Vanquished hosts Australia have turned their focus to the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics after Japan snatched the Wheelchair Rugby World Championship gold medal in a pulsating final at Sydney Olympic Park. …
Continue reading Japan beat Aust in wheelchair rugby finalFormer Wallabies five-eighth and 1999 World Cup winner Stephen Larkham is the latest Australian to be inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame. The 102-Test veteran was part of …
Continue reading Larkham makes World Rugby Hall of FameAll Blacks coach Steve Hansen will struggle to convince anybody that his side deserve to start as underdogs in the Bledisloe Cup opener, including his own players, Michael Cheika says. …
Continue reading Cheika laughs off NZ grab for underdog tagWallabies captain Michael Hooper has put country before cash and signed a five-year contract extension, and he and coach Michael Cheika hope similar long-term deals can put an end to …
Continue reading Hooper signs, RA mull more long-term dealsFremantle coach Ross Lyon still thinks Andrew Gaff is a champion of the game and a good person despite his brutal punch on Andrew Brayshaw. The fallout from last week’s …
Continue reading Banned Gaff still a good person: Ross LyonSydney have regained Dan Hannebery for their pivotal AFL clash with Melbourne, who dropped veteran Bernie Vince for the second time this season. The fourth-placed Demons also lost Joel Smith …
Continue reading Swans regain Hannebery, Demons drop VinceCollingwood are treating a dangerous AFL game against Brisbane with a mix of respect, wariness and confidence. Injuries have cruelled the Magpies and they have lost three of their past …
Continue reading Pies face AFL danger game against LionsThey say you’re only as good as your last game. That’s why St George Illawarra coach Paul McGregor is still refusing to panic over his team’s dramatic slide down the …
Continue reading McGregor stays cool amid Dragons’ tumbleThe AFL will investigate a red card system at the end of the season, but league boss Gillon McLachlan remains opposed to the idea. Calls for a send-off rule intensified …
Continue reading AFL to look at red card system: McLachlanRookie Gold Coast forward Brayden Crossley has turned the tables on Richmond, challenging the defending AFL premiers to prove themselves on the road in a game he is too excited …
Continue reading Young Sun embracing Tigers challengeIt’s been a tumultuous year at Manly, but coach Trent Barrett believes the Sea Eagles can finish as high as ninth on the NRL ladder. For the bold prediction to …
Continue reading Manly can push up NRL ladder: BarrettIt’s the clash between the Penrith assistant that wanted to get out against the one that did. In week of high-drama at the Panthers, interim coach Cameron Ciraldo will oversee …
Continue reading Ciraldo sets Panthers for post-Griffin eraIn a most unpredictable AFL season, Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley says only one thing is certain. Defence and pressure will rule the roost. “At any time in the next …
Continue reading Pressure to rule the AFL roost: Port coachWests Tigers coach Ivan Cleary is expected to reveal whether he intends to make a sensational return to Penrith when he speaks before the team’s captain’s run on Saturday. Cleary …
Continue reading Tigers players hopeful of Cleary stayingThe storied history of Hawthorn’s bitter rivalry with Geelong suggests another thriller is in the offing when the AFL clubs clash in a high-stakes encounter at the MCG. The Hawks …
Continue reading Hawks up for AFL finals fight against CatsPort Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley says he won’t pressure sought-after wingman Jared Polec to soon decide his AFL future. Polec, off-contract at Port at the end of the season, is …
Continue reading Port won’t push Polec to decide AFL futureSydney aren’t spooked by a finals-like run to September and Sunday’s crunch clash with Melbourne at the MCG, an AFL venue they always relish playing at. The fourth-placed Demons and …
Continue reading Swans relish finals-like run to AFL finalsAdelaide coach Don Pyke isn’t buying it. His AFL club’s next opponent GWS are banged up, a host of injuries weakening their side for Saturday night’s encounter in Canberra. The …
Continue reading Crows not buying weakened GWS talk

