From the experts
The low down from those in the knowLowndes leads way in V8s’ US debut
By Guy Hand, 19 May 2013V8 Supercar drivers are agreed – it’s America the beautiful.
Swim team wounds all but healed: Missile
By Laine Clark, 17 May 2013Bonding sessions may have been the last thing James Magnussen wanted to do in the wake of the Stilnox scandal.
Cheap Seats Podcast: episode three
By The Roar, 15 May 2013
Ryan O’Connell and Brett McKay are back for another episode of The Cheap Seats Podcast.
Bogut spearheads Warriors NBA victory
By AAP, 14 May 2013Andrew Bogut earned a rave review from coach Mark Jackson after helping Golden State Warriors to a 97-87 overtime victory to level their NBA playoff series against San Antonio.
WADA hones a new doping code
By AP, 14 May 2013The World Anti-Doping Agency’s top officials spent the weekend honing a new global code which includes doubling suspensions for some drug cheats.
Webber in autumn of F1 career: Horner
By AFP, 13 May 2013Red Bull team chief Christian Horner says it’s impossible to say who will be driving alongside Sebastian Vettel next year but has suggested Australian Formula One driver Mark Webber is no longer at the peak of his career.
Tomic to miss Rome Masters
By AFP, 12 May 2013Bernard Tomic has pulled out of next week’s Rome Masters as his father fights an assault charge in a Spanish court.
Aussie squash stars back in from the cold
By Darren Walton, 11 May 2013One-time outcasts Kasey Brown, Ryan Cuskelly and Zac Alexander have been included in Australia’s shadow squash squad for next year’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Cheap Seats Podcast: episode two
By The Roar, 8 May 2013
Ryan O’Connell and Brett McKay return this week for episode two of The Cheap Seats Podcast.
John Tomic suspended from ATP Tour
By Liam FitzGibbon, 8 May 2013The father and coach of Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic has been suspended from the ATP tour until further notice following an alleged assault.
It’s hard to decide who is the biggest sporting story in Sydney right now – Israel Folau, or the massive ding between Gai Waterhouse, and John Singleton.
Bogut a key for Warriors in NBA playoffs
By Peter Mitchell, 7 May 2013Andrew Bogut has been doing a great job of bludgeoning opponents in the NBA playoffs by throwing his 213cm, 118kg body around like a wrecking ball.
The Roar of the crowd
Your sports opinion. Write your own articleHas sports journalism lost its way?
By Rabbitz, TodayIs it just me? Ok I’ll admit it, I think I must be getting old. The sports media seems to be becoming something that is exactly what it wasn’t ‘back in the day’.
Flashback: 2008 French Open
By mastermind5991, TodayWith the year’s second Grand Slam tournament looming, this article will take a trip down memory lane, as we flash back to the 2008 French Open.
Flashback: 2009 French Open
By mastermind5991, TodayWith the French Open looming in a week from now, let’s take a moment to relive the 2009 tournament continuing the series of French Open reviews.
Flashback: 2005 French Open
By mastermind5991, 20 May 2013With a week left until the year’s second Grand Slam tournament gets underway at the French Open, I will start writing a series of articles leading up to the tournament.
The significance of Steven Bradbury’s winter triumph, 11 years on
By Mark Gojszyk, 19 May 2013
Steven Bradbury’s gold medal winning performance at the 2002 Salt Lake Olympics was an iconic example of an underdog’s triumph.
The endless talent that is Stephen Curry
By shanebrien, 19 May 2013How good can Golden State Warriors sharpshooter Stephen Curry be? Will the constant sprains and tweaks ultimately prevent him from becoming a superstar?
Spain 2013: McLaren plays it safe
By Michael Lamonato, 18 May 2013McLaren is cutting a dispirited figure in Sepang. Melbourne was a disaster, there’s no two-ways about it.
NFL off-season outlook: AFC North
By Ned Balme, 18 May 2013And so it has come to this. As much as we like to say the NFL has an ‘off-season’ it is really better described as the ‘non-playing season’.
Will Mayweather vs Pacquiao happen?
By Aiver Ilaya, 17 May 2013He’s still got it. Despite an infamous incarceration and a year off from the sport, Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather Jr (44-0-0-26 KOs) effortlessly schooled a younger, bigger Robert ‘The Ghost’ Guerrero (31–2-1-18 KOs) on May 5th.
‘Wild’ Will willing: Tomlinson targets American assault
By John Davidson, 16 May 2013“He’s going to bring a tough challenge on the night but history’s proven with me that every time I’m presented with a challenge, and a tough fight, I rise to the occasion and do what I have to do to win. And this will be no different.”
Durant is a superhero, but not super enough
By Kurt Sorensen, 16 May 2013
Much has been written about Kevin Durant’s recent superhero efforts in keeping his Oklahoma City Thunder team within striking distance of the Memphis Grizzlies in their western conference semi final series.
Can boxing great Pacquiao return to his former self?
By Aiver Ilaya, 16 May 2013Manny Pacquiao (54–3–2–38 KOs) will attempt to break his two-loss streak on November 24, 2013, when he squares off against American-light welterweight Brandon Rios (33–1–1–23 KOs) at The Venetian, Macau (China).
French Open preview: Men’s draw most open in years.
By Jocelyn McLennan, 11 May 2013



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