Michael Cheika says he wanted to shake up his Wallabies team by dropping chief playmaker Bernard Foley to the bench for the first time in four years. Mission accomplished. Australia’s …
Continue reading Foley dumped as Cheika shakes up WallabiesHungry for more, John Millman is eyeing an Australian Open seeding after his US Open odyssey came to an end with a sapping quarter-final loss to Novak Djokovic. The Serbian …
Continue reading Hungry Millman aims high after US Open runDefying NRL expectations is what the Warriors have been doing for the best part of 15 years. Be that for good, or bad. Just ask the rusted on fans of …
Continue reading Warriors look to continue to defy NRL oddsWhile no stranger to the venue, St George Illawarra’s Ben Hunt admits it will be very weird returning to Suncorp Stadium for Sunday’s NRL elimination final against Brisbane. Yet the …
Continue reading Suncorp return ‘weird’ for Dragons’ HuntCanterbury have been slugged with a record $250,000 fine for their Mad Monday saga after NRL CEO Todd Greenberg sought to draw a line in the sand over player misbehaviour. …
Continue reading Bulldogs hit with record $250k NRL fineA tried and tested finals side with superstar power and the No.1 defence in the AFL versus the talented finals new boys, who have the top-ranked attack fuelled by youthful …
Continue reading Stingy Cats out to curb fired-up DemonsYou can bet your bottom dollar West Coast defender Tom Barrass will try to avoid the dustpan at all costs during this year’s finals series. Barrass was left feeling like …
Continue reading Eagle Barrass brought undone by dustpanKei Nishikori looked around Arthur Ashe Stadium and noticed the crowd. With Nishikori playing immediately after Naomi Osaka’s comfortable victory on Wednesday, the US Open became must-see viewing for Japanese …
Continue reading Nishikori seals historic US Open doubleWith next year’s World Cup firmly in mind, South African coach Rassie Erasmus has drastically shuffled his resources for Saturday’s Rugby Championship clash with the Wallabies in Brisbane. The newly-installed …
Continue reading Springboks make six changes to face AustJohn Millman’s US Open odyssey is over following a sapping quarter-final loss to Serbian superstar Novak Djokovic. Djokovic downed Millman 6-3 6-4 6-4 in a drama-charged war of attrition to …
Continue reading Djokovic ends Millman’s US Open runIsrael Folau has been cleared to return for the Wallabies in Saturday night’s Rugby Championship clash with South Africa but Bernard Foley has been dropped to the bench in a …
Continue reading Folau in but Foley dumped from WallabiesNaomi Osaka means business as she attempts to win her first grand slam title at the US Open. The 20-year-old trounced Lesia Tsurenko 6-1 6-1 to become the first Japanese …
Continue reading Osaka holds key to Madison’s US Open dreamSouth Sydney have turned to recent history to create new history. Rabbitohs coach Anthony Seibold has revealed showing taped footage of their recent victory over Melbourne to remind his team …
Continue reading Rabbitohs ready to make history: SeiboldBrisbane are sweating on the fitness of Alex Glenn ahead of Sunday’s NRL elimination final against St George Illawarra, giving the back-rower until their final training session to overcome a …
Continue reading Broncos sweat on back-rower GlennArgentina coach Mario Ledesma has been forced into a front row makeover for their Test against the All Blacks in Nelson. There are four starting changes and a positional switch …
Continue reading Pumas make changes for All Blacks TestJames Graham accepts criticism of St George Illawarra’s forward pack is warranted but insists the team’s poor form leading into the NRL finals will mean nothing against Brisbane. The Dragons …
Continue reading Graham cops Dragons forwards’ NRL flackCarlton favourite Kade Simpson will play on into a 17th AFL season after inking a new deal for the 2019 season. The indefatigable 34-year-old has agreed to play on for …
Continue reading AFL warhorse Simpson carries on in 2019Canterbury coach Dean Pay can see the blue sky ahead at Belmore. While the Bulldogs’ Mad Monday saga gave the club and the NRL a black eye, it shouldn’t take …
Continue reading Dogs see blue sky on horizon at Belmore

