“So glad we made those rule changes. Wait what?” Nathan Buckley’s wry tweet during the Essendon-North Melbourne thriller left little doubt where the Collingwood coach stands in the debate about …
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Queensland prop Jarrod Wallace insists he’s ready to become the Maroons’ pack leader should enforcer Dylan Napa be ruled out with injury for State of Origin III. Napa could be …
Continue reading Maroons enforcer keen for more minutesBrisbane coach Chris Fagan admits he’s been a worried man in recent weeks but it hasn’t been because of the looming threat of the wooden spoon. The Lions entered Sunday’s …
Continue reading Worries melt at Lions after big AFL winRobbie Farah refuses to give up on a fairytale finals finish with the Wests Tigers but warns his teammates can’t afford to keep throwing points away in their run to …
Continue reading Farah won’t give up on fairytale finishThe AFL is a step closer to avoiding embarrassment on Brownlow Medal night after Fremantle skipper Nat Fyfe was cut down by a hamstring injury. Fyfe injured his right hamstring …
Continue reading No Brownlow blushes after Nat Fyfe injuryNorth Queensland coach Paul Green has accused his side of throwing away two points after having their hearts broken 21-20 by South Sydney in Cairns. Despite pushing the NRL premiership …
Continue reading Cowboys threw Rabbitohs game away: GreenPaddy McCartin remains a work in progress but St Kilda coach Alan Richardson has no doubt the young forward is made of the right stuff. The 22-year-old had one of …
Continue reading Saints’ McCartin has right stuff: coachReigning champion and top seed Roger Federer will begin his 20th consecutive Wimbledon campaign, but the Swiss ace says he still feels nervous at the thought of playing the opening …
Continue reading Federer to tackle nervy Wimbledon openerTwo-time champion Andy Murray withdrew from Wimbledon with a “heavy heart” after saying his right hip was still not ready for the demands of a Grand Slam. The 31-year-old Scot …
Continue reading Andy Murray withdraws from WimbledonSerena Williams feels she is unfairly singled out by anti-doping chiefs after figures released this week showed she is drug tested far more than any other American player. Williams complained …
Continue reading I’m singled out for testing says SerenaThe long wait by the phone may finally be over for Daly Cherry-Evans. Three years since he last got the call from Queensland, Cherry-Evans is reportedly set to make a …
Continue reading Long Origin wait may be over for DCEWests Tigers five-eighth Josh Reynolds admits further investigation needs to be done on a persistent shoulder injury that has left him frustrated with his maiden season at the NRL club. …
Continue reading Tigers’ Reynolds frustrated with shoulderNorth Melbourne have slipped out of the top eight after a tight loss to Essendon in one of the best matches of a high-quality AFL round that gave the ladder …
Continue reading Kangaroos slip as AFL ladder gets shake-upQueensland’s hopes of avoiding a State of Origin series whitewash have received a hammer blow after captain Greg Inglis was ruled out of July 11’s dead rubber with a broken …
Continue reading Inglis out of Origin III with broken thumbFremantle have lost star duo Nat Fyfe and Aaron Sandilands to injury as Brisbane overcame their opening-quarter demons to post a 55-point AFL win at Optus Stadium. Sandilands succumbed to …
Continue reading Fyfe injured as Lions blitz Dockers in AFLQueensland captain Greg Inglis is in doubt for July 11’s State of Origin game three in Brisbane after suffering a suspected fractured thumb on Sunday. The Maroons have delayed their …
Continue reading Inglis in doubt for Origin III with injuryThe race for the NRL’s top eight appears all but over after a six-point gap emerged between eighth and ninth on the competition ladder. The Wests Tigers’ 30-12 loss to …
Continue reading Race for NRL’s top eight all but overEssendon’s mid-season surge has continued with a 17-point win over North Melbourne in an entertaining AFL contest at Etihad Stadium. John Worsfold’s side led by a game-high 32 points early …
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