The Sydney Roosters’ last premiership-winning halves pairing say Mitchell Aubusson is the right man to fill Cooper Cronk’s No.7 jumper if the champion halfback is ruled out of Sunday’s NRL …
Continue reading Pearce, Maloney back Aubusson at No.7Queensland State of Origin prop Tim Glasby isn’t going to trot out the same old worn-out cliche about trying to reward Melbourne with a premiership in his last NRL game …
Continue reading Glasby already repaid Storm before exitAustralian Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo and Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen will start Sunday’s Russian Grand Prix at the back of the grid after being penalised for exceeding the …
Continue reading Ricciardo to start Russian GP from bottomAustralian Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo and Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen will start Sunday’s Russian Grand Prix at the back of the grid after being penalised for exceeding engine …
Continue reading Hamilton sets Russia pace, RicciardoBernard Tomic’s tentative steps away from tennis’ battler ranks are gathering momentum with the former world No.17 moving into the semi-finals of China’s Chengdu Open. It wasn’t exactly the hallowed …
Continue reading Bernard Tomic into Chengdu semisAshleigh Barty’s run at the Wuhan Open has come to an end in the semi-finals after going down to powerful Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka. Barty, last year’s runner-up, couldn’t contend with …
Continue reading Barty’s run comes to an end in Wuhan semisIt will appear to be all crash and bash on game day but self-confessed rugby nerd Scott Sio will tell you there’s more to it than that. The Brumbies prop …
Continue reading Sio hits the books to counter the BoksMichael Cheika won’t waste his breath defending the Wallabies because he hopes they do the convincing themselves on the field this weekend. Wobbling at a record-low No.7 in the world, …
Continue reading Wallabies’ chance to win back fans: CheikaTravis Varcoe will dedicate the AFL grand final to his sister Maggie, hoping she watches over him one last time during a tumultuous September. The Collingwood defender and his family …
Continue reading Varcoe dedicates AFL grand final to sisterThere’s one less Burgess brother for rugby league teams to stop. Former Leeds and South Sydney forward Luke Burgess has announced his retirement at the age of 31 after battling …
Continue reading First Burgess brother retires from leagueIt must be pretty handy to have a seven-time premiership-winning coach in the same building. So it didn’t take long for Brisbane women’s coach Paul Dyer to walk into Wayne …
Continue reading Broncos seek Bennett’s advice for GF weekMason Cox’s childhood dream was to become an astronaut but his height meant it wasn’t possible. Now, Cox’s 211cm frame has helped put the American on the cusp of an …
Continue reading It’s no NASA but Mason Cox ready for MCGPerth great-grandmother Sylvia Prince rarely leaves her home – the “football mad” octogenarian is usually glued to her TV watching footy. But on Friday, the 85-year-old West Coast tragic was …
Continue reading Perth great-grandmother joins AFL paradeWhen West Coast sacrificed their beloved Brownlow medallist Matt Priddis, coach Adam Simpson wasn’t sure. “To lose Priddis was a big one,” Simpson told reporters on Friday. “That is the …
Continue reading Sacrificial Eagle a turning point: SimpsonDaniel Venables may be the least heralded member of West Coast’s grand final 22 but the rookie forward’s pressure-first style is built for September. One of eight Eagles debutants blooded …
Continue reading Grand final pressure key for Eagles rookieIsrael Folau’s AFL experiment ended some six years ago but the Wallabies superstar will take a vested interest in the grand final, cheering on former housemate Adam Treloar. Folau, who …
Continue reading Proud of you: Folau’s message to TreloarCollingwood captain Scott Pendlebury had a dummy in his pocket. And he reckons it’s his biggest difference between now and then, when he was last in an AFL grand final. …
Continue reading Magpie leader Pendlebury never lost beliefPerth great-grandmother Sylvia Prince rarely leaves her home – the “football mad” octogenarian is usually glued to her TV watching footy. But on Friday, the 85-year-old West Coast tragic was …
Continue reading Perth great-grand mother joins AFL parade

