Success breeds defections, or so it always seems, and the transition being faced by the All Blacks after winning their second consecutive and third overall rugby World Cup titles is a prime example of this sports reality. The New Zealanders seem to be adapting well, however, as new players arise in the Kiwi franchises in…

Records were falling like shattered glass recently when Melbourne City laid a three-nil humiliation on Wellington Phoenix at AAMI Park. The victory put City on top of the A-League for the first time as the season winds into its final two weeks. It took them over forty minutes to break through the Wellington defense, but…

Hair testing for illicit drugs conducted on Collingwood Magpies players over the summer have led to claims that 11 players tested positive, claims that Collingwood president Eddie McGuire has denied. The hair testing regimen does not reveal the identity of the players who tested positive. The testing is voluntary and the only consequence for the…

No longer content to boast of the league’s largest collection of wooden eating utensils, the St. Kilda Saints served notice against the Port Adelaide Power in round one. The Saints carried a 21-point lead into the third quarter and only an epic comeback by the Power saved the day to produce a 133-100 victory in…

Japanese stayer Tosen Stardom has arrived in Sydney and gone into quarantine with plans of participating in the2000 metre G1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick on 9 April. Other than his sire, dam and grand dam, Tosen Stardom is of predominantly U.S. stock. He has raced before in Australia, with his best finish being in…

Bangladesh failed to stand up with the match on the line when their Twenty20 team succumbed by one run to India, an outcome that could have significant implications for Australia’s hopes. Had Bangladesh won, Australia would have needed help in order to advance to the semifinals, but the win by India means that Australia can…

In a masterful performance that bodes well for a return to the form at the end of last season that was nothing short of mind-boggling, Jason Day won the Arnold Palmer Invitational by leading from start to finish. He was tied for the lead at times during the 72-hole event as the PGA Florida swing…

Mercedes took the top two spots in the Formula 1 portion of the Australian Grand Prix, with Nico Rosberg, driving for Germany, posting an eight-second win over Great Britain’s Lewis Hamilton. Ferrari driver and reigning F1 champion Sebastian Vettel was third, another two seconds behind Rosberg. Fourth position went to Daniel Ricciardo, representing Australia in…

About the only newsworthy element concerning the Golden State Warriors on what seems an inevitable path to a consecutive NBA Championship is the statistical records the team is amassing at the season winds down to the last dozen regular games prior to the playoffs. Golden State, in beating the hapless New York Knicks 121-85, won…

In a welcome departure from the usual sports fare involving one kind of scandal or another, former NRL star Jamal Idris has delayed any discussions about returning to the game in order focus on building an orphanage in Ghana despite the country’s National Security Council calling for public vigilance concerning what is deemed a credible…