Brisbane football director Leigh Matthews has again backed Justin Leppitsch, saying the besieged coach is not the reason for the AFL club’s woes. Leppitsch expressed his frustration when asked about …
Continue reading Matthews again backs Leppitsch in AFLAfter convincing themselves they’re good enough to match it with the best in the NRL, Canterbury are readying to take out their frustrations on St George Illawarra on Monday. While …
Continue reading Dogs to take out disappointment on DragonsWallabies coach Michael Cheika won’t be spooked into making wholesale changes despite the stinging loss of David Pocock to injury and a concerning first Test defeat to England. But Australia …
Continue reading Cheika won’t rush into Wallaby changesGeelong forward Daniel Menzel feels the Etihad Stadium surface is partly to blame for his latest AFL injury. Menzel starred in Saturday night’s big win over North Melbourne with four …
Continue reading Menzel blames surface for AFL injuryGeelong forward Daniel Menzel feels the Etihad Stadium surface is partly to blame for his latest AFL injury. Menzel starred in Saturday night’s big win over North Melbourne with four …
Continue reading Menzel blames surface for AFL injuryqMelbourne have the opportunity to break another AFL hoodoo when they take on Collingwood in the Queen’s Birthday clash on Monday. The Demons haven’t beaten their rivals in the annual …
Continue reading Melbourne to banish demons against PiesAll Blacks coach Steve Hansen has signalled that there will be few, if any, selection changes for the second Test against Wales in Wellington. Traditionally slow starters to a season, …
Continue reading All Blacks expect to go with settled sideQueensland fear the versatility that Wade Graham can bring to the NSW side – if the Cronulla back-rower is selected for his State of Origin debut. Blues coach Laurie Daley …
Continue reading Qld fear Graham Origin selectionDane Haylett-Petty says the Wallabies can’t afford to let themselves get bogged down in another penalty-fest after England successfully stifled their free-flowing game in Brisbane. England leads the three-Test Cook …
Continue reading ‘England didn’t want to play rugby’Cronulla’s all-star pack must stop North Queensland tearaway Jason Taumalolo if they are to prove their premiership credentials in Monday night’s NRL blockbuster at Shark Park. Taumalolo is shaping as …
Continue reading Shark pack faces up to TaumaloloWallabies coach Michael Cheika says he’s undecided on who will replace David Pocock after the star back-rower was ruled out of the rest of the England Test series due to …
Continue reading Wallabies ace Pocock ruled out for seriesKristina Mladenovic will play CoCo Vandeweghe for the WTA title at the Ricoh Open in Rosmalen. In Saturday’s semi-finals, Mladenovic came from behind to beat top-seeded Belinda Bencic 2-6 6-3 …
Continue reading Mladenovic through to Rosmalen finalTop-seeded Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic and unseeded Alison Riske of the United States both won two matches each to reach the Nottingham Open final on Saturday. The quarter-finals …
Continue reading Pliskova faces Riske in Nottingham finalAlready considered one of the NRL’s most unlucky, Gavin Cooper’s State of Origin fortunes don’t look like improving soon despite Sydney Roosters back-rower Aidan Guerra’s poor form. Queensland selector Allan …
Continue reading Cooper unlucky again: Qld selectorsDominic Thiem beat Roger Federer for the second time in a month, seeing off the Swiss top seed 3-6 7-6 (9-7) 6-4 in a rain-interrupted Mercedes Cup semi-final in Stuttgart. …
Continue reading Thiem upsets Federer in StuttgartCoach Trent Robinson has urged his Sydney Roosters players to wallow in their record-breaking NRL defeat to Melbourne, as the three-time minor premiers desperately attempt to salvage something from their …
Continue reading Feel the pain, Robinson tells RoostersSt Kilda legend Nick Riewoldt could overtake Carlton’s Stephen Kernahan for the most games as an AFL captain after signing on for another AFL season. The Saints announced late on …
Continue reading Riewoldt signs new AFL deal with SaintsWallabies coach Michael Cheika says Bernard Foley’s stunning disallowed solo try should have stood, but insisted officials weren’t to blame for their 39-28 defeat to England in Saturday’s thrilling Test …
Continue reading Cheika: Foley try should have stood
