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Parramatta have formally withdrawn their appeal against sanctions imposed by the NRL for salary-cap breaches. The appeal was lodged by the Eels’ previous board shortly before their resignation. The withdrawal …

Geelong star Jimmy Bartel has indicated he won’t stay on in 2017 if it means only acting as a playing mentor for the club’s VFL side. Fresh from playing his …

The Melbourne Rebels have secured Japan’s powerful No.8 Amanaki Mafi for the next Super Rugby season. Tongan-born 26-year-old Mafi made four appearances for Japan, including scoring two tries, at the …

Injured Lions captain Warren Whiteley has been declared fit to play the Super Rugby grand final against the Hurricanes. The No.8 and Lions captain will play his first match for …

Parramatta winger Semi Radradra could make a shock return from injury as early as next week, just in time to press his claims for Australia’s Four Nations campaign. The 25-year-old …

Injury-hit Gold Coast face a mammoth task against a Greater Western Sydney team Suns coach Rodney Eade believes are strong contenders to reach this year’s AFL grand final. The Suns …

Fremantle coach Ross Lyon says the appearance of a West Coast spy at Dockers training this week wasn’t a good look – literally. With Fremantle well and truly out of …

Gold Coast’s wretched injury run has continued with the Suns to lose Nick Malceski and Jesse Lonergan for Saturday’s AFL clash with Greater Western Sydney. Suns coach Rodney Eade confirmed …

Essendon ruckman Matthew Leuenberger insists morale at the AFL side remains high as they approach the end of a meaningless and miserable season. The Bombers are fully expected to collect …

Here’s something that will scare the life out of the AFL’s best ruckmen – Nic Naitanui has boosted his trademark big leap after losing 3kg during his injury lay-off. Naitanui …

Justin Leppitsch admits he could have easily dumped half his team in the wake of Brisbane’s latest AFL catastrophe. Instead, he will give the battling Lions another chance to prove …

Organisers of the glitzy new Brisbane Global Tens are hopeful it will give Super Rugby the high-profile summer springboard it has long needed. Around 300 of world rugby’s biggest names …

An “emotional” Jarryd Hayne says he is just as devastated as Parramatta fans that he hasn’t ended up back at the Eels. Preparing to train for the first time with …

Melbourne fans could catch a glimpse of the Demons’ forward line of the future on Saturday, with prized recruit Sam Weideman set to line up alongside young star Jesse Hogan. …

Manly have been transformed from the NRL’s whipping boys to one of the comp’s best performing sides in just four weeks, with Tom Trbojevic proving the catalyst. After a seven-game …

St Kilda coach Alan Richardson has praised the `clarity’ at AFL club Carlton, knowing first-hand that change is rarely quick or easy. The Saints collected the wooden spoon in 2014, …

Paul Gallen will extend his NRL career into a 17th season in 2017, the Cronulla skipper said on Thursday. Gallen will finalise a new one-year contract with the Sharks in …

BRISBANE GLOBAL TENS – WHAT THE BIG NAMES ARE SAYING ABOUT IT Former Wallabies and Crusaders coach and current Panasonic Wild Knights coach Robbie Deans: “To gather all these teams …