Roger Federer is the best tennis player of the current generation but reigning world No.1 Novak Djokovic remains the most difficult opponent in Rafa Nadal’s career, the Spaniard’s uncle and …
Continue reading Toni Nadal salutes Federer, DjokovicRugby league cleanskin Cooper Cronk says the NRL is past the point of tolerating the loose actions of players like South Sydney star Cody Walker. Walker is being investigated by …
Continue reading ‘We can’t have it’ – Cronk slams NRL bratsThe last time Corey Oates suffered a cut on his leg, he spent nine days in hospital with a staph infection. So imagine the Brisbane winger’s panic when he slashed …
Continue reading Whipper snipper can’t stop Bronco OatesTwo-times world champion Fernando Alonso is ready for a Formula One comeback, according to his long-time adviser and former Renault team boss Flavio Briatore. The 38-year-old Spaniard left F1 at …
Continue reading Alonso ready for F1 return, says ex-bossCollingwood are willing to fly more often during the coronavirus-affected AFL season in order to share the travel burden with rival clubs, coach Nathan Buckley says. The Magpies are often …
Continue reading Pies coach flags AFL travel concessionA Group Two at Eagle Farm is the preference over a Randwick juvenile race for Wild Ruler who could press his claims for the Group One JJ Atkins. The Snowden …
Continue reading Wild Ruler set to head to Brisbane for Champagne ClassicMike Moroney’s already impressive spring team is likely to be bolstered with the addition of a promising young galloper from the trainer’s New Zealand stable. Moroney, whose Melbourne yard is …
Continue reading Mike Moroney’s strong spring team gets strongerSanta Ana Lane has been made topweight for his bid to win the Stradbroke Handicap for a second time. The Anthony Freedman-trained sprinter has been handicapped on 58.5kg, up 3kg …
Continue reading Santa Ana Lane topweight for Stradbroke HandicapBrisbane captain Dayne Zorko’s physical response to the possibility of resuming the AFL season with a block of games in Queensland said it all. With Port Adelaide, Adelaide, West Coast …
Continue reading Lions must not waste AFL home run: ZorkoNSW Police is investigating an altercation allegedly involving Cody Walker after a bizarre video emerged online showing the NRL star kicking a man in the chest in a Casino street …
Continue reading Souths star Walker investigated by policeNSW Waratahs halfback Jake Gordon is relishing the prospect of weekly battles between potential Wallabies aspirants in the mooted replacement Super Rugby competition. The tournament had been suspended in mid-March …
Continue reading Domestic Super comp appeals to Tah GordonCorey Oates insists revenge won’t be on Brisbane’s mind when they take on Parramatta for the first time since their embarrassing 2019 NRL finals exit. But the winger says the …
Continue reading Bonded Broncos have point to prove: OatesNewcastle utility Kurt Mann spent no more than three consecutive NRL games in the one position in 2019 but hopes to have finally found his spot in the halves. After …
Continue reading Mann keen for stability in Knights’ spineSydney Roosters prop Jared Waerea-Hargreaves has backed any move to reduce the NRL’s interchange, believing the game’s fittest forwards should be rewarded. The NRL will consider cutting the interchange limit …
Continue reading Roosters big man backs less interchangesNew Zealand jockey Opie Bosson has turned his back on a permanent move to Australia, committing to the Te Akau Racing operation as its retained stable rider for another season. …
Continue reading Opie Bosson set to continue riding in NZWarriors boss Cameron George has called on the NRL to reconsider after his relocated club’s request for a loan player to resolve a prop injury crisis was knocked back. Injuries …
Continue reading Warriors urge rethink after NRL rebuffAustralian jockey Damian Lane is preparing to extend his latest stint in Japan, starting from the Japanese Oaks meeting. Lane has been riding out of Tokyo on a four-week contract …
Continue reading Damian Lane to extend his Japan riding stintGWS veteran Heath Shaw has forecast a rise in active players adding coaching roles to their schedules as AFL clubs seek to keep costs down in coming years. The COVID-19 …
Continue reading More AFL player-coaches likely: GWS’s Shaw


