James O’Connor and Tate McDermott produced a series of magical moments to lift the Queensland Reds to a record 57-5 bonus-point victory over the Western Force at Cbus Super Stadium. …
Continue reading Reds crush Force to top Super tableKai Sakakibara’s family admit they weren’t sure he’d see his 24th birthday this month. But six months on from a horror BMX crash that left him in a coma, he’s …
Continue reading Sakakibara on the mend after horror crashWith eyes on the NRL minor premiership, records continue to tumble at Penrith after thumping Cronulla 38-12 at Panthers Stadium on Friday night. Extending their club-record winning streak to 10, …
Continue reading Panthers extend winning streak over SharksEssendon coach John Worsfold is railing against his critics, saying the AFL’s supplements saga sanctions would have broken lesser clubs. Worsfold, in the last year of his five-year coaching contract, …
Continue reading Essendon coach rails against AFL criticsBrisbane forward Tevita Pangai Jnr has apologised for snubbing the NRL’s biosecurity protocols earlier this month as he fights to keep his contract at the embattled club. The 24-year-old also …
Continue reading Pangai to fight for Broncos contractManly hooker Manase Fainu will spend almost another year on the sidelines with his trial over an alleged stabbing only set to start next July. The 21-year-old entered a not …
Continue reading Fainu faces long wait on NRL sidelinesFOOTBALL FEATS OF THE RIOLI FAMILY: MAURICE RIOLI Born: September 1, 1957. Died: December 25, 2010 Place of birth: Melville Island, Northern Territory Original club: St Mary’s (NTFL) Other clubs: …
Continue reading The famous Rioli football familyNobody is certain how a rough leather football, stuffed with rags, first lobbed on the Tiwi Islands. But the ball’s arrival in the 1930s has shaped an Indigenous culture, an …
Continue reading How the Rioli family became AFL royaltyThe AFL will confirm within days that this year’s grand final will be played outside of Victoria for the first time. AFL boss Gillon McLachlan says the location of the …
Continue reading AFL to announce grand-final host next weekThe upper echelon of Supercars drivers are welcoming a return to more traditional racing for this weekend’s Darwin Supersprint. After back-to-back rounds of the controversial mixed tyre format, normal programming …
Continue reading Supercars ends mixed tyres trial in DarwinThe NSW Waratahs are expecting the same old game plan from the new-look Brumbies in their Super Rugby AU crunch match in Canberra on Saturday night. The Brumbies made a …
Continue reading Tahs expect Brumbies to play to strengthsNew Zealander The Bostonian has been backed into favouritism for the Group One Winx Stakes at Randwick and trainer Tony Pike can only add fuel to the fire. “Things are …
Continue reading New Zealander’s odds slashed to win Winx StakesOne has an Everest slot, the other is chasing one but the class of both Gytrash and Fasika shone through when they went head-to-head in a Warwick Farm barrier trial. …
Continue reading Gytrash and Fasika impress in barrier trialsIt is a big weekend of viewing for the OTI Racing ownership team with 11 starters in four different countries, a number of them potential Melbourne Cup horses. At Moonee …
Continue reading OTI to step out 2020 Melbourne Cup hopesPremier jockey James McDonald will be out to capitalise on a stellar book of rides at Randwick where he will be aboard four of the nine early favourites. While his …
Continue reading James McDonald with quality rides on Winx Stakes dayNew Zealand Rugby are still “really confident” the Rugby Championship could be played later this year after they were forced to postpone the North-South rugby match scheduled for Auckland next …
Continue reading NZ ‘confident’ about Rugby ChampionshipThe NSW Waratahs are expecting the same old game plan from the new-look Brumbies in their Super Rugby AU crunch match in Canberra on Saturday night. The Brumbies made a …
Continue reading Tahs expect Brumbies to keep to strengthsThe NRL won’t implement a HIA-like check for victims of crusher tackles, fearing it would only open the door for more flouting of the rules. Canberra coach Ricky Stuart called …
Continue reading NRL won’t have crusher tackle assessment
