Criticism doesn’t surprise Anthony Milford but the Brisbane playmaker admits he did not expect the heavy scrutiny that has come with being the Broncos’ marquee man in 2018 The knives …
Continue reading Marquee Milford surprised by focusJorge Taufua is making up for lost time. After having his 2017 NRL season cruelly cut short by a torn ACL, the hard-running Manly winger signalled he was ready to …
Continue reading Taufua keen to get busy for Sea EaglesMelbourne Rebels chief executive Baden Stephenson got a sense that something special was brewing at the Super Rugby club during the pre-season. But even he’s been surprised by the domination …
Continue reading Rebels rein in buzz over early Super formVersatile Canberra veteran Sia Soliola says the demons of last year won’t haunt the Raiders despite a devastating last-gasp loss to open the NRL season. Ricky Stuart’s team dropped eight …
Continue reading Raiders are different this season: SoliolaLuke Keary is set to give the Sydney Roosters a much-needed shot in the arm after being named to make his NRL return against Canterbury. Keary was kept in cotton …
Continue reading Keary back for under-pressure RoostersWest Coast midfielder Liam Duggan insists he isn’t worried about the club’s recent pre-season flop, saying the heavy loss to Fremantle has lit a fire under the team’s belly. The …
Continue reading Eagles not worried by AFL pre-season flopScoring the match-winning try in his coach’s NRL debut was an easy way for Gold Coast centre Konrad Hurrell to get onside with Garth Brennan. But the rookie Titans mentor …
Continue reading Hurrell held in high regard by Titans bossMelbourne NRL coach Craig Bellamy says Billy Slater is the best fullback he’s seen play the game and that he’s changed the position for the next generation of players. Slater …
Continue reading Bellamy rates Slater as best NRL fullbackGary Ablett’s manager says the dual Brownlow medallist is a certainty to play for Geelong in the opening AFL round. But his Cats teammate Patrick Dangerfield remains in doubt with …
Continue reading Ablett eyes AFL round one, Danger in doubtVenus Williams has beaten her sister Serena for the first time in four years, reaching the fourth round of the Indian Wells Masters 6-3 6-4. Venus finished off the 36-minute …
Continue reading Venus beats Serena in sister showdownVenus Williams has broken sister Serena’s first two service games in the second set as she wrapped up their fourth round match at the WTA event in Indian Wells 6-3 …
Continue reading Venus wins battle of the Williams sistersIt was the heroic round-one performance that almost never was. Penrith centre Waqa Blake had accepted being ruled out of their season-opening clash against Parramatta after undergoing a shoulder reconstruction …
Continue reading Panthers’ Blake shoulders new goalAFL players whose careers are ended by concussion will be eligible for payouts under a new injury and hardship scheme. The AFL Players’ Association has allocated $24.7 million to the …
Continue reading Concussion targeted in new AFL injury fundNSW Waratahs coach Daryl Gibson is eager to see where his side measures up in the Australian conference as they prepare for their first derby of the Super Rugby season …
Continue reading ‘Tahs pick up pieces ahead of first derbyFremantle coach Ross Lyon admits the club is still searching for answers to fix Harley Bennell’s calf issues, while star midfielder Stephen Hill will miss the start of the AFL …
Continue reading Dockers want answers to Bennell calf woesWith her AFLW premiership defence hinging on others, Adelaide coach Bec Goddard is keeping a simple focus. Her Crows need other results to fall their way, and then beat Collingwood …
Continue reading Crows keep simple focus in AFLWGary Ablett’s manager says the dual Brownlow medallist is a 100 per cent chance of playing in round one. As the Cats await word on Patrick Dangerfield’s hamstring injury, their …
Continue reading Ablett ‘100 per cent’ to play round oneGold Coast midfielder Pearce Hanley’s injured shoulder won’t require surgery but the Irishman is set to miss up to the first six weeks of the AFL season. Hanley, 32, dislocated …
Continue reading Injured Hanley to miss Suns’ AFL start
