Australian tennis player Ashleigh Barty if showing promise in the tune-up for the U.S. Open that begins at the end of August, claiming the biggest win of her career with a 6 – 3, 2 – 6, 6 – 2 victory over Venus Williams. Williams is currently ranked number nine in the world, while Barty…

The U.S. may have wannabee professional athlete Tim Tebow to dominate the news there, even though there are few, other than his most ardent supporters, who believe Tebow has the chops to play at the top level of either the NFL or MLB, but Australia has boxer Anthony Mundine, who has expressed serious desire to…

Aussie Adam Gotsis continues to move up the Broncos’ depth chart, as another defensive lineman, as Jared Crick, a defensive end, was carted off the practice field with a back injury. At the rate at which they are going through defensive linemen, the Broncos might want to consider luring Jarryd Hayne into making the code…

The Sydney Swans have a tall task ahead of them in Round 22 of the 2017 Toyota AFL Premiership completion. Not only must they play top-ranked Adelaide Crows, they have to do it at the Adelaide Oval. The Crows may have at least a bit of revenge motivation ahead of the games, as it was…

There are two Rounds remaining in the home-and-away season of the 2017 Toyota AFL Premiership competition and the Adelaide Crows look to be the team of destiny, as they toured Etihad Stadium for a game with Melbourne and handed the Essendon Bombers a 43-point loss. At this juncture, it would be a bitter pill if…

Everyone agrees that there are some serious issues with which the Canterbury Bulldogs must deal, but there is far from anything resembling a consensus as to what should be done. Few Bulldogs critics hold the players responsible. The NRL has come more and more to the position that seems to dominate the National Football League…

Hopefully, the lasting image of Tiger Woods that will be carried in the minds of professional golf fans will not be the one of him hobbling around the course at Torrey Pines, California as he limped his way to victory in the 2008 U.S. Open, where he needed to endure a playoff with journeyman Rocco…

Two days from now, Jordan Spieth will begin his pursuit of history as he attempts to win the US PGA Championship at Quail Hollow, North Carolina. Should he win, he will become the youngest player ever to complete a career grand slam by winning all four of professional golf’s Majors. Spieth does not seem all…

In a somewhat surprising move, the NFL’s Miami Dolphins have signed retired former Chicago Bears and Denver Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler to a one-year deal that is for $10 million, but has potential, with incentives, to pay him $13 million next season. The Dolphins were obviously desperate, as they figure to spend the season without…

He finished first for the third time this season, but Marc Marquez scored a major tactical coup to secure the win by his crew’s impeccable timing in a pit stop where they shed tyres designed for a wet track to tyres for a dry track. The track surface was wet following pre-race rain, but the…