Golf
Ogilvy lurks as Zhang and Popovic share PGA lead
Phil Lutton Overnight leader Daniel Popovic endured a late hiccup but remains in command at the Australian PGA Championship in Coolum, finishing his second round at 10 under and after stunning the field to be...
Golf
Shark bites something foul
Phil Lutton Stuart Appleby knows the feeling all too well. It arrives with a rumble about three or four in the morning, turns into a raging typhoon by the time you are due on the tee and prompts the inevitable...
Golf
Popovic to look to sick father for inspiration
Phil Lutton Victorian bolter Daniel Popovic will draw inspiration from his sick father as he boldly backs himself to hold off the big guns at the Australian PGA Championship and turn a brilliant first round into...
Golf
Shark attacked: Norman's upset stomach puts bite on hopes
Phil Lutton STUART APPLEBY knows the feeling all too well. It arrives with a rumble about three or four in the morning, turns into a raging typhoon by the time you are due on the tee and prompts the inevitable...
Golf
Not so much as a golf clap from Jeff
Phil Lutton Unlike his owner Clive Palmer, not a shy man, Jeff was eerily quiet over the first day of the Australian PGA Championship at Coolum.
Shark backs McIlroy for record
Phil Lutton Everyone at Coolum is talking about dinosaurs but the Shark has the most vicious bite on PGA eve.
Golf
Bear's mark beyond Tiger - Shark
Phil Lutton EVERYONE at Coolum is talking about dinosaurs but it was the Shark who had the most vicious bite on the PGA eve, with the Australian golf giant saying it will be Rory McIlroy - not Tiger Woods - who...
Khawaja's timely ton
Phil Lutton WHILE the rain tumbled down all day at the Gabba, the runs flowed for Usman Khawaja in Tasmania.
Khawaja ton a timely reminder for selectors
Phil Lutton Usman Khawaja puts his name back in the minds of Test selectors with a classy century.
Timeline: Rebels, Winners, Losers and Expo 88
Phil Lutton 1963 In the 548th Test on record, South Africa played Australia in Brisbane, with the match ending in a draw.
Five-question haul: Australia’s moment of truth
Chris Barrett, Chloe Saltau and Phil Lutton With the opening Test of the summer starting tomorrow, Fairfax cricket writers Chris Barrett, Chloe Saltau and Phil Lutton discuss what looms as an intriguing match against South Africa.
Clarke has qualities to inspire greatness
Phil Lutton Australian coach Mickey Arthur compares leadership credentials of Michael Clarke to those of Graeme Smith.
Cricket
Tough customer given his chance
Phil Lutton Victorian Rob Quiney, a blue-collar cricketer about to add a baggy green to his work uniform, believes his forging in Sheffield Shield cricket holds him in good stead to thwart a stacked South...
Cricket
Lyon looks likely option for spin-friendly Gabba
Phil Lutton AN EARLY meeting between the Australians and the Gabba groundsman has given Nathan Lyon the inside alley for the first Test, but coach Mickey Arthur will reserve the right to brandish four quicks...
Cricket
Battle-ready Quiney relishing Test chance
Phil Lutton VICTORIAN Rob Quiney, a blue-collar cricketer about to add a baggy green hat to his work uniform, believes his battle-hardened forging in Shield cricket holds him in good stead to thwart a stacked...
Cricket
All-rounder's injury puts Australia in a spin
Phil Lutton Shane Watson's injury will tempt Australia to roll into Brisbane with four fast bowlers.
After 49 years, what to expect from the Proteas Test
Phil Lutton With just two weeks until the First Test against South Africa, here's what we need to be talking about as we count down to the start of the international summer...
Boxing
Mundine, Geale set for rematch
Phil Lutton Daniel Geale will put his IBF and WBA belts on the line and Anthony Mundine his career when the two Australians meet again in a fight scheduled for early next year.
