Coaching supremo Craig Bellamy is expected to announce he is staying with NRL premiers Melbourne Storm at a media conference on Monday afternoon. The premiership-winning NRL mentor was heavily linked …

Castleford centre Jake Webster played a key role as the Tigers sent defending Super League champions Leeds crashing to their first defeat of the season on Sunday. Webster, who enjoyed …

North Queensland’s champion playmaker Johnathan Thurston has been booked in to have precautionary scans on an injured wrist on Monday. The Cowboys star, who suffered a heavy head knock in …

Canterbury fans are salivating at the prospect of a fearsome one-two punch after getting their first glimpse of blockbusting back-rower Tony Williams in Sunday’s NRL trial win over Newtown. The …

The NRL says it is not yet in a position to notify the clubs that have been under investigation as part of the explosive probe into Australian sport. The AFL …

He’s the reigning Dally M Medallist and Indigenous All Stars match-winner, but Ben Barba doesn’t deserve to dislodge Billy Slater as Queensland’s No.1 according to Maroons five-eighth Johnathan Thurston. Barba …

Manly monster George Rose revealed the Indigenous All Stars forwards set themselves a personal challenge to lay a winning platform for their brilliant backs at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night. …

Master coach Wayne Bennett says it’s inevitable rugby league’s annual All Stars game will become a travelling show for all fans to enjoy. More than 40,000 witnessed some dazzling pre-season …

Melbourne’s big guns will all be on deck for their World Club Challenge, with star trio Billy Slater, Cameron Smith and Cooper Cronk overcoming injury concerns to be named in …

Manly front-rower George Rose has proposed a compromise on the NRL’s controversial shoulder charge ban. A tongue-in-cheek Rose suggested officials could introduce an “applause metre” and, if the crowd loved …

Laurie Daley has sounded a warning to all conquering Queensland coach Mal Meninga that he will have a battle on his hands in this year’s rugby league State of Origin …

Nine months of frustration are finally over for Tariq Sims after the blockbusting forward helped inspire the North Queensland Cowboys’ come-from-behind 28-24 NRL trial win over the Brisbane Broncos in …

The dark cloud hanging over Australian sport received a welcome silver lining as Canterbury sensation Ben Barba inspired the Indigenous All Stars’ 32-6 win over an NRL ‘who’s who’ at …

A serious knee injury to impact forward Sione Lousi soured Matt Elliott’s first game in charge of the Warriors on Saturday night. Elliott’s youthful New Zealand outfit – missing 17 …

South Sydney have dumped their co-captaincy structure, installing Michael Crocker as their sole skipper for the 2013 NRL season. The Rabbitohs blossomed into a finals team last season under the …

A serious knee injury to impact forward Sione Lousi soured Matt Elliott’s first game in charge of the Warriors on Saturday night. Elliott’s youthful Warriors outfit fell 42-24 to the …

South Sydney have opened their NRL pre-season campaign with a comfortable 38-12 win over Papua New Guinea in Saturday’s trial encounter at Redfern Oval. With owner Russell Crowe watching on …

Promising Wests Tigers fullback James Tedesco survived his first hitout since the knee reconstruction which ruined his rookie campaign but it was Penrith who won an NRL trial thriller 34-32 …