South Sydney football boss Shane Richardson hopes the NRL’s postponement due to the coronavirus pandemic forces the league to recalibrate funding, saying it is currently “not a workable business model”. …
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Sam Burgess says NRL players will have just four weeks to prepare if the 2020 competition resumes after the postponement due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, the South Sydney assistant …
Continue reading Four week pre-season for players: BurgessPlayers are receptive to taking a major pay cut to ensure the game’s future amid the NRL shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, players union boss Clint Newton says. Newton …
Continue reading NRL players ready to take pay cut: RLPADavid Swallow’s AFL return will come one week later than the rest of the competition after the Gold Coast co-captain accepted a suspension for striking. Swallow was offered a one-week …
Continue reading Suns skipper Swallow accepts AFL banWhile a dozen of Melbourne’s Queensland players are heading home, coach Craig Bellamy expects that when they return the Storm will hit the ground running. With the NRL competition on …
Continue reading Storm’s Queensland players heading homeIn the midst of an NRL crisis, Newcastle have copped a further blow with confirmation star recruit Jayden Brailey has suffered an ACL injury that requires surgery. The 23-year-old hooker …
Continue reading Knights confirm Jayden Brailey ACL injuryAFL coaches are bracing for inevitable job losses as part of drastic cuts in football department spending during the coronavirus shutdown. Football departments had exploded in size over the past …
Continue reading AFL coaches expecting years of painWest Coast forward Josh Kennedy concedes there may not be room for him on the club’s roster next year even if he wants to continue his AFL career. The AFL …
Continue reading Veterans could be squeezed out of the AFLThe NRL has told clubs it has designed scenarios for the suspended competition to resume as late as September 1. The governing body is also planning for possible start dates …
Continue reading NRL sets September 1 as latest 2020 startARL Commission boss Peter V’landys says Todd Greenberg’s job as NRL CEO is safe amid the coronavirus pandemic. Two weeks after speculation was rife that Greenberg’s future was up in …
Continue reading Greenberg’s NRL job safe for now: V’landysCollingwood president Eddie McGuire has urged AFL decision makers not to “screw the players” amid ongoing pay negotiations during the competition’s shutdown period. Players have offered to take a 50 …
Continue reading Don’t ‘screw’ the AFL players: McGuireWarriors boss Cameron George has no regrets at their ultimately fruitless decision to base the team in Australia, even though the suspension of the NRL had an inevitable feel. The …
Continue reading Warriors don’t regret NRL team upheavalNRL players will be sent home with individual training programs in an effort to maintain some level of fitness before the resumption of the 2020 premiership. On Tuesday morning, NRL …
Continue reading NRL players to train solo to stay readyNRL players will have to “share” in the game’s inevitable cost re-structure after its indefinite shutdown, according to the players union boss Clint Newton. The league on Monday suspended its …
Continue reading NRL players will share in pay cuts: RLPAAll Blacks stars are bracing for pay cuts as an inevitable consequence of the sport’s inactivity in rugby-mad New Zealand over the coming weeks and months. Veteran Test hooker Dane …
Continue reading All Blacks accept pay cuts ‘inevitable’The prestigious Dubai World Cup meeting is the latest major event to be cancelled over the coronavirus pandemic. The race meeting, with prize money of $35 million and featuring the …
Continue reading 2020 Dubai World Cup meeting cancelledMore than 170 horses have been entered for races at Rosehill with the meeting scheduled to go ahead under strict biosecurity protocols. Saturday’s meeting features nine races, two at Group …
Continue reading Big entries for Tancred Stakes and Vinery Stud StakesNew Zealand Oaks winner Jennifer Eccles will not take part in the Sydney carnival with new travel restrictions on movement across the Tasman in place. The New Zealand government’s announcement …
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