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NewsAFP NewsRugbyU: 'Down and dirty' All Blacks have tip for Lions
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has fired up the verbal war with the British and Irish Lions again, suggesting they play New Zealand style to be competitive in the second Test in Wellington next week. The world champion All Blacks put away their razzle dazzle to get "down and dirty" when they
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Vikings back receiver Floyd's alcohol in tea claim
Minnesota Vikings officials are backing receiver Michael Floyd's fight against a house arrest violation that could land him in jail, one he says was caused by tea that contains alcohol. Floyd said in a sworn affidavit, according to the St. Paul Pioneer Press newspaper, that the Vikings encourage
NewsAFP NewsGermany coach wary of Cameroon threat
Joachim Loew remains wary of the threat posed by Cameroon as the Germany coach bids to maintain his decade-long record of reaching the semi-finals at major tournaments in the Confederations Cup on Sunday. The world champions take on Cameroon's Indomitable Lions at Sochi's Fisht Stadium while
NewsAFP News'Fantastic' Hamilton leaves Lauda stunned
Mercedes team boss Niki Lauda said he had never seen anything like it after watching Lewis Hamilton scorch to pole position in the final seconds of Saturday's qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The three-time champion Austrian, who is Mercedes' non-executive chairman, also praised the
NewsAFP NewsVettel shrugs off Mercedes' Baku lockout
Championship leader Sebastian Vettel was anything but downbeat after his Ferrari team were swept aside by a Mercedes front row lockout in Saturday’s qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Despite being beaten by his main rivals and outpaced by his team-mate Kimi Raikkonen, the four-time champion
NewsAFP NewsComeback queen Kvitova faces Barty for Birmingham title
Petra Kvitova, the two-time Wimbledon champion who is making a courageous comeback from injury, will face unseeded giant-killer Ashleigh Barty in the final of the Birmingham grass court tournament. Kvitova showed few signs of the appalling knife injuries to her left playing hand, securing a one-sided
