Brisbane will return to where it all started to go wrong in the NRL when they face Parramatta at Bankwest Stadium on Friday. A record 58-0 finals loss to the …
Continue reading Parramatta NRL return won’t spook BroncosAs the long break-up of North Queensland’s most successful NRL team continues, interim coach Josh Hannay says the Cowboys can draw motivation for their rebuild from Penrith. Gavin Cooper and …
Continue reading Panthers a model for Cowboys NRL rebuildAlmost 60 years after Billie Jean King helped the United States win the inaugural Fed Cup, the team event is being re-named in honour of the greatest trailblazer in women’s …
Continue reading Fed Cup re-branded as Billie Jean King CupCanterbury rocked NRL finals-bound South Sydney in a dramatic 26-16 victory on Thursday night despite a spectacular refereeing error that threatened to derail it. Just two weeks out from the …
Continue reading Bulldogs upset NRL finals-bound SouthsWest Coast’s wretched run with injury continued as they ground out an uninspiring 15-point win over lowly North Melbourne that kept their AFL top-four hopes alive. Leading goal kicker Josh …
Continue reading Kennedy hurt as Eagles crash AFL top fourStar midfielders Stephen Coniglio and Dan Hannebery have been recalled as Greater Western Sydney attempt to upset St Kilda and sneak into the AFL finals. Coniglio, who last week became …
Continue reading Coniglio back for Giants’ crunch AFL clashMore than half the tickets to next month’s AFL grand final have been allocated to club members, with the league increasingly confident the Queensland government will raise the crowd limit …
Continue reading AFL GF ticket boost for club membersNewcastle’s Sione Mata’utia admits the Knights are making life pretty tough for their NRL coach Adam O’Brien. While they’ve secured their first NRL finals berth in seven years, the Knights …
Continue reading Knights defence key to NRL finals chargeNSW and Queensland are still trying to work out how to best pick State of Origin squads as half the NRL’s players prepare to exit the bubble in less than …
Continue reading States mull Origin selections, logisticsGreater Western Sydney are focused on St Kilda, rather than sneaking into the AFL finals, as they seek to draw a line under a tough week. The Giants’ run of …
Continue reading Slim AFL finals hopes not on Giants’ mindsHush Writer denied local trainer Kris Lees a coveted Newcastle Cup win 12 months ago and the Tulloch Lodge stayer could again prove his nemesis. Lees has never won his …
Continue reading Hush Writer to defend coveted Newcastle CupAFL players and club staff who remain in Queensland on holiday after their 2020 season commitments conclude will not be subjected to additional behavioural protocols beyond state government regulations. The …
Continue reading No AFL restrictions for holidaying starsEighteen months ago, New Zealand horseman Clayton Chipperfield took a giant leap of faith. Having run a successful breaking and pre-training business while saddling the odd thoroughbred on the side, …
Continue reading Catalyst set for return in The ShortsThe Warriors may have one foot on the plane back to Auckland but Canberra halfback George Williams says his NRL team can’t afford to take them lightly on Sunday. The …
Continue reading Raiders on alert for Warriors big farewellPenrith hope to have 8000 fans for their home final after the NRL’s biggest stadiums were cleared for Australia’s largest football crowds since the start of COVID-19 pandemic. Under the …
Continue reading Penrith eye 8000 fans as ANZ gets 40,000Brad Thorn doesn’t pretend to hide it – he just loves winning. And that’s all the former rugby league and union great is worried about as he attempts to add …
Continue reading Thorn’s single focus for Reds’ Super finalJames Cummings is hoping a return to a handicap can deliver Cascadian’s first Group One win when he starts in the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes. At his two runs this …
Continue reading Cascadian chasing first G1 in the Sir Rupert Clarke StakesOaks plans for emerging filly Montefilia will hinge on the covid-19 situation in Victoria but her next two spring starts are set in stone. Montefilia returns from a six-week break …
Continue reading Montefilia ready to step up in the Tea Rose Stakes

