Melbourne centre Billy Meakes has escaped suspension for foul play in the Rebels’ Super Rugby win over the Sunwolves last Saturday night. Meakes had to answer via video conference to …
Continue reading Melbourne Rebels’ Meakes escapes Super banBen McEvoy feels like Hawthorn’s midfielders aren’t quite on the same page yet as they deal with the absence of Brownlow medallist Tom Mitchell. But they’re getting closer. The Hawks …
Continue reading Hawks rookies searching for AFL chemistryConnor Watson admits it would be disappointing if he was forced to return from a knee injury as a utility player after being replaced at fullback by Kalyn Ponga. Watson …
Continue reading Bench return likely for Knights’ WatsonThe Sydney Roosters and the NRL have given the SCG the all-clear after inspecting the ground’s surface on Tuesday. Officials from both clubs met with the SCG and the stadium’s …
Continue reading NRL and Roosters give SCG the all clearGreg Inglis’ South Sydney teammates have rubbished rumours about his immediate NRL playing future after the Rabbitohs skipper was granted a week’s leave. After being absent for the last fortnight, …
Continue reading Souths rubbish GI retirement rumoursFremantle will bunker down and wait for club medical opinion on star player Nat Fyfe as their midfield problems mount ahead of the Dockers’ grudge derby with West Coast. Coach …
Continue reading Lyon no clearer on Fyfe AFL availabilityThe Brumbies are anxious to rid themselves of third quarter vulnerability that has left them staring at a gap to close if they’re to reach the Super Rugby playoffs. In-form …
Continue reading Brumbies target third quarter shortcomingsWest Coast coach Adam Simpson isn’t convinced fans will be as forgiving as the players when the Eagles renew their AFL derby rivalry with Fremantle. Simpson is adamant there will …
Continue reading Gaff in spotlight for western AFL derbyNorth Queensland will scour the NRL open market but options for a marquee signing are decidedly limited after missing out on Valentine Holmes. The Cowboys’ plans for their fullback role …
Continue reading Cowboys turn to NRL open marketThe NRL will take no further action over Latrell Mitchell’s failure to leave a NSW hotel after the star centre avoided sanction from the Sydney Roosters. Two days after his …
Continue reading NRL happy with Mitchell, Roberts no actionA midgame meltdown from Richmond’s Dustin Martin has seen the midfielder suspended for two weeks and Brisbane Lions’ youngster Lachie Neale ($6) firm in TAB’s Brownlow market. Neale is now …
Continue reading Lachie Neale’s odds firm to win Brownlow MedalHe’s one of the small men most vulnerable to late shots but Cooper Cronk believes the message is getting through and the NRL doesn’t need to toughen penalties for offenders. …
Continue reading Penalties big enough for late hits: CronkAustralian basketballer Tom Wilson hasn’t settled on a starting point for his AFL career after closing the door on his hoops dreams. Six weeks after making his debut for the …
Continue reading Basketballer Wilson considers AFL optionsBernard Tomic has progressed to the second round of the US Men’s Clay Court championship in Texas with a tight straight-sets win over Denis Kudla. Australian Tomic fired 11 aces …
Continue reading Tomic advances at ATP event in HoustonGold Coast are going so well that defender Pearce Hanley admits he isn’t sure how long they can keep it up. The adopted Queenslander has won just 43 of his …
Continue reading Fit Hanley relishes Suns’ bright AFL startSouth Sydney skipper Greg Inglis is set for another week on the sidelines after being ruled out of Saturday’s NRL clash with the Warriors because of illness and injury. The …
Continue reading Virus, injury keep Inglis on NRL sidelineFORMULA ONE’S RACE HISTORY IN NUMBERS 1 – One posthumous champion, Austrian Jochen Rindt who died during practice for Lotus at Monza in 1970. His widow Nina collected the trophy. …
Continue reading Formula One’s 1,000 races in numbersFormula One will celebrate its 1,000th world championship race this weekend at the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai, one of the sport’s newer tracks, but the milestone requires careful wording. …
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