Patrick Dangerfield has travelled to Adelaide a day early as doubts remain about the Geelong star’s fitness for the AFL blockbuster against Adelaide. The Brownlow Medallist flew across on Wednesday, …
Continue reading Cats sweat on Dangerfield’s fitness in AFLFormer Brisbane captain Justin Hodges has questioned Wayne Bennett’s decision to force Sam Thaiday out of the club at the end of next season. Bennett told News Corp Australia earlier …
Continue reading Hodges can’t see why Thaiday has to goThe Hurricanes have declared Australia’s dismal trans-Tasman Super Rugby record irrelevant as they prepare to face the Brumbies in a knockout quarter-final. The Wellington-based team touched down in Canberra on …
Continue reading Canes unmoved by Brumbies not-so-Super runDumped Queensland centre Justin O’Neill admits it was tough to watch the Maroons prevail in the State of Origin decider. But the North Queensland talent can channel that disappointment into …
Continue reading Cowboy switches focus after OriginFremantle coach Ross Lyon admits he feels sick to the stomach whenever he watches Harley Bennell play, but he hopes the butterflies will all be worth it. Bennell is yet …
Continue reading Docker Bennell gives Lyon AFL butterfliesADELAIDE V GEELONG TALE OF THE TAPE THE LADDER * 1st – Adelaide (12 wins, four losses, 140.4%) * 2nd – Geelong (11 wins, four losses, one draw, 118.1%) THE …
Continue reading Tale of tape for Adelaide versus GeelongWallabies mentor Michael Cheika is looking forward to locking coaching horns with Alan Jones, one of several predecessors from whom he has sought advice. Media personality Jones, who coached Australia …
Continue reading Cheika looks forward to Jones rugby duelMatt Finnis is fascinated to see what the home of the Mardi Gras will do with the AFL’s second Gay Pride match. More than anything, the St Kilda chief executive …
Continue reading Fans back Saints’ AFL Pride initiativeCoach Michael Cheika says the Wallabies’ rebuilding and renovating phase is almost complete after recalling some familiar faces and choosing plenty of new ones. Cheika’s regeneration of the squad following …
Continue reading Mix of new and old for WallabiesPREVIEW OF NRL ROUND-20 MATCHES (ALL TIMES AEST): THURSDAY, July 20 Brisbane v Canterbury at Suncorp Stadium, 7.50pm Head to Head: Broncos 29 Bulldogs 21 Drawn 1 Last clash: Round …
Continue reading NRL round-20 preview panelMelbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy is backing his young five-eighth Cameron Munster to handle to let-down from State of Origin with the same ease he handled the limelight in making …
Continue reading Bellamy backs Munster to star for StormQueensland legend Darren Lockyer says the Maroons will have a home-town advantage playing the opening State of Origin match next year at the MCG. The former Australian, Queensland and Brisbane …
Continue reading Maroons get Origin leg up at MCG: LockyerMichael Cheika has warned Australia runs the risk of more poor results in the upcoming Rugby Championship, unless a line is drawn under the nation’s Super Rugby season from hell. …
Continue reading Cheika draws line under Super RugbyFormer NSW coach Craig Bellamy has accused Blake Ferguson and Josh Dugan of lacking common sense in the lead-up to last week’s State of Origin decider. Just a day after …
Continue reading Bellamy leads Dugan, Ferguson criticismEddie Everywhere is going nowhere. As Collingwood head towards a fourth-straight September without finals football, Magpies president Eddie McGuire insists he still has the passion to lead the biggest club …
Continue reading McGuire committed to Magpies in AFL.Brisbane coach Wayne Bennett has lamented the difficulty in planning for the future while uncertainty over next year’s NRL salary cap continues. The Broncos have made big strides in player …
Continue reading Bennett laments NRL salary cap uncertaintySouth Sydney must do what no team in the past 15 years has done to make the NRL finals, but coach Michael Maguire refuses to give up hope. Ahead of …
Continue reading Souths still hoping for NRL miracleJapan international Amanaki Mafi has been named Melbourne Rebels Players’ Player after an outstanding debut Super Rugby season. The fifth consecutive back-rower to win the award, Mafi topped the voting …
Continue reading Japan’s Mafi wins Rebels players’ gong


