Fremantle skipper Nat Fyfe is set to miss up to five weeks with a hamstring injury, while ruckman Aaron Sandilands has been ruled out for three weeks. Fyfe injured his …
Continue reading Docker Nat Fyfe to miss up to five weeksFor years Queensland may have set the State of Origin benchmark but Billy Slater admits NSW have “out-Origined” his side this series as the Maroons look to avoid a rare …
Continue reading NSW have ‘out-Origined’ Qld: SlaterUmpire contact remains a touchy point in the AFL, but Sydney vice-captain Dane Rampe believes banter between players and whistleblowers can be a good thing. Reigning Brownlow medallist Dustin Martin …
Continue reading AFL umpire-player banter is OK: Dane RampeAll the little whispers hurt. Every rumour stung. And Anthony Watmough didn’t miss either. But Daly Cherry-Evans reckons it was worth enduring years of hearing he had rubbed teammates the …
Continue reading DCE says enduring Qld rumours worth itLoyalty isn’t dead, according to Queensland coach Kevin Walters. It is just that the Maroons are now loyal to winning, he says. Yet the Queensland mentor reckons he isn’t feeling …
Continue reading Walters not feeling pressure to keep jobMadison Keys was the US Open runner-up last year and is considered a contender at Wimbledon right now – and, still, total strangers insult her, sometimes with menacing or obscene …
Continue reading Tennis to help players harassed onlineAdelaide skipper Taylor Walker has successfully had a fine for misconduct thrown out at the AFL tribunal. Walker could have accepted a $1500 fine and risked a $2500 fine for …
Continue reading Crows Walker beats fine at AFL tribunalStar goal attack Nat Medhurst is confident her powerful combination with Jhaniele Fowler can get even better as the West Coast Fever edge closer towards locking down a top-two berth. …
Continue reading Star Fever duo aim to become more powerfulWith Super Rugby history on the line, the Melbourne Rebels have put their Sydney heartbreak to bed. The Rebels sit precariously in eighth place, needing to win both of their …
Continue reading Super history drives Rebels against RedsGeelong are set to welcome back gritty midfielder Scott Selwood as they prepare for a stretch of games that could make or break their AFL finals chances. Coach Chris Scott …
Continue reading Cats set for season-defining AFL stretchSandor Earl is one step closer to an NRL return after being named on Melbourne’s extended bench for Thursday night’s clash with St George Illawarra. Earl, who hasn’t played first …
Continue reading Earl edges closer to NRL returnRising Sydney Roosters star Victor Radley has been suspended for one NRL game after taking the early guilty plea for dangerous contact on Melbourne forward Christian Welch. Radley was hit …
Continue reading Roosters’ Radley cops one-game NRL banPlaymaker Tyrone May will play his first NRL game since injuring his knee at the end of last season when his Penrith side clash with the Warriors on Friday night. …
Continue reading May returns to Penrith’s halvesSt George Illawarra will make Darren Nicholls the oldest rookie half in the NRL era after naming him at No.7 for Thursday night’s clash with Melbourne. Nicholls, 29, will cover …
Continue reading Nicholls decade-long NRL wait finally overThe loss of Bunty Afoa and Tohu Harris for at least a month isn’t a killer blow to the Warriors’ NRL hopes, says coach Stephen Kearney. Both starting forwards limped …
Continue reading Warriors forwards suffer serious injuriesPaddy McCartin feared this time last year that his AFL career might be over. The St Kilda No.1 draft pick has opened up about his concussion dramas, saying 12 months …
Continue reading McCartin feared AFL career might be overA new-found sense of resilience has been pivotal in Greater Western Sydney’s mid-season turnaround, which has them sixth on the AFL ladder and eyeing a fifth-straight win. The Giants’ premiership …
Continue reading Giants now handling AFL momentum swingsWest Coast forward Liam Ryan has made a surprise return to training, less than 30 hours after crashing his car into a tree. Ryan participated in the club’s skills session …
Continue reading Eagle Liam Ryan returns to AFL training
