One of the AFL’s worst-kept secrets is finally official, with the league announcing on Friday that AFLX will be part of the 2018 pre-season schedule. Dubbed the AFL’s answer to …
Continue reading AFL adds AFLX to 2018 pre-seasonFormer Australian and Queensland State of Origin star Nate Myles has retired from the NRL. Myles played 10 games for Manly this year before making a further four appearances for …
Continue reading Nate Myles announces retirement from NRLCollingwood have suffered an early AFL pre-season blow with star forward Jamie Elliott to undergo ankle surgery. The 25-year-old played with a sore left ankle in the latter stages of …
Continue reading Magpies star Elliott to have ankle surgeryMitchell Pearce has declared he’s capable of playing alongside Cooper Cronk at the Sydney Roosters next NRL season after arriving back in Australia to decide his next career move. The …
Continue reading I can work with Cooper, says PearceMichael Cheika has warned the Wallabies to be braced for another England ambush against playmaking duo Bernard Foley and Will Genia at Twickenham. Halfback Genia missed last year’s 37-21 defeat …
Continue reading Wallabies ready for England onslaughtHard-hitting Wallabies back-rower Sean McMahon has revealed he needs a pre-game hot shower in the changerooms to calm his nerves before doing battle. The knockabout No.8, who will head to …
Continue reading McMahon ritual doesn’t wash with teammatesCoach Chris Scott says he will be left with a bitter taste if Australia lose Saturday night’s International Rules clash in Perth – even if they do enough to win …
Continue reading Aussies eye International Rules sweepThe Kiwis will be fighting for Rugby League World Cup survival when they meet Fiji in Saturday’s do-or-die quarter-final in Wellington, with skipper Adam Blair saying jobs are on the …
Continue reading Kiwis fighting for RLWC survivalTonga are riding the crest of a Rugby League World Cup wave, and they’re not ready to wipeout just yet. Last week’s 28-22 pool victory over New Zealand – the …
Continue reading Destiny beckons for Tonga in RLWC quartersThe bitter fallout from the Western Force’s axing has hit a new low with RugbyWA forced into voluntary administration because it can’t pay Rugby Australia’s legal costs. RugbyWA claims it …
Continue reading RugbyWA goes into voluntary administrationFiji skipper Kevin Naiqama has enjoyed watching his talented team run riot in pool play, but says their real test will come against New Zealand in Saturday’s Rugby League World …
Continue reading Fijians steel for Kiwis RLWC onslaughtDefending Rally Australia champion Andreas Mikkelsen holds a 16-second lead after the first morning of racing in Coffs Harbour. The Hyundai driver was neck and neck with Citroen’s Kris Meeke …
Continue reading Defending champ sets early Rally Aus paceThe Australian Olympic Committee will soon seek a replacement for executive board member Nicole Livingstone, who has taken a role with the AFL. Triple Olympic swimmer Livingstone has been appointed …
Continue reading Livingstone quits AOC board for AFLW roleGary Portelli admits he has been caught unawares by a scheduling change but will continue with his plan to bring Lipizzan back at Rosehill. The trainer had earmarked the Inglis …
Continue reading Lipizzan returns despite schedule changeThe Darren Weir-trained Big Duke will be one of two stayers in the Zipping Classic out to add their name to recent horses who have won the weight-for-age race after …
Continue reading Big Duke on track for Zipping ClassicGerald Ryan’s audacious plan to knock Winx off her stride in the Chelmsford Stakes continues to have an impact on his protagonist, Red Excitement. Ryan’s breakaway strategy for the eight-year-old …
Continue reading Gerald Ryan attempts to calm Red ExcitementPeter Snowden is no stranger to winning the Sandown Guineas and the trainer is hoping to add to the tally. Snowden won the Group Two Sandown Guineas with Caymans (2008), …
Continue reading Team Snowden with two Sandown Guineas runnersZIPPING CLASSIC – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW * Group Two, 2400m, $300,000, weight-for-age. Run at Sandown on Saturday, November 18, 4pm HISTORY * First run in 1888 as the …
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