Despite establishing himself as a key member of the Canberra’s forwards last NRL season, Luke Bateman is taking nothing for granted after the arrival of reinforcements. The 22-year-old said the …
The return of Hawthorn’s Jarryd Roughead and a group of banned Bombers might bring some much-needed spark to the AFL pre-season competition amid fresh questions about its relevance. Essendon will …
MIKE FITZPATRICK ON… * Western Bulldogs’ 2016 flag: “It meant that a lot of those (equalisation) policies in my view had come through and were working.” * James Hird: “It’s …
No.1 seed Marin Cilic got to work in patching up the tatters of his early season with a scratchy 5-7 6-3 6-2 win over Benoit Paire to reach the second …
A face-to-face meeting at the Auckland Nines was pivotal to Kieran Foran’s contract finally being rubber-stamped by the governing body, says NRL boss Todd Greenberg. Foran is set to make …
Penrith star Trent Merrin has praised the club’s valuable depth that will allow the Panthers to replace one former international for a current one. New Zealand winger Dallin Watene-Zelezniak is …
Canberra trainer Matt Dale has decided to bypass the Lightning Stakes with stable star Fell Swoop in preference for a return in the Group One Oakleigh Plate. Fell Swoop was …
Winger Suliasi Vunivalu has extended his NRL contract with Melbourne until the end of 2018. The 21-year-old was the competition’s leading tryscorer in his debut season, scoring 23 in as …
Stand-in jockey Christian Reith has blamed racing circumstances for the odds-on defeat of Godolphin’s blue blood filly Alizee at Randwick. Earmarked as a potential Golden Slipper 2017 horse, Astern’s half-sister missed …
Despite a broken ankle bringing a premature end to Clay Priest’s breakout debut season, the Canberra forward is beginning to regain confidence his body can return to the NRL. The …
Western Bulldogs’ captain Robert Murphy believes the AFL’s first openly gay footballer may be years away from revealing himself for fear of sparking a media circus. The AFL has made …
Melbourne skipper Cameron Smith says the vacant Storm five-eighth role remains dependent on the return from injury of Billy Slater. After the departure of Blake Green to Manly, Cameron Munster …
Wallabies game breakers Bernard Foley and Israel Folau will take ownership.of a youthful.Waratahs backline in the coming Super Rugby season. Several of the young guns will be unveiled in Thursday’s …
MAJOR ISSUES DURING MIKE FITZPATRICK’S TIME IN CHARGE OF THE AFL 2007 – West Coast’s substance abuse dominates the AFL agenda following their flag win. Ben Cousins is later banned …
Regrets? Outgoing AFL chairman Mike Fitzpatrick has a few. But only a few, as the three-time Carlton premiership ruckman and Rhodes scholar concluded his decade-long tenure at the top of …
Israel Folau and Bernard Foley will take greater ownership this season of a youthful NSW Waratahs backline, some of who will be unveiled in Thursday’s Super Rugby trial against the …
Kieran Foran has been cleared to return to the NRL with the governing body registering his contract for 2017 with the Warriors. Foran won’t be available for the first two …
Corey Norman has been put in cotton wool and rested from Parramatta’s final NRL trial against Penrith on Saturday. Troy Dargan will line up at No.6 after Norman was not …
