No contact training and a five-day turnaround is hardly ideal AFL preparation, but Sydney’s sole worry remains the resurgent Western Bulldogs. The Swans’ lead-up plans for Thursday night’s clash at …
Continue reading Resurgent Dogs are Swans’ sole AFL ‘worry’Essendon’s Conor McKenna has tested negative to COVID-19 in another bizarre chapter to a saga which had threatened to derail the AFL season. The Bombers on Tuesday evening confirmed the …
Continue reading Conor McKenna tests negative to COVID-19The AFL has decided against making any cuts to its women’s competition despite navigating through the financial storm brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s AFLW season finished without …
Continue reading No changes to AFLW despite pandemic costsAll Blacks loose forward Luke Jacobson’s run of bad luck with injury has continued with the Chiefs’ flanker ruled out of the rest of New Zealand’s Super Rugby Aotearoa with …
Continue reading Fresh injury woe for All Blacks’ JacobsonVeteran Western Force rugby hooker Heath Tessmann has likened himself to a trusty FJ Cruiser as he gears up for the team’s assault against their Australian rivals. Tessmann thought his …
Continue reading Force hooker Tessmann like a reliable SUVAfter a show of faith from players, embattled North Queensland coach Paul Green has returned the favour by refusing to wield the axe for Saturday’s NRL clash with Newcastle. But …
Continue reading Cowboys coach Green refuses to wield axeLachlan Croker is ready to overcome his own injury demons, with Manly confirming Tom Trbojevic will miss up to eight weeks of NRL action and Dylan Walker six. Scans on …
Continue reading Manly’s Croker to step up again in NRLNewcastle’s teenage sensation Bradman Best will miss Saturday’s NRL clash with North Queensland for a biosecurity breach after visiting his parents. The 18-year-old visited his family on Sunday morning, just …
Continue reading Knights’ Best out of NRL for parent visitJamayne Isaako has been dropped for Brisbane’s crunch NRL clash with Gold Coast after coach Anthony Seibold named a raft of changes to the side. Isaako has been named on …
Continue reading Isaako dropped as Broncos make changesVeteran utility Gerard Beale says Wayne Bennett’s credentials can’t be questioned but for now the New Zealand Warriors are throwing their full support behind interim NRL coach Todd Payten. Despite …
Continue reading Warriors back Payten, Bennett in the mixBecoming the next Steve Renouf didn’t quite work out for nuggety hooker Issac Luke. But the former Kiwi international is still hoping to follow in his childhood hero’s footsteps and …
Continue reading Luke out to inspire NRL battlers BrisbaneParramatta skipper Clint Gutherson is confident lessons learned from their first loss of the season will help to keep the Eels at the top of the NRL ladder. A spirited …
Continue reading Eels to right NRL wrongs against RaidersWestern Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge says players and coaches will have to be flexible and resilient throughout the season as AFL clubs adjust to another change to training protocols. After …
Continue reading AFL teams adjust to training changesWarrnambool trainer Matthew Williams is convinced promising import Harbour Views can improve again in his second attempt over a middle distance before he is put away with the spring in …
Continue reading Harbour Views continues long range Cox Plate planWu Gok has already played a starring role in recent Sydney staying races and he headlines the nominations for another winter feature at Rosehill. The six-year-old Chris Waller-trained six-year-old gelding …
Continue reading Wu Gok heads WJ McKell Cup weightsTrainer Kris Lees is eyeing next month’s $200,000 Listed Ramornie Handicap at Grafton with Graff after an impressive trial on Tuesday. A multiple stakes winner with more than $1 million …
Continue reading Graff set to target Ramornie HandicapRacing Victoria CEO Giles Thompson is hoping patrons will still be allowed on-course by the end of July, but admits it’s less likely because of the latest coronavirus spike in …
Continue reading Coronavirus spike could hit race crowd returnGroup Two-winning colt Time To Reign is set to return to racing at Rosehill for just the second start of his three-year-old season. Trainer Gary Portelli, who prepared the colt’s …
Continue reading G2 winner gearing up for return
