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The wife of Danny Frawley has revealed her husband’s mental health had deteriorated in the weeks leading up to his death, and she’s urging others grappling with mental demons not …

Jack Gosiewski spent three weeks knocking on Des Hasler’s door, just asking for another chance. Struck down by a pelvis injury, the second-rower’s NRL season looked over in June. He …

Brisbane have refuted a claim that Darius Boyd will step down from the captaincy after their humiliating NRL finals exit. But club great Willie Carne wants the Boyd to go …

Could severe dehydration and a negative blood test hold the key to AFL forward Willie Rioli’s urine-tampering defence? Rioli is facing a ban of up to four years after the …

Martin Taupau’s return will make Manly’s starting middle the most dangerous of the remaining finalists ahead of Friday’s heavyweight clash with South Sydney. Taupau is set to come back from …

Parramatta star Mitchell Moses has implored his teammates not to get carried away with Sunday’s historic NRL finals win, saying their job isn’t done yet. The Eels sent an ominous …

Parramatta are breathing a sigh of relief after playmaker Dylan Brown was cleared by the NRL match review committee. But there may be more pain for Brisbane with lock Joe …

TEAM-BY-TEAM POOL STAGE FIXTURES (date/opponent/venue/time AEST/pool) Argentina – Sept 21 v France Tokyo 1715 (C) Sept 28 v Tonga Osaka 1445 (C) Oct 5 v England Tokyo 1800 (C) Oct …

GWS director Jimmy Bartel says as much as Giants star Toby Giants has a rap sheet “as long as his arm”, it shouldn’t count against him when he challenges a …

It’s the new age Rugby World Cup which poses one of the sport’s oldest questions – will a good big man beat a good little man? Hulking packs and rushing …

WORLD CUP STARS IN WAITING Fullback – Beauden Barrett (New Zealand). A two-time world player of the year but they were both at five-eighth. Transferring his skills to the open …

LIKELY WORLD CUP QUARTER-FINALISTS POOL A Ireland (Ranked 1st) – Their lofty ranking is questionable given their messy form of 2019 but Joe Schmidt’s team has few weaknesses and should …

The George Main Stakes looms as a campaign-defining race for Verry Elleegant with trainer Chris Waller to weigh up the mare’s options after the Group One event. Waller admits Verry …

Queensland trainers have requested stewards clarify the rules for the late replacement of claiming apprentices after a dispute at Doomben. Apprentice Baylee Nothdurft was stood down with illness after the …

A former member of champion Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien’s operation will attempt to win a Group One race for a local stable at Caulfield. Spirit Of Valor will contest the …

Having shown he is still in business for a third win in the Everest with his Concorde Stakes victory, Redzel faces his next challenge on the path to his spring …

Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan believes he still has plenty of options for sprinter Zoustyle including a possible trip to Western Australia. Zoustyle tasted defeat for the first time in seven …

This time next year David Hayes will be back in Hong Kong and a few meetings into a new racing season. He will be divorced from the training partnership he …