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Two-time recipient John Lang says Ivan Cleary must be rewarded for transforming Penrith from also-rans to premiership contenders with the NRL’s coach of the year award. Regardless of whether the …

Rugby league greats say the advantage rule that helped Canterbury set up a vital field goal in their NRL semi-final win over Manly on Saturday night needs to be changed …

Reigning premiers Hawthorn say they have the arsenal to bring down Sydney’s high-flying attack, led by their former AFL team-mate Lance Franklin. The competition’s two best teams will line up …

Axed Wests Tigers coach Mick Potter has revealed he felt like a dead man walking during the final three months of his tenure with the NRL joint venture. Potter was …

His month-long AFL suspension for choking North Melbourne skipper Drew Petrie has proved a blessing for Hawthorn defender Brian Lake. Ahead of Saturday’s grand final against Sydney, Lake said he …

He copped weeks of boos and pooh-poohs, but now Adam Goodes is primed for his fourth AFL grand final after a sterling 350th game. The dual Brownlow medallist wound the …

Hawthorn have added to the intrigue surrounding their AFL grand final selections by also withdrawing ruckman Ben McEvoy from Box Hill’s VFL team. The Hawks’ VFL affiliates are playing Footscray …

Exciting Collingwood AFL father-son prospect Darcy Moore has led the Oakleigh Chargers to a comprehensive 47-point win over the Calder Cannons in Sunday’s TAC Cup grand final. The Chargers captain …

Des Hasler walked through the losing Manly dressing sheds on Saturday night, found Geoff Toovey and Jamie Lyon and asked for a beer. Following his acrimonious exit from Brookvale three …

Manly winger Jorge Taufua has fallen from State of Origin hopeful to Sea Eagles outcast this NRL season, but has declared he’ll bounce back in 2015. Last year Taufua finished …

The AFL’s match review panel is expected to have zero impact on Saturday’s grand final. There was an absence of malice on the weekend, when Sydney and Hawthorn recorded contrasting …

Australian match-winner Sam Williams is eyeing up a shot at the English Super League grand final after Catalan Dragons kept their bid alive in dramatic fashion. The French outfit dumped …

Joe Pride flagged a possible clash with Group One star Lankan Rupee after Terravista annihilated a smart field of sprinters at Randwick on Saturday. The trainer, who has won feature …

Jake Stephens, the trainer who was propelled into the spring carnival spotlight with popular galloper Alcopop, will get another Caulfield Cup chance after the Naturalism Stakes victory of Gris Caro. …

Manly prop Josh Starling doesn’t want to see Canterbury adversary Josh Jackson rubbed out of the finals, but he does want to the NRL to address its anti-punching laws. Starling …

Chris Waller should have been in a celebratory mood after Junoob won Saturday’s Hill Stakes at Randwick. Instead, he was left to lament the difficulty of getting an in-form horse …

Manly coach Geoff Toovey will set his sights on sorting out the much publicised internal ructions at Brookvale, now the Sea Eagles’ 2014 premiership tilt is over. Last year’s NRL …

New Zealand are likely to be without centre Konrad Hurrell for this year’s Four Nations tournament because of pending wrist surgery. The blockbusting Warriors back is scheduled to undergo an …