It’s shaping up to be potentially the most demanding – and closest – AFL finals race in more than 25 years. With five rounds remaining, two wins and percentage separates …
Continue reading Epic race to AFL finals on the cardsA lack of composure rather than a lack of resilience was to blame for Melbourne’s costly AFL fadeout against Geelong, forward Tom McDonald says. The Demons’ mental toughness is again …
Continue reading Lack of composure cost AFL Dees: McDonaldSuper Rugby’s try titans are proving attack is definitely the way to go in their competition. The surviving semi-final teams were the tournament’s four highest try-scorers and point-scorers heading into …
Continue reading Offence carries the day in Super RugbyJosh McGuire believes Brisbane can still give the NRL premiership a shake even if star back-rower Matt Gillett doesn’t play again this season. Gillett has been out since April with …
Continue reading Broncos can cope if Gillett doesn’t returnAFL boss Gillon McLachlan has ruled out segregating rival fans in the wake of a post-match brawl in the stands at GMHBA Stadium on the weekend. Footage of Geelong and …
Continue reading No fan segregation: AFL’s McLachlanNSW Waratahs forwards coach Simon Cron will look for his hookers to hit the reset button and their targets, as they prepare to face Super Rugby’s most prolific lineout combination. …
Continue reading Tahs rugby hookers need to hit targetsA man is assisting authorities with their investigations into a fight between rival AFL fans on the weekend, having recognised himself in social media footage of the brawl. Footage of …
Continue reading Man assisting Vic police over AFL brawlAustralia’s women’s sevens coach John Manenti is confident his troops will stick around as they plot the demise of a rampant New Zealand ahead of Tokyo’s 2020 Olympics. Manenti took …
Continue reading Kiwis set women’s 7s standard: ManentiMelbourne Football Club chairman Glen Bartlett says it’s sad to see rival fans turn to violence at AFL games and has called for such behaviour to be stamped out. Bartlett’s …
Continue reading Violence at the AFL needs to go: BartlettPremier trainer Darren Weir is expected to have at least four runners in Melbourne’s final stakes race of the season, the Group Three Bletchingly Stakes, while connections of Nature Strip …
Continue reading Lightning Stakes field still an option for Nature StripChris Waller admits he is like a proud father when it comes to Winx who he says is primed for another big campaign. The mare will make her first public …
Continue reading Winx returns ahead of Group One Winx StakesJockey James Orman has ensured he will get more rides for the powerful Toby Edmonds stable even if stable jockey Jeff Lloyd rides on until late this year. Orman continued …
Continue reading James Orman to pick up more rides for Toby EdmondsTrainer Matt Dunn has trained his 100th winner for the season and is looking forward to an even brighter new racing season. Dunn reached the milestone for the second time …
Continue reading Matt Dunn weighs up options for The KosciuszkoA fresh and well Redzel is only a couple of weeks away from a barrier trial as trainers Peter and Paul Snowden plan a familiar path to The Everest with …
Continue reading Redzel to resume in Concorde Stakes ahead of The EverestWarriors NRL captain Roger Tuivasa-Sheck wants his team to tweak their off-the-cuff style. No more than just a touch though, as they prepare for a six-game run-in which will determine …
Continue reading Tuivasa-Sheck urges Warriors cautionSeven rounds may remain in the Supercars season but Shane van Gisbergen fears the next event will be the “wildcard” in the championship title race. Holden star van Gisbergen said …
Continue reading Sydney NightSprint excites van GisbergenFormula One champion Lewis Hamilton has been reprimanded by stewards but escaped a sanction that would have stripped him of a stunning German Grand Prix victory. The decision was announced …
Continue reading Hamilton keeps German GP win after probeSydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson says his side are a far improved team compared to last time they faced St George Illawarra, and they’ll get the chance to prove that …
Continue reading Roosters get chance to show they’ve grown
