Devastated Melbourne coach Dave Wessels says his team needs to harden up if they are to take the next step and play Super Rugby finals. The Rebels required only a …
Continue reading Rebels rue another lost Super seasonGold Coast’s Jarrod Wallace loves ex-teammate Adam Blair’s competitiveness and aggression. What he doesn’t love is the way the Warriors enforcer allows those qualities to cross into dirty play. Blair …
Continue reading Wallace urges Warrior Blair to ease nigglePredictably, John Asiata’s decision to change his international rugby league allegiance from Samoa to Tonga has lured the internet trolls out from under their bridge. What they don’t know about …
Continue reading Cowboy Asiata explains shock Samoan switchDeparting halfback Nick Phipps has managed to unearth a positive from the Waratahs’ wretched 49-12 loss to the Highlanders in Invercargill. However, disillusioned supporters will need to wait until next …
Continue reading Waratahs to benefit from thrashing: PhippsGold Coast forward Jai Arrow will have scans on his injured ankle on Saturday with his spot in next weekend’s second State of Origin in severe doubt. With Queensland to …
Continue reading Qld sweat on Arrow fitness for Origin IISix-time Supercars champions Walkinshaw Andretti United admits its title hopes are over ahead of the season’s halfway mark at this weekend’s Darwin Triple Crown. Team drivers James Courtney (14th) and …
Continue reading Walkinshaw: Bathurst win will save seasonThe timing’s right for Sean O’Sullivan to grab what could be a two-month NRL opportunity by the horns as he prepares for his Brisbane debut on Saturday. The 20-year-old halfback …
Continue reading Timing right for O’Sullivan’s NRL arrivalAshleigh Barty has vowed to enjoy her new-found status as a grand slam champion rather than worry about the pressure of expectation as she heads into her favourite part of …
Continue reading Barty out to enjoy status as Open championEssendon have put a dagger through Hawthorn’s AFL season with a crucial 19-point win over their arch-rivals at Marvel Stadium. Hawks coach Alastair Clarkson had called this a cut-throat game …
Continue reading Bombers score big AFL win over HawksThe Wests Tigers have won ugly in Townsville, beating North Queensland 27-26 in extra time thanks to a 73rd-minute penalty try to Michael Chee-Kam and a field goal to the …
Continue reading Marshall NRL magic winds back the clockItalian Matteo Berrettini has cruised into the Stuttgart Open last four after making light work of American Denis Kudla with a 6-3 6-3 win in just over an hour. The …
Continue reading Berrettini, Struff in Stuttgart ATP semisMelbourne have blown their chance to play Super Rugby finals with a humiliating 59-8 loss to the Chiefs in their last round clash at AAMI Park. The Rebels only needed …
Continue reading Rebels blow Super finals with big lossAxed Wallabies’ attack coach Stephen Larkham is set to join Irish rugby powerhouse Munster. A World Cup-winner in 1999, Larkham was culled from the Wallabies’ coaching team in the aftermath …
Continue reading Larkham to join Irish rugby club MunsterWorld champion Sebastien Ogier has retired from the Rally of Italy in Sardinia after hitting a rock and smashing his Citroen’s suspension on the fifth stage. “Following their impact with …
Continue reading Rock forces Ogier Italy Rally retirementFrench Open finalist Dominic Thiem has withdrawn from the grass-court tournament in Halle, Germany, which starts next week in the lead-up to Wimbledon. The 25-year-old Austrian, who lost a second-successive …
Continue reading French finalist Thiem out of Halle eventAn ankle injury to Jai Arrow has compounded Gold Coast’s 24-20 NRL loss to the Warriors. The Titans, who spent most of Friday evening’s second half camped in Warriors territory, …
Continue reading Arrow hurt in Titans’ NRL loss to WarriorsGWS have had a major boost for Sunday’s AFL match against North Melbourne in Hobart, with star forward Toby Greene returning from injury. Greene was a late withdrawal from their …
Continue reading Giants regain Greene for Hobart AFL clashA NSW Waratahs Super Rugby season marked by off-field strife has ended with an on-field capitulation, thrashed 49-12 by the Highlanders in Invercargill. All the damage came in a disastrous …
Continue reading Waratahs end Super season with heavy loss

