.