The NRL is to introduce a controversial cap on football club spending. Chief executive Todd Greenberg revealed the radical equalisation measure had been agreed to in principle by all 16 …
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Record-breaking Fremantle midfielder Lachie Neale has undergone shoulder surgery but it won’t be the only operation he has this month. Neale is recovering in hospital after repairs to ligaments in …
Continue reading Docker Neale undergoes shoulder surgeryWallabies veteran Adam Ashley-Cooper will return to France this week and take no further part in Australia’s Rugby Championship campaign. Ashley-Cooper was one of four Europe-based players called up for …
Continue reading Ashley-Cooper heads back to FranceThe NRL has declined to increase the prizemoney for the minor premiers and finalists, defending the $1 million on offer over the next five weeks. The governing body was on …
Continue reading NRL refuses to increase prizemoneyNRL chief executive Todd Greenberg has launched an impassioned defence of the suspensions handed to players charged with touching a referee. The issue has been a constant source of conflict …
Continue reading We won’t back down on referee contact: NRLWests Tigers players have welcomed the possibility of out-of-favour veteran Robbie Farah farewelling the club in this weekend’s last regular-season game. Farah is believed to be on the verge of …
Continue reading Farah deserves NRL farewell: teammatesWest Coast coach Adam Simpson has refused to buy into the trade talk surrounding out-of-favour defender Eric Mackenzie, saying rival clubs shouldn’t publicly target players who are still in the …
Continue reading Eagles won’t buy into AFL trade talkFormer Wallaby Greg Martin has launched a blistering attack on the Queensland Reds over the reported acquisition of NRL player Lachlan Maranta. On the same day the Super Rugby franchise …
Continue reading Maranta ‘worst signing’: Greg MartinNorth Melbourne skipper Andrew Swallow has dismissed calls for Drew Petrie to be dropped in week one of the AFL finals. Petrie is one of the four much-loved veterans at …
Continue reading Roos need Petrie in AFL finals: skipperThe NRL will consider introducing a captain’s challenge for the 2017 season in what could be a major shake-up of the video review system. The initiative will be trialled for …
Continue reading NRL to trial captain’s challengeRafael Nadal looks to be in good touch at the US Open, defeating Andreas Seppi 6-0 7-5 6-1 to reach the third round. On Wednesday, the fourth-seeded Spaniard hit the …
Continue reading Nadal breezes past Seppi at US OpenWallabies playmaker Quade Cooper says his heart has always been at Ballymore after sealing his return to Super Rugby with the Queensland Reds. After one season in France and a …
Continue reading Queensland Reds are going places: CooperThe Wallabies will stick together as they fight to regain winning form and ease pressure on coach Michael Cheika, five-eighth Quade Cooper says. Cheika has been under fire from critics …
Continue reading Wallabies keen to do it for CheikaCall them the NRL’s cardiac kids but Penrith’s playmaking young guns are fast mastering the art of putting opposing sides to the sword at the death. The Panthers believe their …
Continue reading NRL Panthers embrace cardiac kids tagHitting form at the business end of an injury-marred season, GWS Giants veteran Ryan Griffen is thriving as a team man rather than the go-to guy. Griffen is one of …
Continue reading AFL Giant Griffen more of a team manFormer Wallaby Greg Martin has launched a blistering attack on the Queensland Reds over the reported acquisition of NRL player Lachlan Maranta. On the same day the Super Rugby franchise …
Continue reading Maranta “worst signing”: Greg MartinManly’s Jamil Hopoate has had his potential NRL debut blocked by the game’s integrity unit after it was deemed the troubled youngster still required further rehabilitation. Hopoate, the son of …
Continue reading Jamil Hopoate debut blocked by NRLIt’s the daunting statistic on late-season momentum casting doubt over Canterbury’s NRL title push. The Bulldogs go into Friday’s last round clash with South Sydney desperate to ignite their run, …
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