MELBOURNE Rebels borrowed the game plan from England’s shock World Cup elimination of Australia to ensure Victoria could complete a clean-sweep of all Australia’s national football competitions.
The Rebels advanced to the inaugural Australian Rugby Championship final against the Central Coast Rays in Gosford next Sunday with a 23-3 upset win over minor premier Western Sydney Rams at Parramatta Stadium today.
NEW YORK (AP) — If Roger Clemens had been making the call, the New York Yankees really would have bugged out.
Clemens viewed Friday night’s insect invasion at Cleveland’s Jacobs Field from both the dugout and a television in the clubhouse, and he concluded it was too distracting an environment to pitch in.
“I would have probably pulled us off the field,” Clemens said Saturday at Yankee Stadium.
Beckham: Injury comeback
England manager Steve McClaren has described David Beckham as a ‘true patriot’ as he continues his recovery from a knee injury.
Pacquiao lands a right hand
Manny Pacquiao claimed a unanimous points decision over Marco Antonio Barrera to retain his WBC super featherweight International championship title in Las Vegas.
With a shocking 24-23 win over USC, Stanford has pulled off the biggest upset of all-time, and now the field is wide open for the national title. Stanford QB Tavita Pritchard and his gutty fourth quarter play might have changed the college football world forever. Who’s the biggest winner in the BCS Championship race?
By Pete Fiutak
Marion Jones
MONTE CARLO, Monaco (AP) – Marion Jones’ legacy will be as "one of the biggest frauds in sporting history," IAAF president Lamine Diack said Saturday.
Diack said he was "deeply disappointed" with the news that Jones had admitted to taking banned drugs when she won three Olympic golds and two bronze medals in 2000.
BRITISH driver Lewis Hamilton spun into the gravel at the start of pit lane with 25 laps remaining to crash out of the Chinese Grand Prix today.
Finland’s Kimi Raikkonen won in a Ferrari, while Hamilton’s McLaren teammate Fernando Alonso was second and Brazil’s Felipe Massa came third (Ferrari).
The incident denied Hamilton the chance to win the world championship, which now goes down to the final race of the season in Brazil.
David Beckham
MANCHESTER, England – David Beckham is regaining fitness _ and being praised by England manager Steve McClaren.
"He’s a true patriot and he loves playing for England," McClaren said. "That’s still his motivation, that’s still his mind-set."
Not a surprise, Jelena Jankovic got into another silly situation. This time it included Justine Henin, the only tennis player JJ has no idea how to beat.
What happened? Jankovic and Henin have been staying in the same hotel during the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, and Jankovic has mistaken her room for Henin’s.