THE Newcastle Knights have sacked Russell Packer after the NRL player was sentenced to two years’ jail for a drunken assault. The club issued a statement today saying Packer had been formally advised his contract had been terminated, effective immediately. The former Warriors forward was last week handed a two-year jail sentence, which he is […]
DISGRACED former Gold Coast Suns veteran Campbell Brown has been charged with shoulder-charging a police officer in his latest booze-fuelled incident. The AFL hardman was on top of the world when the horse he co-owns, Sweet Idea, won the $1 million Magic Millions Guineas. As well as picking up a slice of the price pool when the Gai […]
FROM centre court to … Club 23? With the Australian Open fast approaching, punters are invited to place a cheeky bet on which Melbourne nightclub prolific partygoer Bernard Tomic will be spotted at first while in town for the tournament. Crown’s nightspots are the frontrunners in the Sportsbet market, with Shane Warne’s Club 23 with […]
By Kevin BaxterJanuary 10, 2014, 11:58 a.m. OK, I get it: steroids are bad and cheating is worse. What I don’t get is why Hall of Fame voters have decided to draw this line at this time. Long-time members of the Baseball Writers Assn. of America, who sit as judge and jury to decide who gets […]
A South African court has postponed the rape case against former Grand Slam doubles champion Bob Hewitt until May 9 after prosecutors mislaid paperwork. Hewitt’s lawyer, Alwyn Griebenow, told The Associated Press on Friday that prosecutors will have to reapply for the charges of rape and indecent assault against Hewitt to be centralised so they […]
ONE in five troops are no longer proud to say they are in the Australian Defence Force, with a series of sex scandals, budgetary cuts and border-protection challenges contributing to a crisis of confidence among the nation’s military personnel. Ahead of Australia’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, internal surveys conducted by the Defence Department revealed the immense […]
VICTORIAN Anastasia Rodionova was the subject of a huge Australian Open qualifying plunge certain to draw the attention of the tennis anti-corruption unit. A TAB punter unloaded $50,000 on the world No.158 to upset qualifying second seed and world No.111 Coco Vandeweghe at Melbourne Park yesterday. The punter is understood to have placed bets of […]
Rugby league star Blake Ferguson has been convicted of indecently assaulting a young woman while out celebrating his State of Origin selection at a Cronulla nightclub. http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/blake-ferguson-convicted-of-indecent-assault-at-cronulla-nightclub-2230-20131211-2z64p.html#!
