It’s the underlying motivation that has been left entirely unspoken by the Jillaroos. The Women’s Rugby League World Cup final against New Zealand is the end of the line for …
Continue reading No room for emotion for focused JillaroosThe second edition of the Brisbane Global Rugby Tens will be downsized to 12 teams after plans for a Western Australian team fell through. Organisers had hoped to put together …
Continue reading No Force resurrection for Brisbane TensMal Meninga has brandished photographs to turn the tables on coaching rival Wayne Bennett in a spicy lead up to Saturday night’s Rugby league World Cup final. The Kangaroos coach …
Continue reading Meninga’s Cup final serve for BennettEngland’s hopes of upsetting the Kangaroos in Saturday’s Rugby League World Cup final have been dealt a huge blow after skipper Sean O’Loughlin ruled himself out with a quadricep injury. …
Continue reading Skipper out: England World Cup final blowThe NRL is planning to launch a national women’s rugby league competition next year in what would be a watershed moment for the female game in Australia. On the eve …
Continue reading NRL on verge of national women’s compPaul Gallen has questioned whether Mitchell Pearce’s move to strugglers Newcastle will spell the end of his NSW State of Origin career. Pearce on Thursday turned down offers from Cronulla …
Continue reading Gallen predicts Pearce’s rep demiseMal Meninga has responded to Wayne Bennett’s claim that Australia are using illegal tactics to slow the ruck ahead of Saturday night’s Rugby League World Cup final by providing pictures …
Continue reading Meninga responds to Bennett ruck claimsSam Bremner’s hopes of a fairytale comeback for the Jillaroos in Women’s Rugby League World Cup final have been dashed. Fullback Bremner has fractured her fibula, ruling her out of …
Continue reading Bremner won’t play for Jillaroos in finalReturning superstar Gary Ablett has put another serious tilt at an AFL premiership firmly on the agenda in his second coming at Geelong. Before departing for Gold Coast seven years …
Continue reading Ablett to wear No.4 at GeelongMatthew Smith is savouring every moment with Palazzo Pubblico, realising this is probably her final season before she heads to the breeding barn. The Warwick Farm feared the mare could …
Continue reading Palazzo Pubblico set for Starlight StakesPeter Hulbert is the least worried trainer about the heavy rain in Brisbane this week. Doomben received more than 60mm on Wednesday and more showers are predicted for Saturday. Hulbert …
Continue reading Mode Plate: Wet no worry for Cooroi Chase at DoombenVictorian jockey Patrick Moloney has delayed a holiday to ride in New Zealand for the first time. The 23-year- old has answered a call from trans-Tasman trainer Mike Moroney to …
Continue reading Patrick Moloney to ride in Wellington StakesTrainer Chris Munce is closely watching the weather before committing much-travelled Snoopy to his Brisbane debut at Doomben. The track was saturated by 65mm of rain on Wednesday but officials …
Continue reading George Moore Stakes: Weather watch for Snoopy at DoombenSouth Africa have handed No.8 Dan du Preez and winger Warrick Gelant their first Test starts but will be without experienced prop Tendai Mtawarira against Wales in Cardiff. Mtawarira, who …
Continue reading Boks hand first starts to Du Preez, GelantIs this a turning point in the history of the Newcastle Knights? Mitchell Pearce will report for his first day of pre-season training with his new club on Monday after …
Continue reading Pearce a turning point for KnightsWales will hand a debut to New Zealand-born centre Hadleigh Parkes a day after he becomes available to the team as one of five changes to their side for the …
Continue reading Wales test depth for under-strength BoksStrugglers Newcastle have achieved a milestone moment in their rebuild with State of Origin halfback Mitchell Pearce agreeing to a rich four-year NRL deal. Following his departure from the Sydney …
Continue reading Pearce signs with NRL battlers NewcastleEvergreen American Venus Williams has dismissed the notion of retiring anytime soon, saying she is eager to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The 37-year-old had a successful year in …
Continue reading Evergreen Venus sets sights on 2020 Games

