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Naivety, thy name is James Hird 27 Aug 2013 | 06:47 pm
The man with the golden mane, who floated through packs as if he was on a different plane to everyone else on the football field. For that is how he is seen in the eyes of legions of Essendon fans, as...
Bombers finals bets paid out 27 Aug 2013 | 06:10 pm
Two of Australia’s biggest sports bookmakers will pay out any bets on Essendon making or missing the AFL finals after the club was forced to forfeit its place in the eight. Punters will also be refun...
Bombers urge their AFL fans to stick tight 27 Aug 2013 | 06:05 pm
More than $3 million worth of fines and legal fees have left the building and thousands of angry Bombers fans may follow but Essendon are confident they can put the supplements scandal behind them. E...
Hird to coach AFL Bombers in 2015 27 Aug 2013 | 05:45 pm
A few minutes after James Hird’s 12-month ban was confirmed by the AFL, Essendon chairman Paul Little announced a contract extension for the coach. Little told a packed media conference at AFL House ...
Misbah lifts Pakistan to 244 in ODI v Zim 27 Aug 2013 | 04:55 pm
Misbah-ul-Haq hit a crucial half-century in his 50th consecutive match as Pakistan’s one-day captain, but saw his side kept in check in the first one-day international against Zimbabwe on Tuesday. A ...
Pies’ Grundy latest AFL Rising Star 27 Aug 2013 | 04:55 am
Collingwood’s Brodie Grundy is the round-22 AFL Rising Star nominee. Grundy’s nomination on Tuesday came after another dominant performance in the ruck for the Magpies, most recently in Friday’s win ...
New teams likely in next Super Rugby stage 27 Aug 2013 | 04:50 am
Expanding the Super Rugby competition to include countries such as Argentina and Japan will be discussed at a series of meetings next month. New Zealand Rugby Union chief executive Steve Tew has conf...
Ashleigh Barty wins first round match 27 Aug 2013 | 04:45 am
Australian Ashleigh Barty is through to the second round of the US Open after a 6-1 6-4 defeat of world No.102 Spaniard Estrella Cabeza Canedela. The 17-year-old is through to the second round of a g...
Scott’s big gap to catch Tiger 27 Aug 2013 | 04:30 am
Two snapshots from The Barclays tournament could illustrate the fortunes and future at the top of the world golf ranking. One was of Tiger Woods dropping to his hands and knees with back pain after h...
Tomic no tanker in first round win 27 Aug 2013 | 04:20 am
Bernard Tomic says he’s happy to have quietened the doubters after doing his best to bury his reputation as a tanker with a fighting five-set comeback win at the US Open. After being accused of tanki...
