Wests Tigers coach Ivan Cleary hopes next week’s return of halfback Luke Brooks will help Tuimoala Lolohea gel with the NRL club’s attack. But the new Tigers five-eighth has a …
Continue reading Lolohea headlines Tigers’ second-half woesNSW are set to enter next week’s Origin with a more settled side than their Queensland counterparts for just the second time in nine years. NSW are expected to name …
Continue reading Blues find more settled side than MaroonsSydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson knows young utility Connor Watson is the type of player every NRL club would want in their starting side. But for now, he insists the …
Continue reading Watson has to “bide his time”: RobinsonA frustrated Leon Cameron says he’s not afraid to swing the axe after Greater Western Sydney’s shock one-point loss to Carlton. The Blues led at every break of Sunday’s clash …
Continue reading Fed-up Cameron puts Giants on AFL noticeIt remains unclear when luckless Hawthorn recruit Jaeger O’Meara will return from his latest injury setback, but coach Alastair Clarkson is confident he’ll be a star for the Hawks – …
Continue reading Key calls loom for Hawks on injured starsAustralian tennis stars Casey Dellacqua and Ashleigh Barty have completed a rare grand slam set – just not the one they crave. Dellacqua and Barty fell one win shy of …
Continue reading Dellacqua, Barty lose French Open finalAll Blacks Liam Coltman, Lima Sopoaga and Waisake Naholo will have an early chance to impress against the British and Irish Lions after being named in the Highlanders team for …
Continue reading All Blacks trio named for HighlandersWith NSW hoping to name an unchanged line-up for the first time in over 20 years, Blues halfback Mitchell Pearce believes they must build further on their attacking combinations to …
Continue reading Blues to build on Origin combinationsSydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson declared Mitchell Pearce ready to win his first Origin series for NSW after he starred in the club’s 40-18 flogging of the Wests Tigers on …
Continue reading Pearce preps for Origin with Tiger bashingHawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson has offered an unreserved apology for his remark about “disgraceful umpiring” after Saturday’s AFL loss to Gold Coast. Clarkson was asked about a 50m penalty incurred …
Continue reading Hawks coach sorry for AFL umpire commentsJarrod Wallace’s dreams of a Queensland State of Origin debut are in tatters after he was cited for a shoulder charge by the NRL match review committee. The Gold Coast …
Continue reading Qld Origin hopeful Wallace facing banNSW may have shown Queensland the loophole which could save Maroons hopeful Jarrod Wallace’s dreams of a State of Origin debut. Wallace was expected to come into coach Kevin Walters’ …
Continue reading Wallace facing Qld Origin suspensionAustralian sevens flyer Henry Hutchison has signed a two-year Super Rugby deal to join the Melbourne Rebels. The 20-year-old winger has excelled in the sevens world series, scoring 52 tries …
Continue reading Melbourne Rebels sign Aussie sevens flyerIt hasn’t often been the case in recent times but there’s plenty at stake for both teams when Melbourne take on Collingwood in the annual Queen’s Birthday clash at the …
Continue reading Queen’s Birthday pivotal for Demons, PiesMitchell Pearce set up a try and scored a double of his own in the Sydney Roosters’ 40-18 flogging of the Wests Tigers on Sunday. Pearce was one of three …
Continue reading Pearce stars as Roosters flog TigersCellar-dwellers Carlton have stunned Greater Western Sydney, handing the Giants just their third loss of the AFL season with a nailbiting one-point win at Etihad Stadium. The plucky Blues led …
Continue reading Blues stun GWS in one-point AFL thrillerHonda’s Dani Pedrosa will start his home Grand Prix of Catalunya from pole position with Yamaha’s MotoGP leader Maverick Vinales only ninth on the starting grid after qualifying. Australia’s Jack …
Continue reading Pedrosa takes pole for home Catalunya GPMichael Cheika has warned that the Wallabies must step up against a Scotland side adding tricks to their attacking repertoire under new coach Gregor Townsend. Australia play the Scots in …
Continue reading Cheika warns that Wallabies need to lift

