Nerves won’t be a problem when Cameron Munster makes his Queensland debut at five-eighth, Cameron Smith says. But the Maroons skipper believes NSW should be anxious about Munster’s running game …
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One last AFL finals campaign is irrelevant to Hawthorn legend Luke Hodge. The former Hawks captain has announced he will retire at the end of the season, with his team …
Continue reading AFL wins irrelevant for Hodge as end nearsIt began as a public relations disaster but Cameron Smith believes last year’s Emerging Maroons camp controversy helped Kevin Walters put his stamp on the Queensland team. Stepping into the …
Continue reading Qld must re-sign Walters: SmithAn innocuous-looking midriff punch has added to the Western Bulldogs’ woes, ruling out Easton Wood for Sunday’s AFL match against Carlton. The Bulldogs must decide by Tuesday lunchtime whether they …
Continue reading Bulldogs lose Wood to AFL suspensionState of Origin may be getting tougher each year but Cameron Smith admits he still can’t get enough. At 34, Smith would be forgiven for thinking about hanging up the …
Continue reading No retirement plans for Qld’s SmithEven Cameron Smith feels for maligned NSW halfback Mitchell Pearce ahead of Wednesday night’s State of Origin decider in Brisbane. The Queensland skipper has taken the extraordinary step of defending …
Continue reading Qld captain Smith defends NSW’s PearceWest Coast coach Adam Simpson concedes he’s been made to look silly by Josh Kennedy’s ongoing calf injury, but he hopes the key forward will make his long-awaited return this …
Continue reading Eagles hopeful on Kennedy’s silly injuryNSW tyro Tyson Frizell has been hailed for refusing to succumb to a rib injury leading up to Wednesday’s State of Origin decider. Frizell was considered in serious doubt to …
Continue reading Blues’ Frizell hailed for Origin toughnessSimona Halep is a win away from delivering Australian super-coach Darren Cahill his third world No.1 after storming into the Wimbledon quarter-finals. Halep will leapfrog Germany’s Angelique Kerber in the …
Continue reading Halep closes in on world No.1 rankingTop-seeded title-holder Andy Murray has seen off Frenchman Benoit Paire in straight sets to qualify for his 10th consecutive Wimbledon quarter-final. Britain’s two-time champion recovered from a service break down …
Continue reading Andy Murray into Wimbledon quarter-finalsFormer finalist Garbine Muguruza has ousted world No.1 Angelique Kerber in a three-set cliffhanger to reach the quarter-finals on a helter skelter day at Wimbledon. Runner-up in 2015 to Serena …
Continue reading World No.1 Kerber crashes out of WimbledonWimbledon chief Richard Lewis insists placing more men’s matches on the tournament’s show courts is not favouritism but simply reflects what spectators want to see. With all the tournament’s fourth-round …
Continue reading Wimbledon chief defends gender court callsFremantle coach Ross Lyon has refuted speculation that he might be a candidate should Collingwood want a new AFL coach. The Magpies’ four-game losing streak is disastrous for coach Nathan …
Continue reading Lyon denies Magpies speculation in AFLSurprise French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko has joined Svetlana Kuznetsova in the Wimbledon quarter-finals after a thrilling fourth-round win over fourth seed Elena Svitolina. Svitolina saved seven match points before …
Continue reading Ostapenko into Wimbledon quarter-finalsWimbledon has unearthed arguably a bigger tennis brat than Bernard Tomic. Fiery Frenchman Adrian Mannarino has racked up fines totalling $US15,000 ($A19,756) during his drama-charged run to the fourth round. …
Continue reading Frenchman fined as much as Bernard TomicAn outstanding 10-mark game against Melbourne has led to Charlie Curnow being the fifth AFL Rising Star nomination this season for Carlton. The Blues key forward also kicked two goals …
Continue reading Blues’ Curnow earns AFL Rising Star nodNSW enforcer Wade Graham has defended the civil and placid build up to this year’s State of Origin series, insisting it hasn’t been reflected on the field. Since the interstate …
Continue reading Graham defends tame Origin buildupWestern Bulldogs speedster Jason Johannisen has signed a five-year contract extension with the AFL club, ending months of speculation about his future. The 24-year-old has agreed to stay at Whitten …
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