Italian great Valentino Rossi has not ruled out a return to MotoGP in Spain this weekend, three weeks after breaking his right leg, after getting back on a bike for …
Continue reading Rossi considers return in Spanish MotoGPNorth Queensland have dropped a bombshell by naming co-captain Matt Scott on an extended bench for Saturday night’s NRL preliminary final against the Sydney Roosters. But Cowboys coach Paul Green …
Continue reading Cowboys name Scott on extended NRL benchMatt Scott could make a stunning return from a knee reconstruction after being included in North Queensland’s 21-man squad for Saturday’s preliminary NRL final. Scott was on Tuesday named on …
Continue reading Matt Scott makes shock Cowboys NRL returnSimply stepping up to replace injured Brisbane NRL hooker Andrew McCullough had rattled Ben Hunt. But it pales in comparison to the assignment facing the fill-in Broncos’ rake in Friday …
Continue reading Hunt prepares for Smith NRL master classWith the prestigious Monty Porter Medal around his neck as Cronulla’s player of the year, captain Paul Gallen won’t rule out a record-breaking 19th NRL season. Having also received the …
Continue reading Gallen toys with idea of 19th NRL seasonA losing margin of a neck has placed trainer Mick Kent under added pressure for a Caulfield Cup start with Abbey Marie. That margin between Abbey Marie and Bonneval in …
Continue reading Naturalism Stakes: Marie looking for spot in Caulfield Cup FieldGold Coast superstar Gary Ablett is set to make a call on his playing future before the AFL grand final. Ablett will meet with his manager Liam Pickering while in …
Continue reading D-day looms for Ablett call on AFL futureAfter missing Melbourne’s past two years of NRL finals through injury, Billy Slater says he won’t let a decision about his playing future cloud Friday night’s preliminary final against Brisbane. …
Continue reading Slater delays decision, eyes on NRL finalsBrett Deledio has played on Dustin Martin countless times during training sessions at Punt Rd Oval. The stakes will be immeasurably higher in Saturday’s AFL preliminary final, but Deledio is …
Continue reading GWS out to stop AFL match-winner MartinThe Fremantle Dockers Women’s team is expected to make history when they play on February 10 at the new Perth Stadium, trumping the men’s AFL and rugby union to be …
Continue reading AFLW Dockers to play at new Perth StadiumThe Adelaide Crows believe the player they call ‘The Glove’ could be a perfect fit for Geelong megastar Patrick Dangerfield in Friday night’s AFL preliminary final. Unsung defender Luke Brown …
Continue reading Crows may put ‘The Glove’ on DangerfieldJake Stringer is shocked and upset that he won’t play with the Western Bulldogs next AFL season but he doesn’t blame coach Luke Beveridge for his impending exit. Stringer, a …
Continue reading No blame game for Stringer on AFL exitBrett Deledio’s relationship with former AFL teammates at Richmond remains respectful, but a raucous reception from the yellow-and-black faithful awaits on Saturday at the MCG. The preliminary final between Richmond …
Continue reading Silence Tiger Army in AFL final: DeledioMelbourne forward Tom Bugg feared his AFL career was over in the aftermath of his sickening behind-play hit on Sydney’s Callum Mills. The 24-year-old copped a six-game suspension – the …
Continue reading Tom Bugg hopeful of reviving AFL careerBrisbane forward Sam Thaiday admits the jury is out on whether winger Corey Oates will return from a head knock in Friday night’s NRL preliminary final against Melbourne. Oates is …
Continue reading Broncos sweat on Oates’ NRL finals fitnessBrisbane will rally around recovering skipper Darius Boyd as he mourns the loss of his beloved grandmother, just days ahead of his scheduled return from injury in Friday night’s NRL …
Continue reading Broncos rally around mourning skipper BoydNorth Queensland’s late push for Paul Green to be named Dally M coach of the year could fall on deaf ears, with the award already determined before the NRL finals. …
Continue reading Green’s finals won’t figure in Dally MsIf 90,000 screaming fans aren’t enough to give Richmond the mental edge, their formidable record at the MCG might just do it. The home of football looms as an X-factor …
Continue reading Tigers’ MCG record cause for confidence

