The Big Freeze and the Big Duel will highlight the Queen’s Birthday AFL clash between Melbourne and Collingwood at the MCG. For once the annual clash is a genuine blockbuster, …
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Fremantle veteran Michael Johnson will get a clearer picture of his future this week when the club decides how best to fill the void left by injured defender Alex Pearce. …
Continue reading Docker Johnson to sweat on AFL selectionTim Glasby may yet prove to be Queensland’s lucky charm with the Melbourne Storm forward pressing his claims for a call-up for the second State of Origin later this month. …
Continue reading Glasby hoping for another Maroons crackBrisbane coach Chris Fagan may be losing sleep over his side’s kicking inaccuracy but he can take solace in the form of defensive rock Harris Andrews. The 21-year-old was arguably …
Continue reading Andrews shines as Lions lament missesCronulla captain Paul Gallen insists he’s yet to decide whether to play in another NRL season despite a vintage performance in the Sharks’ NRL win over the Wests Tigers. With …
Continue reading Gallen remains undecided on NRL futureDominic Thiem has hailed Rafael Nadal’s “awesome” 11th French Open title after suffering a straight-sets defeat by the king of clay in the final at Roland Garros. The Austrian pushed …
Continue reading Thiem hails ‘awesome’ Nadal after defeatRafael Nadal was at his awe-inspiring best as he crushed Austrian Dominic Thiem to snatch a record-extending 11th French Open title with a 6-4 6-3 6-2 victory. The Spanish world …
Continue reading Awe-inspiring Nadal wins 11th French OpenAlex de Minaur has been edged out by top-seeded Frenchman Jeremy Chardy in the Surbiton Trophy final. The 19-year-old from Sydney, who was seeking to become the first teenager to …
Continue reading De Minaur edged out in Surbiton finalThe AFL Players Association has called for a review of LED signage at all league venues after cuts forced Jack Ziebell from the field. The North Melbourne captain had to …
Continue reading Roos, AFLPA fuming after Ziebell injuryWests Tigers coach Ivan Cleary has questioned this year’s dramatic increase in sin-bin use, suggesting the game could turn into touch football as teams come to terms with the penalty …
Continue reading Cleary questions NRL sin-bin increaseMelbourne are already starting to see the rewards of skipper Cameron Smith retiring from representative football, with coach Craig Bellamy saying they may not have beaten Brisbane if he’d played …
Continue reading Smith value to Storm on show: BellamyAdelaide are officially in freefall after unheralded Fremantle forward Brennan Cox booted four goals to lift the Dockers to a shock three-point win at Optus Stadium on Sunday. The Crows …
Continue reading Cox boots four, Dockers beat Crows in AFLCraig Bellamy has showed why he’s the most sought-after coach in the NRL, with Melbourne outplaying Wayne Bennett’s Brisbane 32-16 in their clash at AAMI Park. The Broncos hope to …
Continue reading Storm roll Brisbane with big second halfAs Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic struggle with their games and who to turn to next, one of their countrymen has quietly gone on to become one of the great …
Continue reading Darren Cahill a tennis coaching greatWests Tigers star Josh Reynolds finally has a chance to show why the club signed him on a long-term NRL deal after veteran Benji Marshall was ruled out for up …
Continue reading Reynolds finding groove in Marshall’s spotCoach Alan Richardson is brutally realistic, saying he and many others at struggling St Kilda will be on notice unless there is improvement at the AFL club. Saturday night’s 71-point …
Continue reading Saints coach says they must lift in AFLEssendon captain Dyson Heppell has avoided serious injury and Luke Hodge has no case to answer after the pair’s awkward collision at the Gabba, according to Bombers coach John Worsfold. …
Continue reading Heppell all clear after Hodge collisionGeelong coach Chris Scott is open to a cap on interchanges and 16-a-side as the AFL grapples with the look of the game. Congestion around the ball is a hot …
Continue reading Scott backs ideas to stop AFL congestion
