They’re renowned for their clean skills, but West Coast will need to get a bit dirty if they want to keep their AFL flag defence alive. The Eagles’ crisp marking …
Legendary flanker George Smith wants Wallabies coach Michael Cheika to persist with his recent back row combination, even if it means putting David Pocock on the bench. The veteran loose …
West Coast’s Willie Rioli faces a suspension of up to four years after returning an adverse analytical finding for urine substitution in a routine ASADA test. The potential violation of …
South Sydney are refusing to be intimidated by the SCG and the Sydney Roosters’ record there this year, insisting it’s just as much their home. Heading into Friday’s qualifying final …
Wallabies five-eighth Bernard Foley will join Japanese Top League side Kubota Spears after the World Cup. Foley, who is already in Japan for rugby’s global showpiece later this month, will …
Sunday’s elimination final between Parramatta and Brisbane at Bankwest Stadium has become the fastest Sydney final to sell out in almost a decade. The NRL confirmed on Thursday afternoon that …
PREVIEW OF NRL WEEK ONE FINALS MATCHES (all times AEST): FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 Sydney Roosters v South Sydney Rabbitohs at Sydney Cricket Ground, 7.50pm Head to Head: Rabbitohs 126, Roosters …
Blake Ferguson has declared Maika Sivo the best winger in the game as the Parramatta flyer prepares for his biggest match yet in the NRL. Just four years after being …
The Cattery was a nightmare but the MCG will feel somewhat like home when West Coast players step out for Friday’s semi-final against Geelong. The Cats’ bid to have the …
The sweeping off-field changes continue at North Melbourne, with the AFL club’s veteran chief executive Carl Dilena about to leave. Dilena’s departure at the end of next month means three …
Geelong head to the MCG for a pivotal clash with West Coast desperate to avoid becoming the first AFL minor premier in 36 years to bow out of the finals …
Mitchell Moses is a more prepared man than in his 2017 finals jaunt with the Parramatta halfback now ready to shoulder a young team into September. Now in his sixth …
Todd Goldstein has reaped a rich reward from his seller’s market, securing a new three-year AFL deal with North Melbourne at the age of 31. Geelong, desperate for an established …
Melbourne pack leader Jesse Bromwich is making it his mission in Saturday’s NRL qualifying final to get on top of Canberra wrecking ball Josh Papalii. The New Zealand-born Queenslander scored …
Former England captain Dylan Hartley blamed artificial pitches for a knee injury that cost him a place in the Rugby World Cup squad and called them unsuitable for the professional …
Defender David Astbury says Richmond aren’t changing their preparations for their AFL preliminary final despite last year’s shock early exit. The 2018 minor premiers were surprisingly dumped out of the …
Don Pyke has quit as coach of AFL club Adelaide. Pyke, who coached Adelaide for four seasons, made the shock announcement on Thursday. “It is clear to me it is …
Canberra enforcer Josh Papalii says the club is better positioned to end their premiership drought than their last NRL finals run in 2016. Ask any of the Raiders senior players …
