Dayne Beams has been appointed as captain of the Brisbane Lions, replacing off-contract star Tom Rockliff. The 27-year-old won a player vote on Monday night ahead of Rockliff and the …
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James Tamou has opened up on the off-field difficulties that led to his move to Penrith and welcomed the heavy expectation of being the club’s star signing. Tamou will make …
Continue reading Tamou embraces Penrith’s NRL expectationsGreater Western Sydney forward Jonathan Patton has re-signed with the AFL club for a further three seasons. The club’s first-ever draft pick at No.1 in 2011 will remain at the …
Continue reading Giants AFL star Patton re-signs to 2020Gold Coast have named AFL football operations boss Mark Evans as their new chief executive. Evans, who served as Hawthorn’s deputy chief executive and football boss before joining the AFL …
Continue reading AFL executive Evans named new Suns chiefNorth Melbourne onballer Ben Cunnington and Port Adelaide’s Nathan Krakouer will both miss round one after accepting a ban from the AFL’s match review panel. The pair pleaded guilty to …
Continue reading Cunnington, Krakouer accept AFL game banPromising Adelaide midfielder Cameron Ellis-Yolmen has been ruled out of the 2017 AFL season with a knee injury. The 24-year-old, who was tipped for an expanded role in the Crows’ …
Continue reading Adelaide’s Ellis-Yolmen out of AFL seasonGrahame Begg is set to have his first Group One runner since his return to training but is unsure whether that will be at Flemington or Randwick. Begg’s preference is …
Continue reading Australian Guineas or Randwick Guineas for Land Of PlentyIt’s the stat that haunts the Sydney Roosters’ flop of a 2016 NRL campaign. But for skipper Jake Friend – who isn’t interested in making excuses – it’s a reminder …
Continue reading We need to find killer instinct: RoostersOnline bookmaker sportsbet.com.au has completely swapped the odds for Thursday night’s NRL blockbuster between the Sharks and Broncos. Broncos go from $2.00 outsiders to $1.81 favourites v Sharks Seven times …
Continue reading Brisbane Broncos’ odds firm to beat Cronulla Sharks in 2017 NRL Round 1Daniel Ricciardo predicts that the pace of Formula One will pick up in 2017 and – despite some early hiccups – hopes Red Bull will be one of those outfits …
Continue reading F1 pace to pick up: RicciardoJames McManus’ legal action against his former NRL club Newcastle reportedly includes allegations he was allowed and encouraged to play too soon after suffering multiple concussions. Former NSW Origin winger …
Continue reading McManus to accuse Knights of care breachesStar sprinter Chautauqua has been given top weight of 58 kilograms in the Newmarket Handicap 2017, 1.5kg more than recent Lightning Stakes winner Terravista. Group One-winning three-year-olds Extreme Choice and …
Continue reading Chautauqua heads 2017 Newmarket Handicap weightsJames O’Connor’s alleged cocaine possession appears to have cost him a future at Toulon as the French rugby club weighs up his immediate punishment. The Top 14 club’s owner Mourad …
Continue reading Toulon won’t re-sign James O’Connor: ownerCronulla’s top fullback candidate Valentine Holmes has been ruled out of Thursday’s NRL season opener against Brisbane due to injury. Star back Holmes, tipped to fill the fullback spot vacated …
Continue reading Cronulla’s Holmes out of NRL season openerAustralia’s Ashleigh Barty continues to march on in her comeback to tennis. The 20-year-old Australian made it through her first round match at the Malaysian Open with a 6-3 5-7 …
Continue reading Barty into second round in MalaysiaNew rules. New cars. Same result. Mercedes dominated the first day of Formula One preseason testing on Monday, sending a message that the overhaul of regulations may not derail the …
Continue reading Hamilton quickest on first F1 test dayRoger Federer breezed back into action to reach the second round of the Dubai Open with a straightforward 6-1 6-3 victory over erratic Frenchman Benoit Paire. In his first match …
Continue reading Roger Federer heats back up in DubaiSean O’Brien insists Ireland would have known exactly what to do if faced with Italy’s no-ruck tactics that bamboozled England on Sunday. Italy’s refusal to ruck at Twickenham caught England …
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