Israel Folau has marked his return from an unusually long off-season break with a trademark try and an assist in the NSW Waratahs’ 47-5 win over the Melbourne Rebels. Folau, …
Continue reading Folau shines in big Tahs rugby trial winAdelaide have downed Geelong by 10 points to win the inaugural AFLX grand final. The Crows won 57-47 in the decider of Thursday night’s debut of the short-format in Adelaide. …
Continue reading Adelaide win inaugural AFLX grand finalDual-code international Sam Burgess has raised the pulse of English coaches and fans by hinting at a return to Super League. The 29-year-old former Bradford forward, who is about to …
Continue reading Burgess elusive on Super League returnGeelong and Adelaide will meet in the inaugural AFLX grand final. The Cats and Crows both won their initial two AFLX games in Thursday night’s debut of the short-format experiment …
Continue reading Geelong to meet Adelaide in AFLX deciderTraditional footy fan, look away now. You won’t like AFLX. You’ll cringe at the flashing lights. Smoke machines. Incessant sound. And Zooper goals – footy-God, forbid. And that’s even before …
Continue reading AFLX? Traditional footy fan, look away nowGeelong have earnt a slice of history by winning the first AFLX game. The Cats defeated Port Adelaide 72-60 on Thursday night in Adelaide as the experimental format made its …
Continue reading Geelong beat Port in first AFLX gameNo one is safe. That’s the message for NSW players with the pain of last year’s State of Origin loss still stinging. While a football is yet to be kicked …
Continue reading Blues under pressure to hold their spotsFormer AFL diversity manager Ali Fahour has avoided a criminal conviction for punching another footballer during a suburban game in Melbourne. Fahour, 34, punched opposition player Dale Saddington in the …
Continue reading Fahour spared conviction over footy punchJapan’s Kei Nishikori has continued his smooth progress in his first ATP Tour event since August, brushing past Russia’s Evgeny Donskoy 6-2 6-4 in the second round of the inaugural …
Continue reading Nishikori dominates New York tennis returnCollingwood expect Daniel Wells to play during the AFL pre-season, despite the star midfielder suffering another lower-leg injury. Magpies football manager Geoff Walsh also predicts Jamie Elliott will make an …
Continue reading Magpies Wells hurt again in AFL pre-seasonBenji Marshall’s captaincy at the Wests Tigers extends well beyond the current NRL playing group, according to co-skipper Elijah Taylor. Marshall on Wednesday was appointed as one of five captains …
Continue reading Marshall a true NRL club captain: TaylorScott McLaughlin has put a positive spin on last year’s agonising end to the Supercars season after losing the championship in an unbelievable final race. Rather than feel sorry for …
Continue reading Scott McLaughlin moves past Supercars painSt Kilda’s players, like nature, hate a vacuum. Maverick Weller says the departures of Saints legends Nick Riewoldt and Leigh Montagna mean AFL teammates are finding their voices around the …
Continue reading Saints step up after AFL stars retireThe 2018 Super Rugby season will test the concept that less is more, demonstrating whether a tournament pared back from 18 to 15 teams will become stronger to win back …
Continue reading Super Rugby season to show if less is moreLeeds claim they have been blindsided by an NRL decision to play Friday night’s World Club Challenge against Melbourne with two referees. The Rhinos were told on Wednesday the AAMI …
Continue reading Leeds anger over late switch in WWC rulesVeteran Ryan Hoffman says sentimentality won’t guarantee him a starting Melbourne Storm jersey after making his return to the NRL champions following a three-year absence. The 34-year-old has been named …
Continue reading Storm young guns to keep Hoffman honestRoger Federer overwhelmed Belgian Ruben Bemelmans in a quick 6-1 6-2 demolition on Wednesday to take the first step of the week towards a return to the top ATP ranking. …
Continue reading Federer begins his run to ATP top rankingRoger Federer moved a step closer to reclaiming the top spot in men’s tennis when he beat Belgium’s Ruben Bemelmans 6-1 6-2 in the Rotterdam Open on Wednesday. The 36-year-old …
Continue reading Federer edges closer to ATP top ranking

