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Dumped New Zealand backrower Kevin Proctor is in talks with new Test coach Michael Maguire as he dreams of an international return. Proctor hasn’t played for his country since he …
Continue reading NZ’s Proctor wants another Test shotThe career of Melbourne Storm forward Ryan Hoffman appears to be over after scans revealed a ruptured tendon in his left hamstring. The Storm said the injury usually had an …
Continue reading Hoffman’s career all but over from injuryEssendon veteran Brendon Goddard’s future remains clouded after holding talks with club officials on a possible AFL contract extension. Goddard, 33, wants to play on next year but Bombers coach …
Continue reading Bombers tight-lipped on Goddard’s futureCanberra star Elliott Whitehead has conceded the constant positional switching of players at the club has become frustrating. Raiders coach Ricky Stuart has been forced to tinker with his NRL …
Continue reading Whitehead tiring of Raiders’ NRL shiftsManly players say they expect coach Trent Barrett to stay and believe he’s trying to do the best for them by pushing for improvements at the NRL club. Barrett addressed …
Continue reading Manly players say Barrett has their backsNRL chief executive Todd Greenberg says the governing body is open to introducing laws preventing clubs from attempting to lure coaches out of current contracts with rival teams. Greenberg admits …
Continue reading NRL open to discuss coaching contract lawsIsrael Folau says he will be playing fullback – nowhere else – in Saturday night’s Bledisloe Cup opener against the All Blacks. And the defiant Wallabies superstar is also vowing …
Continue reading Folau set for Bledisloe aerial assaultSydney Roosters enforcer Dylan Napa has declared himself ready to reclaim his role as forward pack leader in the absence of Jared Waerea-Hargreaves for the next month. Waerea-Hargreaves was on …
Continue reading Dylan Napa ready to fire up for RoostersJohnathan Thurston admits he’s growing tired of an NRL farewell tour that still has three games remaining. Saturday’s clash with Cronulla will mark the North Queensland playmaker’s final game in …
Continue reading Thurston tiring of long NRL farewellRugby league bad boy John Hopoate is set to learn the length of his ban on Thursday following charges stemming from a fight in a Manly A-Grade fixture last month. …
Continue reading John Hopoate set to learn rugby league banIt’s unusual for a 24-point drubbing to be described as “awesome” but you wouldn’t argue with Warriors skipper Roger Tuivasa-Sheck about anything at the moment. Red-hot fullback Tuivasa-Sheck is pointing …
Continue reading Focused Warriors primed for NRL chargeAustralian Daria Gavrilova was overpowered by Serena Williams in the first round of the Cincinatti Open, as the former world No.1 sent out an ominous warning just a fortnight out …
Continue reading Gavrilova succumbs to Serena in CincinnatiPaul Gallen’s age shouldn’t be a factor when he weighs up his NRL future this week, says teammate Andrew Fifita. Gallen will become the only 37-year-old to play in the …
Continue reading Age no barrier for Gallen: FifitaAndy Murray’s US Open preparations hit another roadblock when he was beaten by France’s Lucas Pouille in the first round of the Cincinnati Open. Pouille, the world No.17, proved to …
Continue reading Murray out in Cincinnati, Djokovic throughBrisbane defender Darcy Gardiner won’t play in the AFL club’s last two games of the season due to a shoulder injury. Gardiner dislocated his shoulder early in the Lions’ defeat …
Continue reading Lion Gardiner to miss rest of AFL seasonScans have confirmed Sydney defender Alex Johnson will require a sixth knee reconstruction while hamstrung teammate Nick Smith will miss the rest of the AFL season. Johnson, who ruptured the …
Continue reading Swans’ Johnson, Smith out for AFL seasonNorth Queensland’s Gavin Cooper says the fact his side is running last means he won’t throw fuel on the fire ahead of a potentially spicy NRL rematch with Cronulla on …
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