New era, new NSW. In Monday’s pre-match media conference, Blues coach Brad Fittler admitted he couldn’t be sure the least-experienced NSW State of Origin team in 37 years wouldn’t crack …
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BLUES PLAYER RATINGS FOR STATE OF ORIGIN I: 1. JAMES TEDESCO – The man-of-the-match scored the opening try and then played a hand in the other three. Tallied a game-high …
Continue reading NSW player ratings from Origin IKEY MOMENTS OF STATE OF ORIGIN I: 1st minute: Queensland kicks off and NSW prop David Klemmer takes first hit-up 12th: NSW hooker Damien Cook kicks into in-goal. Queensland goal …
Continue reading State of Origin clockNSW have taken a 1-0 lead in the State of Origin series with a 22-12 win over Queensland at the MCG. The Blues held onto a 8-6 lead at the …
Continue reading NSW win State of Origin I in MelbourneGreater Western Sydney enjoyed a drought-busting AFL win in Adelaide, now they’ve been challenged to maintain the rage against lowly Gold Coast at home. GWS snapped a four-match losing steak …
Continue reading Giants must maintain AFL rage: ShielSpain’s three-time MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo will leave Ducati and join compatriot Marc Marquez in a stellar line-up next season at the works Honda team. Marquez might be a …
Continue reading Lorenzo in for Pedrosa at MotoGP’s HondaNSW Waratahs hooker Tolu Latu has been added to the Wallabies squad for the first Test in Brisbane on Saturday. Latu comes into the extended 33-man squad as coach Michael …
Continue reading Hooker Latu called into Wallabies squadSuper League club Huddersfield are hopeful of luring Manly’s Fiji international Akuila Uate to England. Uate, who turns 31 in October, is being squeezed out of the Sea Eagles by …
Continue reading Manly’s Uate wanted by English side GiantsJoe Daniher’s best hope of an AFL return is late in the season, with the injured Essendon star in the dark about how long it will take. The Bombers’ reigning …
Continue reading Dons’ Daniher unsure when he’s back in AFLA week off hasn’t done anything to halt the Warriors’ bothersome run of injuries to their key NRL playmakers. Fullback and captain Roger Tuivasa-Sheck is back on the doubtful list …
Continue reading Tuivasa-Sheck in doubt for Manly clashRecent history will repeat in Paris as Australia’s men’s rugby sevens outfit face the same three teams in their second-straight world series appearance. The Australians, sitting fourth in the standings …
Continue reading Aussie men’s rugby 7s set for Paris finaleSt George Illawarra NRL captain Gareth Widdop believes the State of Origin experience gained by the Dragons’ representative stars will benefit the team for the big games at the end …
Continue reading Origin can fire Dragons up in NRL: WiddopAdelaide forward Tom Lynch is near certain to miss Sunday’s AFL match against Fremantle as his teammate Rory Laird also battles injury. Lynch’s side strain is expected to rule him …
Continue reading Crows braced for Lynch loss in AFLCameron Smith has explained his decision to retire from representative football so close to State of Origin and says he’d be letting Queensland down if he played on. The longtime …
Continue reading I would’ve let Queensland down: SmithHigh-flying South Sydney will prepare for another NRL week without their State of Origin stars, holding faith their relentless work ethic will see them past Gold Coast if the quartet …
Continue reading Souths eye sixth NRL win over TitansFormer South Africa flyhalf Peter Grant reckons he would have been forced into early retirement if it wasn’t for billionaire mining magnate Andrew Forrest. Grant was among a big group …
Continue reading Ex-Bok Grant saved from early retirementNovak Djokovic said he does not know if will play at Wimbledon after tumbling out of the French Open on Tuesday. The three-time Wimbledon champion appeared distraught after his quarter-final …
Continue reading Beaten Novak Djokovic may skip WimbledonMarika Koroibete marvels at how freakish fellow Fijian Semi Radradra can make crossing codes look so easy. Radradra has gone from carving up in the NRL for Parramatta to carving …
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