The Hurricanes have bounced back into life with 32-31 win over the Chiefs to book a Super Rugby semi-final berth. An error-riddled but entertaining quarter-final in Wellington on Friday was …
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Lewis Hamilton will be partnered by Valtteri Bottas next season after Mercedes announced the Finn has agreed to a new one-year deal. Less than 24 hours after the Silver Arrows …
Continue reading Bottas remains with Hamilton at MercedesInjuries and an overseas stint have delayed the milestone but nine years after making his NSW Waratahs debut, hooker Damien Fitzpatrick will finally earn his 50th cap. Fitzpatrick will bring …
Continue reading Fifty games at last for Waratahs’ FitzyMelbourne backman Neville Jetta has signed a three-year AFL contract extension, turning his back on the chance to test free agency. Jetta had been due to become an unrestricted free …
Continue reading Demons’ Jetta signs three-year AFL dealThe Sydney Roosters hope to return to full strength in time for next weekend’s blockbuster NRL clash with St George Illawarra, with Dylan Napa on the cusp of making his …
Continue reading Napa aims to return next week for RoostersThe NRL have asked Canterbury to explain why a Bulldogs staff member was seen using a mobile phone in the team shed during Thursday’s loss to Parramatta. The Bulldogs staff …
Continue reading NRL ask Dogs to explain phone use in shedThe bookies might disagree but Highlanders coach Aaron Mauger feels the talented but occasionally flaky NSW Waratahs are favourites for their Super Rugby quarter-final. The Tahs’ clash with the New …
Continue reading Waratahs look to unleash full potentialWhen Collingwood last prepared to face North Melbourne in a late-season dead rubber, the uncertain future of Nathan Buckley and Brad Scott was just about the only source of intrigue. …
Continue reading High stakes for Magpies, Roos in AFL clashHaving been a virtual byword for versatility in previous years, Mark Blicavs is relishing the stability of his new role at Geelong as a key defender. The former steeplechaser won …
Continue reading Blicavs loving AFL life as a defenderEven embattled North Queensland coach Paul Green sounded excited about the prospect of Johnathan Thurston-understudy Jake Clifford making his NRL debut this weekend. Green said he would not finalise his …
Continue reading Cowboys young gun likely to make NRL debutWest Coast coach Adam Simpson says Liam Ryan has served his punishment for an early-morning car crash, but the goalsneak now faces a battle to win back AFL selection. Police …
Continue reading Eagle Ryan has served his AFL ban: SimpsonPort Adelaide can’t match big-money offers for winger Jared Polec, coach Ken Hinkley says. Four rival clubs including a cashed-up North Melbourne are understood to be circling Polec, who falls …
Continue reading Port can’t match cashed-up offers to PolecThe Brisbane Lions hype train has gathered serious momentum – and coach Chris Fagan seems content to sit back and watch it either continue chugging along or crash off the …
Continue reading Crows to test how Lions handle AFL hypeSydney young gun Will Hayward will tick off a career first in Saturday’s AFL match against Gold Coast, with a far more meaningful milestone looming large in September. Hayward has …
Continue reading Young Swan on track for maiden AFL finalOnly the salary cap stands in the way of South Sydney milestone man John Sutton extending his NRL career into next year. Sutton will be the toast of Redfern on …
Continue reading Sutton works towards contract extensionIpswich may be in Craig Lowndes’ sights but Bathurst is on his mind. The Supercars great has relished a return to the track for this weekend’s Ipswich SuperSprint after the …
Continue reading Lowndes’ mind on Bathurst ahead of IpswichAFL supremo Gillon McLachlan expects some rule tweaks to come into force next season and has taken a veiled swipe at critics “positioning” themselves against change. The AFL’s competition committee …
Continue reading AFL changes coming next year: McLachlanMitchell Pearce was one of two players left on the track, practising his kicking game with under-20s halfback Phoenix Crossland. He finally left the training paddock after 45 minutes, but …
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