Kangaroos selector Darren Lockyer has defended the decision to crown Billy Slater the best player of this year’s State of Origin series despite playing in just two of the three …
NSW coach Brad Fittler has warned his triumphant State of Origin team to search for ways to improve at club level or risk getting replaced next year. The Blues missed …
A chuffed Daly Cherry-Evans has lapped up praise from retiring Queensland great Billy Slater, who has anointed him as the state’s next long-term halfback. Cherry-Evans made a stunning return to …
STATE OF ORIGIN III AT A GLANCE * RESULT: Queensland 18 (tries: Valentine Holmes 2, Daly Cherry-Evans; goals: Holmes 3) bt NSW 12 (tries: Tom Trbojevic, James Tedesco; goals: Cleary …
Serena Williams is the undoubted comeback queen of tennis, but her Wimbledon semi-final opponent is enjoying quite the revival herself. After years in the doldrums, humble German Julia Goerges suddenly …
St Kilda coach Alan Richardson has hailed Dylan Roberton’s return to training as a significant morale boost at the bottom-four AFL club. Roberton is back running as he continues to …
Adelaide are being urged to be bold as they desperately seek to keep their AFL finals hopes alive against Geelong on Thursday night. Last year’s grand finalists sit two games …
Melbourne’s players don’t need reminding that any slip-ups in the run to the AFL finals can prove costly. The sixth-placed Demons will attack the final seven rounds of the home-and-away …
Roger Federer’s Wimbledon title defence is over following a dramatic five-set quarter-final loss to an inspired Kevin Anderson. The South African saved a match point in the third set before …
Three-time champion Novak Djokovic is the first man through to the Wimbledon semi-finals after seeing off Kei Nishikori in four sets. Djokovic overcame a series of rows with the chair …
BILLY SLATER: Denied a farewell try in the opening minutes, but got outside Latrell Mitchell for Valentine Holmes’ second try. Finished the game with three linebreak assists. 8.5 VALENTINE HOLMES: …
Queensland captain Billy Slater has capped off his State of Origin career by claiming the Wally Lewis medal as the player of the series. Slater missed the series-opener with injury …
Johnathan Thurston said they’d be despondent. Entering the sheds at halftime, Queensland had 68 per cent possession to 32. Forced NSW into 194 tackles to their 120. Enjoyed a 5-1 …
Goodbye Billy. And welcome back Daly. Queensland have provided one final highlight for Billy Slater, downing NSW 18-12 in State of Origin III in Brisbane to provide a fitting farewell …
Parts of the Suncorp Stadium crowd booed Daly Cherry-Evans when his name was read out by the announcer before State of Origin III. But by fulltime, even his biggest knockers …
Pint-sized playmaker Allan Langer will forever stand tall at Suncorp Stadium after becoming the latest Queensland rugby league great to be immortalised in bronze at the Maroons’ spiritual ground. Queensland …
The growing hype around Nathan Freeman’s AFL debut is probably a week too early. The injury-plagued midfielder trained away from the main group on Wednesday morning and that, combined with …
Star Adelaide forward Eddie Betts will return for Thursday night’s AFL clash with Geelong but key defender Daniel Talia remains in doubt with a foot injury. Talia has been named …
