Ben Cousins will be swapping his footy boots for Cuban heels on the new season of Dancing With the Stars. The AFL premiership player and 7NEWS Perth sport presenter has been announced as the first star joining this year’s show — in which the most unexpected celebrities are taking to the dancefloor. At his peak, … Read more
Hollywood megastar Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is taking time out from his movie career to make a shock return to wrestling. Johnson, 51, made his name as a professional wrestler but hasn’t been seen in a proper match since he took on another wrestler-turned-actor John Cena in 2013. Johnson appeared in the WrestleMania SmackDown ring … Read more
World Cup hero Travis Head has been released from Australia’s white-ball squads to rest ahead of the tour to New Zealand. The 30-year-old will sit out the last two ODIs against the West Indies, as well as three Twenty20s against the tourists, following a busy 12 months. It comes during a torrid time with the … Read more
Australian cricket legend Justin Langer says he remembers the moment “like it was yesterday”. In an extraordinary column for The West Australian, Langer has recalled the death of his good friend and West Coast hero Chris Mainwaring. Click here to read Langer’s full column in The West Australian. Analysis, local footy and the biggest moments, … Read more
There are concerns at Collingwood for young superstar Nick Daicos ahead of the AFL season. Daicos battled through a two-and-a-half hour pre-season session on Friday but was in clear discomfort. He was repeatedly seen grimacing and touching his groin area, and ended up on his back on the oval. Analysis, local footy and the biggest … Read more
Former champion swimmer and mum of four Libby Trickett has shared an important health message after undergoing a hospital procedure. The 2004 Olympic gold medallist is about to undergo a colonoscopy and had to navigate the preparation needed for that along with looking after her brood of kids. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Libby Trickett on … Read more
Australia have cantered to a eight-wicket win over the West Indies at a sparsely populated MCG in their first ODI since stunning India in last year’s World Cup final. Despite missing six of the XI who claimed a sixth one-day crown in Ahmedabad in November, Australia made light work of an even-more decimated Windies unit … Read more
Japanese kickboxing superstar Takeru Segawa will need a few weeks to walk off his ONE 165 main event defeat. ‘The Natural Born Crusher’ fell to ONE flyweight kickboxing world champion Superlek Kiatmoo9 in his ONE Championship debut on Sunday, January 28, but it’s the state of his left leg that has fans squirming. Watch ONE … Read more
India 1st innings Total 58 for –1, from 21.3 overs. Batting Runs Balls 4s 6s SR Jaiswal not out; 35 runs, 77 balls, 5 fours, 0 sixes, and a strike rate of 45.45 Sharma (c) c Pope b Bashir; 14 runs, 41 balls, 0 fours, 0 sixes, and a strike rate of 34.15 Gill not … Read more
Rally champion Giulia Maroni has died in a tragic accident while walking her dog. The 37-year-old Italian star reportedly “slipped and fell” off a mountainside during a hike with her partner, Simona Panzacchi, on the Modena Apennines on Sunday. She plummeted 50 metres to her death, hitting trees and rocks in the fall. Seven and … Read more
