The Western Force will have to deal with a playmaker nicknamed ‘fettucine’ rather than Bernard Foley, with the NSW Waratahs losing the Wallaby pivot for their season-opening Super Rugby clash. …
Reigning world champion Jonathan Rea and Australian star Josh Brookes have had radically different build-ups to the 2017 World Superbikes season. Northern Irishman Rea is at the peak of his …
NRL star Johnathan Thurston believes Thursday’s successful think tank at league headquarters has strengthened the relationship between players and the governing body. In a first for the game, all 16 …
Western Force coach Dave Wessels is confident former NRL star Curtis Rona can handle a head to head battle with Wallabies ace Israel Folau in his Super Rugby debut. Rona, …
Cronulla skipper Paul Gallen insists he is yet to make a call on whether the 2017 season will be his last as he embarks on his 17th year in the …
Melbourne have lashed out at speculation about Jack Watts’ preparation despite leaving the forward out of their team again. A fit Watts was missing when the Demons opened their AFL …
The NRL are set to block controversial prop Matt Lodge from signing with Brisbane this year but are open to him resuming training with the Broncos’ first grade squad. After …
Cronulla have signed their first player since releasing Ben Barba, stealing Canberra winger Edrick Lee a week before their NRL season-opener. The reigning premiers announced on Thursday that Lee had …
A dearth of uninjured halfbacks for the Hurricanes has meant an early start to the Super Rugby season for TJ Perenara but it’s not something the All Blacks No.9 is …
Aaron Woods has lit the fuse for a fiery start to the NRL season at the code’s 2017 launch at a packed Martin Place on Thursday. Woods suggested the Tigers …
NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg won’t hesitate to ban for life any player found guilty of breaking betting rules. A tough-talking Greenberg defended the game’s close association with gambling following …
Tatafu Polota-Nau admits part of him now regrets playing through the immense pain of a broken forearm last year because it blocked Australia’s up-and-coming hookers from developing. The 31-year-old’s mission …
Flamberge will be out to equal his own modern-day weight carrying record when he chases back-to-back Oakleigh Plate wins at Caulfield. The gelding lumped 58kg to win a year ago, …
BLUE DIAMOND STAKES 1200m, Caulfield, $1,500,000, Two-year-olds HISTORY * First run in 1971 when won by Tolerance NOTABLE WINNERS * Manikato (1978); Rancher (1982); Bounding Away (1986); Midnight Fever (1987); …
Richmond coach Damien Hardwick says AFL finals are back on the agenda at Punt Road after last year’s season to forget. Hardwick told reporters on Thursday he was right to …
Dangerwood is dead. That’s if it ever lived. So says Geelong captain Joel Selwood, one half of the Cats’ feared one-two midfield punch along with Brownlow Medallist Patrick Dangerfield. To …
First emergency Sheer Madness has gained a start in the Group One Blue Diamond Stakes after the scratching of the Clinton McDonald-trained Spoils. Spoils was withdrawn on Thursday morning. Sheer …
Former NRL winger Curtis Rona will make his Western Force debut at outside centre in their opening round Super Rugby clash with the NSW Waratahs. The ex-Canterbury player will partner …
