http://www.abc.net.au/news/sport News from the world of sport http://www.abc.net.au/news/ http://abc.net.au/news/img/newslogo88.gif http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss ABC News Online Sun, 01 Aug 2010 18:01:39 +1000 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 18:01:39 +1000 Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce expects Vince Grella to remain with the English Premier League club despite fresh reports linking him with Galatasaray. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/01/2970222.htm 2970222 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 17:41:00 +1000 sport football aleague australia nsw sydney-2000 england Australia's backline depth will be sorely tested with unlucky outside centre Rob Horne ruled out for the rest of 2010 with an elbow fracture. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/01/2970220.htm 2970220 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 17:36:00 +1000 sport rugby-union australia Superstar centre Israel Folau scored two tries to boost Brisbane back into the top half of the competition with a 10-6 defeat of ladder leader St George Illawarra at Lang Park on Sunday afternoon. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/01/2970208.htm 2970208 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 16:49:00 +1000 sport rugby-league nrl australia nsw wollongong-2500 qld brisbane-4000 The Western Bulldogs followed the example of fellow premiership fancies Collingwood and Geelong in round 18 with a clinical 71-point destruction of North Melbourne at Docklands on Sunday afternoon. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/01/2970215.htm 2970215 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 17:14:00 +1000 sport australian-football-league australia vic footscray-3011 north-melbourne-3051 Melbourne put a major dent in Canberra's finals ambitions with an emphatic 36-12 win at AAMI Park on Sunday to end their recent run of wins. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/01/2970189.htm 2970189 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 16:00:00 +1000 sport rugby-league nrl act canberra-2600 vic melbourne-3000 The heat is on coach Robbie Deans as the Wallabies struggle to avoid repeating a grim period of their 79-year Bledisloe Cup history against the rampant All Blacks in Christchurch next weekend. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/01/2970204.htm 2970204 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 16:31:00 +1000 sport rugby-union australia new-zealand Richmond produced a gritty 20-point victory in freakish weather conditions to virtually end Adelaide's desperate run to the finals at the MCG on Sunday afternoon. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/01/2970198.htm 2970198 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 16:21:00 +1000 sport australian-football-league australia sa adelaide-5000 vic richmond-3121 Top seed and world number four Andy Murray won a curiously topsy-turvy encounter with Spaniard Feliciano Lopez on Saturday to reach the final of the LA Open. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/01/2970199.htm 2970199 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 16:22:00 +1000 sport tennis united-states Nigerian winger Nsofor Victor Obinna scored one goal and set up another to lead reigning European champion Inter Milan past 10-man Manchester City 3-0 in preseason friendly in Baltimore. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/01/2970173.htm 2970173 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 15:00:00 +1000 sport football english-premier-league football-italy united-kingdom england Sir Alex Ferguson believes livewire striker Javier Hernandez is poised for a bright Old Trafford future after the Mexican star scored for his old club Chivas against his new employers. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/01/2970175.htm 2970175 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 15:00:00 +1000 sport football english-premier-league mexico united-kingdom england New Zealand coach Graham Henry has praised Craig Joubert's hard-line refereeing that resulted in three yellow cards and left Australia reeling with 14 men during its 49-28 loss to the All Blacks on Saturday. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/01/2970174.htm 2970174 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 15:00:00 +1000 sport rugby-union australia new-zealand A second-half double to Mat Rogers helped Gold Coast secure fifth spot on the ladder with a 28-20 victory over the Warriors at Mt Smart Stadium on Sunday afternoon. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/01/2970156.htm 2970156 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 14:06:00 +1000 sport rugby-league nrl australia qld robina-4226 new-zealand While Geelong is looking forward to next week's showdown with Collingwood after dismissing Sydney on Saturday night, the Swans are clinging to a once-promising season that is in danger of fading away. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/01/2970146.htm 2970146 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 13:33:00 +1000 sport australian-football-league australia nsw sydney-2000 vic geelong-3220 Hometown heroes Bob and Mike Bryan advanced to their 100th career ATP Tour doubles final on Saturday, giving the American siblings a chance to win an all-time ATP doubles record 62nd title. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/01/2970144.htm 2970144 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 13:29:00 +1000 sport tennis united-states Wests Tigers coach Tim Sheens is set to decide on the contentious and vital issue of who should be his side's goal kicker, after superstar Benji Marshall relinquished the duty during Saturday's clash with Cronulla. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/01/2970142.htm 2970142 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 13:20:00 +1000 sport rugby-league nrl australia nsw balmain-2041 campbelltown-2560 cronulla-2230 leichhardt-2040 As tempting as it is, Melbourne coach Dean Bailey is not going to say the "f word" - finals, that is. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/01/2970143.htm 2970143 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 13:20:00 +1000 sport australian-football-league australia qld brisbane-4000 vic melbourne-3000 Brazilian defender Fabio Aurelio has been re-signed by Liverpool, just two months after being told he had no future at the Premier League club. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/01/2970140.htm 2970140 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 13:00:00 +1000 sport football english-premier-league united-kingdom england Wallabies winger Drew Mitchell has escaped further sanction after being sent off in Saturday night's Tri-Nations thrashing by the All Blacks. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/01/2970129.htm 2970129 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 12:28:00 +1000 sport rugby-union australia vic melbourne-3000 new-zealand Claims of shoddy construction in the venues for India's Commonwealth Games emerged this weekend as the organising committee head denied the latest in a slew of corruption allegations. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/01/2970071.htm 2970071 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 09:42:00 +1000 sport commonwealth-games organising-committee venue india Another loss was painful enough for Brisbane Lions coach Michael Voss, but the consequences of their 10-point defeat at the hands of Melbourne were truly shattering. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/01/2970120.htm 2970120 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 11:39:00 +1000 sport australian-football-league australia qld brisbane-4000 vic melbourne-3000 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus advanced to her third final of the year, taking down Australia's top seed Samantha Stosur 6-2, 6-3 at the WTA event in Stanford, California. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/01/2970033.htm 2970033 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 08:00:00 +1000 sport tennis australia united-states Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan lamented key decisions which went against his side as Wests Tigers survived for a 24-22 win at Leichhardt Oval on Saturday night. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/01/2970105.htm 2970105 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 11:04:00 +1000 sport rugby-league nrl australia nsw balmain-2041 campbelltown-2560 cronulla-2230 leichhardt-2040 Wallabies coach Robbie Deans rued Drew Mitchell's send-off and inexplicable momentum-turning errors after feeling the pain of an eighth straight loss to the All Blacks. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/01/2970084.htm 2970084 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 10:23:00 +1000 sport rugby-union australia vic melbourne-3000 new-zealand Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson has scrapped the top four from his wish-list after the Hawks suffered a shock eight-point AFL loss to Port Adelaide. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/01/2970104.htm 2970104 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 11:00:00 +1000 sport australian-football-league australia vic hawthorn-3122