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Queensland back-rower Felise Kaufusi knows what is coming in Wednesday’s State of Origin game three in Brisbane. And this time he reckons the Maroons know how to stop it. Kaufusi …
Continue reading Gillmeister sharpens Queensland right edgeIf Canterbury are looking for a silver lining to their disastrous 2018 NRL season, it might be in the shape of rookies Lachlan Lewis, Ofahiki Ogden and Reimis Smith. The …
Continue reading Bulldogs searching for a silver liningJarrad McVeigh will be racing the clock to return for the AFL finals, with Sydney expecting the veteran to be sidelined for six weeks because of a broken collarbone. McVeigh, …
Continue reading Mixed news for Swans on AFL injury frontSupercars great Craig Lowndes is out to bring the chequered flag down on his glittering career with the fourth championship that has eluded him for almost two decades. The 44-year-old …
Continue reading Retiring Lowndes eyes more Supercars gloryBacking their composure, the NSW Waratahs plan to produce their best performance of the Super Rugby campaign and are adamant they won’t underestimate Japan’s Sunwolves. Seemingly finals-bound for the first …
Continue reading Tahs looking for season-best rugby effortKarmichael Hunt will make his return to rugby on the Gold Coast on Saturday when he lines up in a club match alongside fellow exile Quade Cooper. Nine months after …
Continue reading Hunt to make rugby return at Cooper’s clubFit-again big man Rory Lobb has become one of Greater Western Sydney’s most important players during a stretch of the AFL season that could make or break their finals hopes. …
Continue reading Lobb set to lead rejigged GWS forward lineHalting Super Rugby’s most potent attacking force will be high on the Brumbies’ wishlist in Hamilton on Saturday. Chiefs fullback Solomon Alaimalo has emerged from relative obscurity to top the …
Continue reading Alaimalo comes of age for Super ChiefsWest Coast coach Adam Simpson says Nic Naitanui has been playing sore, but he’s backing the star ruckman to play in Sunday’s crunch AFL clash with GWS at Optus Stadium. …
Continue reading Sore Naitanui set to face AFL GiantsMelbourne won’t just need to win over the next two weeks – they’ll need to win big if they want to avoid giving their fans another dose of heartbreak. The …
Continue reading Demons need to cash in big against DockersSupercars veteran Craig Lowndes’ decision to announce his retirement from full-time driving has surprised some of his greatest rivals. The six-time Bathurst champion announced on Friday before the Townsville 400 …
Continue reading Lowndes’ decision shocks Supercars rivalsHawthorn recruit Jarman Impey will shoulder more responsibility as the Hawks embark on the post-Cyril Rioli era. Alastair Clarkson’s men face the resurgent Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium on Saturday …
Continue reading Hawks tab Impey to help fill Rioli voidVeteran Brisbane forward Sam Thaiday has announced he will retire at the end of the 2018 NRL season – as only he can. Dressed as an elderly man, Thaiday, 33, …
Continue reading Broncos forward Thaiday calls time on NRLA visit by some of Queensland’s greatest forwards has fired up the Maroons pack ahead of Wednesday’s State of Origin III in Brisbane. Queensland back-rower Gavin Cooper said Shane Webcke, …
Continue reading Qld greats fire up Maroons for Origin IIINSW skipper Boyd Cordner appears increasingly unlikely to play in State of Origin III after he again failed to train with his team on Friday. The back-rower has yet to …
Continue reading Cordner Origin III fitness doubt growingThe Brumbies’ stirring Super Rugby finals surge could finish before they even take the field on Saturday but it won’t stop them throwing everything at the Chiefs. Three successive wins, …
Continue reading Chiefs stand in way of surging BrumbiesSt Kilda coach Alan Richardson has defended the AFL club’s management of Jake Carlisle after the key defender suffered a punctured lung during treatment for a rib injury. Carlisle, who …
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