Israel Folau’s planned rugby league return could be over before it even begins as both his fate and that of Tonga’s board rests in the hands of a Thursday night …
Continue reading Folau, Tonga await rugby league fateCanberra’s next English recruit George Williams will have the same impact on the NRL as Gareth Widdop, according to fellow countryman Thomas Burgess. Burgess will be one of seven Englishmen …
Continue reading Next Englishman just like Widdop: BurgessIt has been derided as anti-rugby and the sport’s most inglorious attacking ploy but the Wallabies are all on board with the rolling maul at the Rugby World Cup. As …
Continue reading Rolling maul a Wallabies World Cup weaponGrowing up in PNG, Justin Olam would walk almost two hours to get to the nearest village with a TV to watch his beloved NRL footy. Fast forward almost 20 …
Continue reading PNG following grows for Storm’s OlamRichmond forward Jason Castagna says the Tigers will be out to look after any of their midfielders who cop a tough tag in Saturday’s AFL grand final. In round three, …
Continue reading Tigers ready to deal with Giants taggerNick Kyrgios’s apparent indifference to tennis’ Asian swing has played out accordingly on court, the Australian making a straight sets departure in the opening round of the Zhuhai Championships on …
Continue reading Kyrgios out in Zhuhai first roundReece Hodge will miss the rest of Australia’s Rugby World Cup pool games after being found guilty of a dangerous tackle at a judicial hearing in Tokyo. Versatile winger Hodge …
Continue reading Hodge banned from Wallabies pool gamesInaugural GWS Giants coach Kevin Sheedy Sheedy has showered his successor Leon Cameron with praise but admits they are very different personalities. Sheedy who coached GWS for their first two …
Continue reading Sheedy praises GWS coaching successorAshleigh Barty has recovered from a second-set hiccup to move into the quarterfinals of the Wuhan Open. The Australian looked to be cruising towards a win, up a set and …
Continue reading Barty through to Wuhan quarterfinalsLuke Keary was expecting Cooper Cronk to be busy plotting Melbourne’s demise again when he texted his veteran halves partner last Saturday night. The Storm were ruthlessly beating down on …
Continue reading Keary lauds Cronk’s NRL succession planA Japanese comedy duo and their management company have apologised after the pair reportedly said during a live event that Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka, who just won the Pan …
Continue reading Comedians sorry about Osaka ‘bleach’ jokeUruguay delivered the first upset of the Rugby World Cup with a stunning 30-27 victory over an error-prone Fiji in a Pool D match at the Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium …
Continue reading Uruguay stun Fiji in Rugby World Cup upsetAFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan says Willie Rioli and other AFL players have no one but themselves to blame if they make a poor decision and fail a drug test. …
Continue reading Rioli is accountable for breach: McLachlanARLC boss Peter Beattie will seek to finally bring an end to the Tongan players’ boycott by pushing the country’s national rugby league body to appoint a new board in …
Continue reading Beattie to back Tongan board removalRichmond premiership star Bachar Houli has backed first-year player Jack Ross to follow in the footsteps of Jack Graham to play a key role on the big stage of the …
Continue reading Star Tiger backs young bull in AFL GFExperienced hooker Schalk Brits will move from the front to the back of the scrum as South Africa made 13 changes to their side for the Rugby World Cup Pool …
Continue reading Boks makes wholesale changes for NamibiaRugby Australia has acknowledged the pressure faced by its referees at the World Cup and flown in specific coaches to ensure their whistleblowers maintain high standards. On the back of …
Continue reading Ref pressure addressed by Rugby AustraliaHow to fracture the best defence in world rugby? It’s a question the Wallabies have been asking themselves all week in Tokyo as they fine-tune for Sunday’s pool match against …
Continue reading Wallabies out to unlock watertight Wales

