Will Genia has laid bare the despair of a decade of Bledisloe Cup beatings as he eyes one last crack at the All Blacks before next year’s World Cup. Nine …
Continue reading Genia sick and tired of Bledisloe beat-upsAdelaide co-captain Chelsea Randall initially was unaware that Danielle Ponter came from one of Australian football’s most lauded dynasties. Instead, the quietly-spoken teenager from Darwin let her playing do most …
Continue reading Ponter adds Long-Rioli lineage to AFLWHe may be in self-imposed exile, but Wallabies star Lukhan Tui is “training the house down” in preparation for a bumper return to rugby in 2019. That’s the inside word …
Continue reading Grieving Wallaby to return strongerIsrael Folau is all but certain to start in the centres for the Wallabies for the first time in Saturday’s third and final Bledisloe Cup clash of the year against …
Continue reading Folau in line for Wallabies centre switchBack on Australian soil, Ben Barba says being closer to his family prompted his decision to join North Queensland for his NRL return. Barba arrived at Cowboys HQ in Townsville …
Continue reading Barba relishing chance to return homeAll Blacks hooker Codie Taylor is promising no let-up for Australia despite the dead-rubber nature of the third Bledisloe Cup Test in Yokohama, Japan. Spurred by last year’s shock loss …
Continue reading All Blacks focused on Bledisloe Cup sweepGrainy three-year-old footage has cast doubt on former premiership star Shane Mumford’s prospects of making an AFL comeback. The AFL is aware of and investigating after footage surfaced of the …
Continue reading Mumford AFL return doubt amid powder probeExpansion club Geelong have picked midfielder Nina Morrison with the No.1 selection in the AFLW draft. The 17-year-old Geelong Falcons on-baller was the hot tip for the honour. The Cats …
Continue reading Cats take Morrison with AFLW top pickFormer Wallabies five-eighth Quade Cooper has dropped the biggest hint yet he’ll sign with the Melbourne Rebels while delivering an in-your-face message to Brad Thorn. In a not-so-cryptic social media …
Continue reading Super Rugby’s Reds ‘forced’ me out: CooperLuke Brooks is ready to stamp his authority as the Wests Tigers’ No.7 for the rest of his NRL career, according to veteran Benji Marshall. Brooks is off-contract at the …
Continue reading Benji sees Brooks step up at TigersStar Melbourne recruit Steven May has defended his AFL trade as a move that was right for him and fairer for Gold Coast. The key defender joined fellow Suns co-captain …
Continue reading May looks for success, fresh AFL startSpeedy Penrith centre Waqa Blake has become the sixth Panther to commit long-term to the club, signing on until the end of the 2023 NRL season. A Fiji representative who …
Continue reading Penrith add Blake to long-term NRL brigadeThe NRL is investigating an alleged racist comment made by a worker in an NRL polo shirt during Saturday’s Test between the Kangaroos and Tonga in Auckland. The Tongan DJ …
Continue reading NRL investigating alleged racist commentThe bitter dispute between Manly and former coach Trent Barrett should be resolved within a fortnight, Sea Eagles chief executive Lyall Gorman says. Barrett’s future was thrown into even more …
Continue reading Barrett issue should be resolved in weeksThree-time champion Winx will jump from barrier six of eight when she bids to win her fourth Cox Plate at Moonee Valley. Her main market rival, the Saeed bin Suroor-trained …
Continue reading Winx draws Barrier 6 in Cox Plate FieldGodolphin’s Kementari has drawn barrier 12 of 14 in the Group One Manikato Stakes at Moonee Valley. Despite the alley, the four-year-old remains favourite at $4.60 ahead of three-year-old filly …
Continue reading Final Field announced for Manikato StakesBest Solution has escaped a weight penalty for his bid to claim the coveted Cups double in Melbourne. The Saeed bin Suroor-trained Best Solution carried top weight of 57.5kg to …
Continue reading No 2018 Melbourne Cup weight penalty for Best SolutionThird seed Marin Cilic eased into the second round of the Swiss Indoors tournament with a 6-4 6-2 victory over young Canadian Denis Shapovalov in Basel on Monday. The Croatian, …
Continue reading Cilic too strong for Shapovalov in Basel

