Reports of the demise of New Zealand rugby league have been greatly exaggerated, England coach Wayne Bennett believes. Bennett has also backed Kiwis skipper Adam Blair, who has played under …
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He was almost immovable as a player, but Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga admits even he’s felt the tectonic plates of rugby league shifting. The Rugby League World Cup has come …
Continue reading Meninga admits rugby league power shiftStephen Moore has announced the Wallabies’ Test against Scotland on Sunday will be his final game of rugby union. Earlier this year he declared the spring tour of the UK …
Continue reading Moore brings forward rugby retirementContracted Hong Kong jockeys are to be restricted in the number of overseas meetings they can attend. The HK Jockey Club says jockeys will only be given permission to ride …
Continue reading Hong Kong jockeys restricted in overseas ridesThe team behind champion racehorse Winx is open to the mare going for a record fourth Cox Plate, but also concerned how racing overseas could affect her preparation. Part-owner Peter …
Continue reading Royal Ascot or a fourth Cox Plate for WinxLeviathan owner Lloyd Williams will be interviewed by Victorian racing authorities over comments he made indicating he is the head trainer at Macedon Lodge. Williams, who won his sixth Melbourne …
Continue reading Racing Victoria to look at Macedon Lodge structureThe All Blacks have defended their medical processes after a third player in their squad contracted the mumps. Flanker Ardie Savea has been in isolation since the team arrived in …
Continue reading Savea third All Black to contract mumpsWallabies coach Michael Cheika must wait another 24 hours to discover if he’ll face punishment following his coaching box rant at Twickenham on Saturday. Cheika was caught on camera sarcastically …
Continue reading Cheika still waiting to hear his fatePlayers will have an additional five seconds between points at the Australian Open but time-wasters will have nowhere to hide, thanks to the introduction of shot-clocks. Grand slam tournaments have …
Continue reading Australian Open to feature shot clocksAustralia’s preparations for their clash with Scotland have been thrown into chaos after they were ordered off their training pitch in Edinburgh. Michael Cheika’s side used Tuesday as one of …
Continue reading Wallabies bumped off training pitchGold Coast co-captain Steven May admits he hadn’t been ready last season to be an AFL captain, saying the extra responsibility had come as a surprise. But the defender has …
Continue reading May ‘wasn’t ready’ for AFL captaincyTonga forward Sio Siua Taukeiaho has been named to start for the Rugby League World Cup tournament darlings in Saturday’s semi-final against England, despite a niggling knee issue. The Roosters-based …
Continue reading Taukeiaho named for Tonga in RLWC semiThe Kiwis have begun the repair job on their lukewarm relationship with the New Zealand public after their shock Rugby League World Cup elimination, apologising for lashing out at fans. …
Continue reading Kiwis apologise for post-loss commentsKangaroos centre Will Chambers is a certainty to play in Friday night’s Rugby League World Cup semi-final against Fiji despite missing training. Chambers was a noticeable absentee from Australia’s main …
Continue reading Chambers to play despite missing trainingKarmichael Hunt has hailed fellow rugby league convert Marika Koiribete after his standout performance for the Wallabies against England. On a bitterly disappointing afternoon at Twickenham for Australia, the flying …
Continue reading Hunt hails fellow NRL convert KoroibeteManly hooker Api Koroisau admits being left “devastated” by the club’s decision to release Blake Green to take up an NRL contract elsewhere. The Sea Eagles on Monday allowed Green …
Continue reading Koroisau devastated by Green’s departureKangaroos coach Mal Meninga has stuck with the same 17 players for Friday’s Rugby League World Cup semi-final against Fiji in Brisbane. A win for the Kangaroos will put them …
Continue reading Meninga sticks with same 17 for WCup semiJohnathan Thurston is soaking it all in – the gruelling summer fitness camps, the away trips, the camaraderie of the dressing room. The realisation has dawned on the iconic North …
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