As Queensland prepares to farewell another leader, ex-Maroons skipper Gorden Tallis has demanded a new one emerge in Wednesday’s State of Origin III in Brisbane. Stand-in skipper Billy Slater will …
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Queensland coach Kevin Walters has backed Josh Papalii to channel ex-Maroons enforcer Carl Webb in a new-look front-row in Wednesday’s State of Origin III. Papalii, 26, has started only five …
Continue reading Walters backs Papalii to channel WebbEssendon coach John Worsfold reckons AFL decision-makers are damned if they do, damned if they don’t. Rule changes appear certain to be introduced at the end of the year as …
Continue reading AFL tweaks can’t please all: Bombers coachLuke Beveridge isn’t keen on a public slanging match with Chris Scott over the state of the AFL game, but the Western Bulldogs coach clearly isn’t thrilled with his Geelong …
Continue reading Cats and Dogs at odds over state of AFLIt’s testing his patience, but David Swallow insists he has no regrets about staying loyal to the Gold Coast. The club’s first No.1 draft pick, now a leader at 25, …
Continue reading Patient Sun waiting for fortunes to turnThe Wests Tigers have put their leaky defence under the spotlight with statistics showing they’re now letting in twice as many points as their flying start to the NRL season. …
Continue reading Tigers target leaky defence in NRLAndy Murray has no regrets about sitting out Wimbledon, saying it’s as one of the best decisions he has ever made. Britain’s two-time champion pulled out on the eve of …
Continue reading Murray not regretting missing WimbledonSerena Williams continues to close in on a record-equalling 24th grand slam singles crown after advancing to her 11th Wimbledon semi-final. Williams dug deep to deny Camila Giorgi a famous …
Continue reading Serena Williams into Wimbledon semi-finalsEnglish Championship side Leigh have strengthened their Super League promotion bid with the short-term signing of Australian back Brendan Elliot after his release by the NRL’s Gold Coast Titans. The …
Continue reading Centurions sign ex-Titan Elliot from NRLLatvian history-maker Jelena Ostapenko is within sight of a second grand slam crown in 13 months after surging into the Wimbledon semi-finals for the first time. The 2017 French Open …
Continue reading Kerber, Ostapenko set up Wimbledon semiThe men’s Wimbledon quarter-finals line-up is complete – and formidable. Fifth seed Juan Martin del Potro returned on Tuesday to finally finish off Gilles Simon on his fifth match point …
Continue reading Del Potro last man into Wimbledon quartersBattling Canberra have received another blow as they look to go on an unlikely run to make the NRL finals with forward Joseph Tapine copping a two-week ban from the …
Continue reading Raiders’ Tapine gets two-week NRL banCarlton say they don’t want a priority draft pick, but so dire is their predicament, the AFL should go ahead and give them one anyway. So says Denis Pagan, at …
Continue reading AFL must give Blues priority pick: PaganOff field bliss and old fashioned hard work is resulting in on-field success for NSW Waratahs forward Jed Holloway. From spear fishing to the recent arrival of his girlfriend from …
Continue reading Tah Holloway getting the balance rightNSW captain Boyd Cordner insists he’s ready to play 80 minutes on Wednesday night despite a minor calf strain disrupting his preparation for State of Origin III. Cordner will enter …
Continue reading Blues’ Cordner ready to finish Origin jobAt least the Western Bulldogs’s bleak 2018 AFL campaign won’t be Dale Morris’ last. The much-admired veteran is set to play on next season, and possibly beyond, after coach Luke …
Continue reading Morris could have more years at AFL’s DogsBlake Austin intends to end his rugby league career in the English Super League after inking a three-year deal with Warrington. The 27-year-old will depart Canberra at the end of …
Continue reading Austin: I’ll see out career in EnglandAn iconic Brisbane pub has won the right to push back mandatory ID scanning until well after State of Origin III ends at Suncorp Stadium on Wednesday night. The Caxton …
Continue reading Caxton Hotel earns Origin ID scan reprieve
