Yahoo News Special Report
This is a Yahoo News special report.
This is a Yahoo News special report.
Adelaide Thunderbirds have sounded a warning to the rest of the Super Netball competition after a dominant 66-42 victory over the previously undefeated Sunshine Coast Lightning.The Lightning entered the clash at UniSC Arena on top of the ladder following double-digit wins over the Giants and state rivals Queensland Firebirds but were overwhelmed by a rampant Thunderbirds side that looked a class above for the majority of the night.
Brisbane have torched Wests Tigers 46-12 to give the Kevin Walters-coached highflyers their best start to an NRL season since 1998.The unbeaten Broncos have won five games in a row to start the year, just as the club's premiership-winning side did 25 years ago.
A three-goal blitz in 13 first-half minutes has propelled Central Coast to an easy 4-1 home win over struggling Brisbane Roar and up to third on the A League Men ladder.After an ordinary run of form in which they won just one of their previous five matches, the fast-starting Mariners surged into a three-goal lead by the half-hour mark.
Carlton have overcome a spirited GWS challenge with a controversial decision in their favour and a late goal to Charlie Curnow sealing their 10-point triumph at Giants Stadium.While Curnow kicked the last major of the match with fewer than three minutes remaining, it was captain Patrick Cripps who inspired the Blues to their 9.
St George Illawarra have delivered a pressure-relieving win for under-fire coach Anthony Griffin, ending a nightmare fortnight with a 38-12 victory over the Dolphins.With Griffin fighting for his future and coming off back-to-back beatings from Brisbane and Cronulla, the Dragons put in their most complete performance of the season at WIN Stadium on Saturday night.
Winger Emoni Narawa has scored two first-half tries as the Chiefs extended their winning start to the Super Rugby Pacific season to six matches with a 20-13 win over the Blues.The Chiefs' 6-0 start is a record for the club and, having beaten the Blues, includes wins over both of last year's finalists.
The NSW Swifts have broken through for their first victory of the Super Netball season after charging home in the fourth quarter to defeat Queensland Firebirds 74-71 and celebrate veteran Romelda Aiken-George's 200th national league appearance.The Swifts entered Saturday's contest at Ken Rosewall Arena on two competition points following an opening-round loss to Collingwood and a controversial draw in Adelaide where a series of delays resulted in the match being abandoned at halftime.
NSW Waratahs have protected their unblemished record against the ACT Brumbies, beating their biggest rivals for a sixth-straight Super W season with a 24-13 win at GIO Stadium.An impressive double for winger Maya Stewart and another outstanding display from 16-year-old fullback Caitlyn Halse was exactly what the Tahs needed to see off a gritty Brumbies unit.
Indigenous champion Nicky Winmar has expressed pride in Jamarra Ugle-Hagan's decision to tackle racism head-on.The 20-year-old Western Bulldogs forward made a powerful stand on Thursday night, replicating Winmar's iconic gesture when he lifted his jumper and pointed to his skin.
Sydney FC boss Ante Juric claimed his third straight A-League Women premiership was the most satisfying of his tenure as the Sky Blues finished the regular season with a 4-0 thrashing of the Newcastle Jets.After Western United won earlier on Saturday, Juric's Sky Blues needed a victory at Allianz Stadium to ensure they became the first side to finish top in three straight seasons.
Rohan Browning reckons it's only a matter of time before he joins countryman Patrick Johnson in the exclusive sub-10 second club after clocking the fastest 100m time by an Australian on home soil.02 seconds at the national championships on Saturday was also the third quickest ever by an Australian - behind only Johnson's national record of 9.
Matt Renshaw has pushed his Ashes chances with an unbeaten 92 in Australia A's unofficial Test against their New Zealand counterparts in Canterbury.In seaming conditions after morning rain and against a Duke's ball, Renshaw cruised through the evening's play before Australia A went to stumps at 1-155.
Manly and Newcastle have played out a 32-32 draw in a helter-skelter NRL game that saw five lead changes and two periods of golden point that couldn't separate the teams.Jackson Hastings' 50-metre drop goal attempt at the end of the second golden point half agonisingly drifted just right of the posts as players fell to the ground following 90 minutes of end-to-end action.
Perth Glory coach Alex Epakis has paid tribute to retiring defender Kim Carroll following the team's gutsy 1-0 A-League Women victory over Brisbane Roar.Glory's finals hopes were ended even before Saturday's kick-off after bottom-of-the-pile Wellington Phoenix failed to beat fourth-placed Melbourne Victory earlier in the day.
A double from American striker Hannah Keane has lifted her to top spot in the A-League Women golden boot race and handed Western United a 2-1 home win over Western Sydney Wanderers.Keane scored once in each half to increase her season's tally to 13, one ahead of Canberra's Michelle Heyman, who will be in action on Sunday.
The equation is simple for Canberra United.Defeat Melbourne City and make the A-League Women semi-finals at Melbourne Victory's expense.
Sam Mitchell has struck the first blow in his coaching rivalry with former mentor Alastair Clarkson, with Hawthorn holding off a final-quarter surge from the previously undefeated Kangaroos in Launceston to win by 19 points.Mitchell said the Hawks' first win for season 2023 was "reward for effort", praising his players' ability to bounce back mentally after losing by a total of 140 points in their opening two matches.
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Melbourne have been blasted off the park in a frantic opening 40 minutes, falling to Fijian Drua 38-28 in their Super Rugby Pacific clash in Suva.The Rebels' mantra of playing "fast and fearless" was thrown back in their face by a rampant home side who ran in five tries in 28 minutes to lead 33-7 by halftime with the scoreboard spinning faster than the clock.
The Los Angeles Lakers have collected their fifth win from their past six NBA games as they defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 123-111 away from home.Lakers centre Anthony Davis was the star of the show, piling up a game-high 38 points on 15-of-26 shooting while adding a game-high 17 rebounds and an equal team-high two blocks.