The message from a fired-up Wayne Bennett to the media was simple on Thursday – leave Jarryd Hayne alone. Hayne received an unlikely ally after Bennett launched a passionate defence …
Port Adelaide defender Jack Hombsch has called for patience as Power players try to adopt fresh AFL game plans. Port have lost their two pre-season games with Hombsch admitting players …
Not since champion Makybe Diva more than a decade ago has a mare won the Australian Cup but trainer Ciaron Maher wouldn’t swap Jameka for any other horse in this …
Queensland Super Rugby coach Nick Stiles isn’t afraid to talk him up as the next Digby Ioane, but there’s another player boom winger Izaia Perese wants to emulate. The nuggety …
Melbourne underworld figure Mick Gatto has refused to comment about reports linking him to the Essendon supplements saga. “I’m going to show you all the respect you deserve – I’m …
Penrith veteran Peter Wallace has seen hundreds of players, young and old, looking to make their mark over the 13 summers he has spent preparing for NRL seasons. But he …
Important Collingwood defender Ben Reid will play his first game of the AFL pre-season series when the Pies face Richmond in Moe on Saturday. Reid has been carefully managed through …
Adelaide’s premier midfielder Rory Sloane is like a “caged animal” in his rehabilitation from a fractured eye socket, Crows coach Don Pyke says. Sloane resumed running on Thursday but will …
Coach Ricky Stuart is certain Canberra won’t run up another lopsided penalty count in their NRL clash with Cronulla. The Raiders face the Sharks in their first home game of …
South Sydney captain Greg Inglis has begun his long road back to the NRL after successfully undergoing a traditional knee reconstruction on Wednesday. Rabbitohs coach Michael Maguire confirmed his star …
North Melbourne key forward Ben Brown is pressing his case to play in round one of the AFL season after overcoming a knee injury. Coach Brad Scott says Brown was …
Queensland Reds coach Nick Stiles has reacted to an “atrocious” loss last week by dumping three players – including Wallaby lock Kane Douglas – from the Super Rugby team’s starting …
Wayne Bennett has resisted the temptation to unleash off season recruit Benji Marshall in Brisbane’s blockbuster NRL derby against North Queensland at Suncorp Stadium on Friday. The former New Zealand …
Newcastle have laid another corner stone in their rebuild, re-signing prodigal son Mitch Barnett until the end of the 2020 NRL season. A local junior, Barnett made his first grade …
Brumbies co-captain Sam Carter admits he was surprised by Scott Fardy’s axing but says Ben Hyne deserves his chance in Friday’s Super Rugby clash with the Western Force. Coach Stephen …
New Fremantle skipper Nat Fyfe admits he couldn’t help but feel a tad jealous of Patrick Dangerfield as the Geelong star ran rampant on the way to last year’s Brownlow …
PREVIEW OF SUPER RUGBY ROUND THREE (all times AEDT): FRIDAY, March 10 CHIEFS v HURRICANES at FMG Stadium, Waikato, 17:35 Head to Head: Played 28, Chiefs 12, Hurricanes 15, drawn …
Don’t expect any big announcements when SANZAAR chiefs complete their key meeting about the ailing Super Rugby competition on Friday. Representatives from the Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Argentina …
