Adelaide midfield ace Rory Sloane will be guarding a stitched wound in his lower abdomen if he’s cleared to play against the GWS Giants in Thursday’s AFL qualifying final. Sloane, …
Continue reading Race against time for Crows star SloaneWallabies prop Pek Cowan says he will probably make the heartbreaking decision to continue his rugby career overseas if the Western Force are axed. The Force’s future hangs in the …
Continue reading Wallaby Cowan to head abroad if Force foldA Semi Radradra hat-trick saved Parramatta’s blushes as they spluttered into the NRL finals with a 22-16 win over a depleted South Sydney on Friday night. The Eels claimed fourth …
Continue reading Radradra runs riot as Eels beat BunniesNSW Waratahs captain Michael Hooper has won his team’s Super Rugby players’ player award for the fifth year in a row. Hooper claimed the Matthew Burke Cup again after being …
Continue reading Hooper runaway winner of Tahs’ rugby awardValentino Rossi has undergone an operation to pin broken bones, suffered in Thursday’s enduro training accident in Italy. The nine-time world champion suffered displaced fractures to the tibia and fibula …
Continue reading MotoGP star Rossi’s surgery for broken legLachie Whitfield returns to AFL finals a more resilient footballer and rounded person, having learned all manner of lessons under the tutelage of boxer Sam Soliman during a six-month ban. …
Continue reading AFL ban made Whitfield a ‘better person’Robbie Rochow is set to join the Wests Tigers as part of the joint venture’s rebuild for the 2018 NRL season. The Tigers will be the 27-year-old’s third club in …
Continue reading Rochow joins Wests Tigers’ NRL rebuildMcLaren’s Fernando Alonso will collect a 35-place grid penalty for Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix after Honda’s announcement of changes to his car’s power unit. The penalty means the double world …
Continue reading Alonso’s 35-place penalty for Italian F1Wallabies hooker Stephen Moore will miss next week’s Test against South Africa in Perth to remain at home in Brisbane for the birth of his third child. Moore, who stepped …
Continue reading Wallaby Moore to miss Springboks TestAs few as five players might be eligible for a testimonial match next season – and the financial windfall that comes with it – under the NRL’s stringent rules. There …
Continue reading Testimonial reserved for NRL’s elite fewA ceasefire between the NRL and players’ union appears in sight, after the game’s stars agreed not to boycott next week’s captain’s call. Bosses from the NRL and the Rugby …
Continue reading NRL ceasefire as one boycott threat goneA suspension to Damien Oliver has given fellow champion jockey Craig Williams the chance to reunite with Vega Magic who is favourite for the first Group One race of the …
Continue reading Jockey confident in Memsie Stakes favouriteUnlike most of Dustin Martin’s on-field opponents, North Melbourne are adamant they won’t be stopped in their tracks by the superstar’s contract fend-off. The Kangaroos went hard in their bid …
Continue reading Roos quick to move on after Dusty fend-offWallabies centre Billy Meakes is urging Western Force fans not to boycott next week’s clash with South Africa in Perth. The Australian Rugby Union has copped widespread criticism for its …
Continue reading Force fans urged not to boycott WallabiesGlenn Archer is revered as one of the toughest players to have donned an AFL jumper but his assault on a runner at his son’s footy match has been slammed …
Continue reading Archer convicted over junior footy assaultEssendon’s No.1 draft pick Andrew McGrath has won the AFL Rising Star award. The defender and midfielder polled 51 votes, beating Hawthorn’s Ryan Burton by 10. This year is the …
Continue reading Dons’ McGrath wins AFL Rising Star awardMen’s tennis champions Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have overcome some second-round wobbles to progress at the US Open in New York. Top-ranked Nadal came back from a set and …
Continue reading Federer and Nadal wobble through at OpenValentino Rossi has suffered a double leg break in an enduro training accident in Italy, his Movistar Yamaha team have announced. The seven-time MotoGP world champion will now undergo surgery …
Continue reading Moto GP ace Rossi breaks his leg in crash

