Essendon have scored an off-field recruiting coup, luring respected AFL assistant coach Ben Rutten away from Richmond. Rutten will stick with the Tigers until their premiership campaign finishes and join …
Island time has served its purpose. Now the pent-up Wallabies have hit the Auckland mainland and can throw everything at a second Bledisloe Cup Test in which they concede nobody …
St George Illawarra captain Gareth Widdop remains hopeful of a return for the first week of the NRL finals as he recovers from injury. Widdop is now two weeks into …
Geelong forward Brandan Parfitt is spoilt for role models as he makes the seemingly inevitable transformation from highly-rated youngster to AFL star. Parfitt, 20, was among several Cats attackers to …
The Sydney Roosters will enter the final fortnight of the regular season with the healthiest roster in the NRL following the possible early return of Jared Waerea-Hargreaves from injury. Waerea-Hargreaves …
Hawthorn expect they will need to overcome fit and fired-up Sydney superstar Lance Franklin if they are to claim a coveted top-four spot on the AFL ladder. The stakes are …
They were warned they would be driven around The Bend. Still, it came as a surprise when Supercars series leader Scott McLaughlin “looked like a Gumby” as some of the …
An end-of-season rugby league Test match between Australia and Tonga is closer to being given the green light following a meeting involving leading Kiwi officials. The New Zealand Rugby League …
Have Carlton put together the worst AFL season since Fitzroy? The comparison is too close to comfort for everyone at the Blues ahead of their round 23 visit of Adelaide …
Melbourne will be forced to call on makeshift hooker Ryley Jacks for their NRL clash with Gold Coast if skipper Cameron Smith doesn’t pass final fitness tests on his injured …
Brisbane coach Wayne Bennett says the next fortnight will help determine whether his side truly believes they can win a premiership in what he described as one of the most …
GWS coach Leon Cameron expects his co-captain Phil Davis to play in Sunday’s AFL clash with Melbourne, but says it’s unlikely dashing defender Zac Williams will make his long awaited …
As rivals circle his star playmaker Cameron Munster, Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy has called on the NRL to reward clubs through the salary cap for developing talent. Seven NRL …
Brisbane can’t make the top eight but skipper Dayne Zorko says they want to shape it by tipping West Coast into a nightmare AFL finals match-up with Richmond. The Lions …
Anthony Seibold doesn’t think Greg Inglis would be joining the coaching merry-go-round soon. But as far as taking a clipboard and showing the younger kids a thing or two, the …
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Collingwood defender Sam Murray is allegedly under investigation after a post-match drugs test last month. The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority last week made the 20-year-old aware of an elevated reading …
