After being public enemy No.1 in Queensland for the better part of the past 19 NRL seasons, Paul Gallen isn’t expecting a standing ovation from the people of Townsville as …
Continue reading Gallen braces for frosty reception in QldSt Kilda are bracing for an Essendon backlash when the AFL teams meet at Marvel Stadium on Saturday afternoon. While the Saints escaped with a one-point win in their season …
Continue reading Saints ready for Bombers to fire upJosh Mansour’s season was barely 40 minutes old when he got caught in awkward position and immediately feared the worst. But after being cleared of serious injury, Mansour is hoping …
Continue reading Panthers’ Mansour shrugs off injury scareIt couldn’t get any worse for Gold Coast Titans coach Garth Brennan – or so he thought. The winless Titans are reeling after confirmation hooker Nathan Peats will be sidelined …
Continue reading Titans lose hooker Peats to serious injuryMelbourne Storm’s Marion Seve only got six minutes off the bench in his NRL debut last round, but that’s time he thought he might never get. The 23-year-old has stared …
Continue reading Storm’s Seve beats cancer for NRL chanceBrisbane coach Chris Fagan says his win-starved Lions are hungry for more but have been quick to put their AFL season-opening upset of West Coast in perspective. Fagan said the …
Continue reading Brisbane keep a lid on AFL expectationsLuckless Collingwood defender Lynden Dunn must undergo another reconstruction after re-injuring his knee in his first match back. Playing in an VFL pre-season match on Thursday afternoon, Dunn suffered the …
Continue reading Magpies’ Dunn suffers another knee blowThe Warriors believe handling the Christchurch factor best will determine the fate of Saturday’s NRL match against Manly. Which puts them in the box seat because they’ve done it before. …
Continue reading Surreal build-up for Christchurch NRL gameGeelong are preparing to confront the all-conquering 2018 AFL version of Melbourne rather than the outfit which surrendered meekly against Port Adelaide when they square off on Saturday night at …
Continue reading Cats’ Duncan expects Demons circa 2018Leading Ford team Tickford Racing say they are “not thrilled” with Supercars enforcing technical changes after complaints of an unfair advantage by rivals. But both Tickford Racing and Ford heavyweights …
Continue reading Tickford not thrilled with Supercars tweakStar Richmond forward Jack Riewoldt will miss up to a month of AFL action after scans on Friday on his injured wrist. The scans revealed Riewoldt fractured the radius in …
Continue reading Riewoldt out for a month with wrist injuryThree-time Miami Open champion Roger Federer has produced a vintage performance to advance to the semi-finals after he overwhelmed Kevin Anderson in a commanding victory. The 37-year-old Swiss collected four …
Continue reading Federer on track for fourth Miami titleRugby Australia’s upbeat new director of rugby Scott Johnson says there’s no reason why the Wallabies can’t win this year’s World Cup. Johnson began his new role on Friday, overseeing …
Continue reading Wallabies can win the World Cup: JohnsonPort Adelaide are rubbishing talk they will place a proverbial target on Carlton gun Patrick Cripps in Saturday’s AFL match. A week after chopping down Melbourne ace Max Gawn with …
Continue reading Port rubbish talk of target on Carlton aceSt Kilda’s Paddy McCartin is still suffering concussion symptoms three weeks after a head knock, leaving the forward sidelined indefinitely. The former No.1 draftee suffered his eighth concussion since 2014 …
Continue reading Saints’ McCartin still out with head knockHawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson is happy to continue the intrigue over whether highly-rated signing Tom Scully will debut for his new club against the Western Bulldogs at the MCG on …
Continue reading Scully selection still up in the airAshleigh Barty has progressed to the biggest final of her career with a straight-sets win in the Miami Open semi-finals. The 12th-seeded Australian sealed the match with an ace to …
Continue reading Barty powers into Miami Open finalTHE TANCRED STAKES 2400m, $1.5 million, weight-for-age, run at Rosehill The winner receives automatic entry into the Group One Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) and Group One Sydney Cup (3200m) at …
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