Project Apollo committee member Troy Grant claims the Queensland government told the NRL not to send it a detailed plan for the competition’s resumption. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk on Thursday …
Continue reading NRL claim Qld govt didn’t want return planRugby Australia chief executive officer Raelene Castle has resigned on Thursday evening in the latest twist in one the code’s most dramatic weeks. Castle pulled the pin on her tenure, …
Continue reading Rugby Australia CEO Raelene Castle resignsNine has labelled the NRL’s “definite” May 28 start date as premature. The Rugby League Players Association (RLPA) on Thursday warned the return date could still change before the game’s …
Continue reading Nine calls NRL May 28 return into questionAustralia’s chief medical officer insists the NRL should require approval from the national cabinet before it can return to the field on May 28 as planned. The NRL received a …
Continue reading Call for cabinet approval to restart NRLNRL players will be willing to play as many games as possible in 2020 to fulfil the wishes of broadcasters, according to the Rugby League Players Association (RLPA). The NRL’s …
Continue reading Players open to NRL going late in yearThe Storm aren’t giving up on being back at their Melbourne training base early next month despite continuing to explore options over the NSW border. The NRL club are in …
Continue reading Storm hopeful of resuming Vic trainingPlayers’ union chief Clint Newtown has warned the NRL return date could still change as his association’s athletes await further details around health measures. Newton admitted he’d been left surprised …
Continue reading RLPA warns NRL return dates could changeA strong trial by filly Gotta Kiss has set the stage for an exciting showdown with Isotope at the Sunshine Coast. The pair clash in Saturday’s QTIS 2YO Handicap (1000m) …
Continue reading Boom Queensland fillies Gotta Kiss and Isotope set to clashThe Anzac Day Stakes for late season two-year-olds has proved a useful guide to their later prosepcts. Subsequent dual hemisphere Group One winner Merchan Navy won the race in 2017 …
Continue reading Lindsay Park to double up in Listed Anzac Day StakesWhile a power play is on for control of Rugby Australia, the governing body is ploughing ahead to get the game back into play in early July. RA is fending …
Continue reading RA committee working toward July compNathan Buckley admits he contemplated going for glory as he streamed through the middle of the MCG with seconds left in Collingwood’s famous Anzac Day draw with Essendon in 1995. …
Continue reading AFL greats remember Anzac Day thrillersTennis Australia chief Craig Tiley agrees with Roger Federer that it may be time the men’s and women’s tours merged, believing an alliance could also help solve the pay disparity …
Continue reading TA backs Federer’s call for tennis mergerCo-trainer Adrian Bott is confident Sacramento has the right profile to continue the stable’s recent domination of the VRC St Leger at Flemington. Trainer Gai Waterhouse has won the Listed …
Continue reading Waterhouse, Bott chasing another Listed VRC St LegerNorth Queensland coach Paul Green says it is “not fair” that teams have been asked to relocate to NSW for the NRL’s restart but he accepts that it is required …
Continue reading Cowboys to deal with relocation for NRLInterim NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo has assured staff no redundancies are planned at head office for now, with some employees to return part-time next month. Abdo addressed staff for …
Continue reading Abdo tells staff no redundancies plannedNorth Queensland coach Paul Green says it is “not fair” that teams have been asked to relocate to NSW for the NRL’s restart and will understand if a Cowboys player …
Continue reading Unfair for relocating NRL teams: NQ coachPrime Minister Scott Morrison says the federal government is open to granting the Warriors an exemption to arrive in Australia to participate in the resumption of the NRL competition. One …
Continue reading Fed govt to look ‘favourably’ on WarriorsThe AFL is unlikely to be as bullish as the NRL when setting a return date for its competition, according to Port Adelaide’s head of football. Port’s Chris Davies expects …
Continue reading AFL not as bullish as NRL: Port footy boss
