In a Test career full of highlights, All Blacks first-five Aaron Cruden hopes Saturday’s British and Irish Lions series decider will be the pick of the bunch. The 28-year-old Cruden …
Continue reading Cruden gunning for grand Test finaleStruggling AFL expansion club Gold Coast have received a major boost, with co-captain Steven May signing a two-year deal. The new contract secures one of the league’s best key defenders …
Continue reading May re-signs in big AFL boost for SunsWest Coast’s midfield have regained their mojo and now they’ve set their sights on catapulting forward Josh Kennedy to a third straight Coleman medal. Kennedy has missed the past five …
Continue reading Eagles’ Kennedy still in AFL’s Coleman mixLuke Lewis will extend his NRL career to an 18th season, signing a one-year deal to remain at Cronulla. Lewis has long expressed his desire to play on in 2018 …
Continue reading Lewis extends career to 18th NRL seasonThe NRL is bracing for another drawn-out scandal after reports emerged of salary cap breaches, spot-fixing and money laundering across several clubs. On Thursday the NRL began planning its probe …
Continue reading NRL braces for long-haul cap scandalAfter retaining his Queensland jersey, Coen Hess says he has cleared up a misunderstanding with Paul Green over his NRL coach’s claims the barnstorming backrower had not been ready for …
Continue reading Hess clears air with Green over Qld callLuke Lewis will extend his NRL career to an 18th season, signing a one-year deal to remain at Cronulla. Lewis, 33, has long expressed his desire to play on in …
Continue reading Sharks re-sign Lewis for 2018 NRL seasonQueensland will boast a one-club spine for the first time in 23 years after opting for debutant Cameron Munster over Michael Morgan as five-eighth for next week’s State of Origin …
Continue reading Munster joins all-Storm Origin spineCarpe diem, lads. Warren Gatland has thrown down the gauntlet to his British and Irish Lions troops, saying Saturday’s Test series decider against the All Blacks is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity …
Continue reading Lions history, legacy on the line: GatlandPreview of League Round 18 matches (all times AEST): FRIDAY, July 7 Sydney Roosters v South Sydney at Allianz Stadium, 7.50pm Head to Head: Roosters 98 Rabbitohs 112 Drawn 5 …
Continue reading NRL round 18 preview panelIn the aftermath of NSW’s second-half meltdown in State of Origin II, there is one particular moment James Maloney wishes he had again. Maloney found himself in the backfield midway …
Continue reading Maloney regrets Hayne going unnoticedPreview of Super Rugby round 16 matches (all times AEST): FRIDAY, July 7 Queensland Reds v Brumbies at Suncorp Stadium 7.45pm Head to Head: Played 28, Reds 5 Brumbies 22 …
Continue reading Super Rugby round 16 preview panelWestern Force will invite Melbourne Rebels players to join them for a beer after they lock horns in Friday night’s Super Rugby clash. Australian Rugby Union (ARU) will cull either …
Continue reading Force invite Rebels over for a sombre beerWestern Force coach Dave Wessels has allayed fears Ben McCalman’s rugby career could be over, saying the skipper is still on track to play for the Wallabies again this year. …
Continue reading McCalman’s career not over, say ForceJosh Reynolds has told Canterbury players not to make it all about him in Sunday’s NRL clash with Newcastle. The only problem is, they won’t listen to him. Bulldogs players …
Continue reading Bulldogs to do it for Reynolds at BelmoreSydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson has asked his senior players to step up against South Sydney in the absence of the team’s four stars locked away in State of Origin …
Continue reading Robinson asks senior Roosters to step upThey’ve hit the big time earlier than planned but All Blacks coach Steve Hansen believes rookies Jordie Barrett and Ngani Laumape can thrive in a pressure cooker rugby occasion. Hansen …
Continue reading Hansen has faith in promoted rookiesThe AFL will consider ramping up the ban for one-punch offences in the wake of the ugly Tomas Bugg and Ali Fahour controversies. While league chief executive Gillon McLachlan is …
Continue reading AFL boss happy to discuss heavier bans
