HOW QUEENSLAND SHAPE UP FOR ORIGIN I Fullback Darius Boyd. Origins played: 26 2017 kick return metres per game: 30 2017 try assists: 6 Held out the great Billy Slater …
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A high attrition rate means Brisbane star Hopfgarten has made the field for the Group One Kingsford Smith Stakes after fears he might miss out. Queensland has at best six …
Continue reading Brisbane star sneaks into Kingsford Smith Cup FieldNick Kyrgios is starting to make a believer of one of his harshest critics, seven-time grand slam champion John McEnroe. McEnroe calls world No.19 Kyrgios the most gifted player of …
Continue reading Nick Kyrgios converting John McEnroeThe Queensland Reds have named a settled side for Friday night’s must-win Super Rugby clash against the Western Force. With the Reds fresh from the bye, coach Nick Stiles has …
Continue reading Kuridrani back for Reds in must-win clashFremantle’s hopes of beating Adelaide on Saturday night have been dealt a massive blow after ruckman Aaron Sandilands was ruled out with a hamstring injury. Dockers coach Ross Lyon said …
Continue reading Docker Sandilands ruled out of Crows clashThe video of Dominic Thiem’s surprise win over Rafael Nadal last week in Rome will be in high demand for those harbouring hopes of stopping the Spaniard’s march towards a …
Continue reading Nadal chases perfect 10 at Roland GarrosPort Adelaide will summon Aaron Young as the replacement for injured Chad Wingard for Thursday night’s AFL match against Geelong. Wingard is expected to miss a fortnight because of a …
Continue reading Port’s Young to replace injured WingardJohnathan Thurston is expected to know whether he will recover from a shoulder injury and play in next week’s State of Origin opener by Sunday. The Queensland playmaker believes if …
Continue reading Sunday looms as D-day for Qld’s ThurstonParramatta have been dealt another injury blow, with former NSW Origin centre Michael Jennings to miss a month with a quad injury. Jennings limped off the field in the second …
Continue reading Eels lose Michael Jennings for a monthNSW playmaker James Maloney says he’s been scrutinised by the NRL referees and it’s helped make him the game’s most penalised player. The Cronulla five-eighth has been pinged 22 times …
Continue reading I’m being scrutinised by refs: MaloneyAll Blacks skipper Kieran Read says a move overseas was never an option as he prepares to lead the Test side into the 2019 World Cup. The 31-year-old loose forward …
Continue reading Read happy to sign on with NZ Rugby againSecond-seeded Kei Nishikori of Japan eased into the Geneva Open quarter-finals, beating Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan 6-4 6-3 on Tuesday. World No.9 Nishikori took a wildcard entry after a wrist …
Continue reading Nishikori eases into Geneva Open quartersPat Hyland is a relieved trainer with Lizard Island pulling up in good order after a comeback trial at Cranbourne. The rising five-year-old, who has been gelded since his last …
Continue reading Caulfield Guineas runner-up on the comeback trailBroadside looks capable of doing the hard yards over winter, but asking him to race over consecutive weekends for the first time in his career is probably a stretch. Co-trainer …
Continue reading Broadside could give McKell Cup a wide berthLeading trainer Darren Weir has the horses to be competitive in all forms of racing. It doesn’t matter if it’s a sprint race, a middle distance or a staying race, …
Continue reading Weir a big player in feature jumps raceAustralia’s top-ranked player Samantha Stosur has easily accounted for Madison Brengle to reach the last eight at the WTA’s Strasbourg International. Stosur’s 6-0 6-1 victory over American Brengle was the …
Continue reading Samantha Stosur into Strasbourg quartersForward Chad Wingard will miss Port Adelaide’s next two AFL matches due to a calf injury. The 23-year-old was injured at training this week ahead of the Power’s Indigenous Round …
Continue reading Port’s Chad Wingard out for two AFL gamesKieran Read wants to be at the helm of the All Blacks when they pursue a hat-trick of Rugby World Cup titles. The world-class forward surprised nobody when announcing on …
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