The pressure of off-field dramas, injuries and lack of form are beginning to show at NRL club Manly. The Sea Eagles were unhappy at training on Thursday about continued focus …
Continue reading Pressure begins to show at NRL club ManlyAdelaide coach Don Pyke has more reason than most to welcome the AFL’s focus on Motor Neurone Disease (MND). “My father passed away from MND about four and a half …
Continue reading Crows AFL coach welcomes MND focusGWS Giants defender Heath Shaw says the stakes are huge this weekend for a young AFL side he reckons has matured massively. Half back Shaw, who has been in scintillating …
Continue reading Massive stakes for Giants: ShawSamu Kerevi says he and centres partner Tevita Kuridrani have been issued simple instructions by Wallabies coach Michael Cheika for Saturday night’s first Test against England – run straight, and …
Continue reading Kerevi keen on Kuridrani comboTrainer Matthew Smith may have taken the conservative option with Palazzo Pubblico but her June Stakes barrier is definitely left wing. The mare has drawn 18 of 19 in Saturday’s …
Continue reading Palazzo a definite runner in 2016 June Stakes FieldPopular Gold Coast jockey Jason Taylor hopes his feeling of deja vu leading into the Stradbroke Handicap will turn into another win in the Group One race. Taylor rides Takedown …
Continue reading Deja vu for Taylor ahead of Stradbroke HandicapAlun Wyn Jones will make his 100th appearance for Wales on Saturday after being named in Warren Gatland’s side to face New Zealand in their opening Test. Jones, 30, will …
Continue reading Wyn-Jones to reach 100 club against NZNike says it will continue to partner with Maria Sharapova, despite her two-year suspension for failing a drug test. The sportswear giant said in a statement on Wednesday: “We hope …
Continue reading Nike to stick with SharapovaMichael Cheika says the Wallabies are ready for Bodyline – whatever that means. If it means illegal tactics, good luck to England. But if it means an aggressive, physical, uncompromising …
Continue reading Bring on Bodyline, says CheikaMelbourne midfield dynamo Jack Viney could make his AFL return to face Collingwood just two weeks after breaking his knuckle. Melbourne will name Viney for Monday’s Queen’s Birthday clash, with …
Continue reading Demon Viney may be back to face PiesCollingwood coach Nathan Buckley says former Magpies great Mick McGuane is off the mark with his criticism of Scott Pendlebury. McGuane said earlier on Thursday that the Magpies should consider …
Continue reading Buckley backs Pendlebury in AFLHard-nosed back-rower Paul Carter has signed a two-year NRL contract extension with South Sydney. Carter has rebuilt his career under Rabbitohs coach Michael Maguire and on Thursday inked a deal …
Continue reading Carter re-signs with RabbitohsEven the NRL’s acrobatic leading tryscorer marvels at the rare skills of NSW State of Origin hopeful Jack Bird. Cronulla winger Valentine Holmes modestly credits his young Sharks teammate for …
Continue reading Sharks’ tryscoring ace credits BirdThe pressure of off field dramas, injuries and lack of form are beginning to show at NRL club Manly. The Sea Eagles were unhappy at training on Tuesday at continued …
Continue reading Pressure begins to show at ManlyWest Coast midfielder Luke Shuey insists no alarm bells are ringing at the AFL club yet but admits it’s time for them to get cracking if they are to achieve …
Continue reading No alarm bells at AFL Eagles: ShueyWhen Bob Dwyer coached Eddie Jones at Randwick, he says it was clear from the outset the pint-sized hooker had the potential to become a great rugby coach. Jones was …
Continue reading I never picked Cheika as a coachMichael Cheika says handing out four debut Wallabies caps for the first Test against England is proof of the trust he has in his players as the Australian side prepares …
Continue reading Cheika hands out four Wallabies debutsFremantle coach Ross Lyon says anyone who thinks besieged Brisbane coach Justin Leppitsch should be axed needs to look at the facts. Leppitsch’s job has come under scrutiny following the …
Continue reading Ross Lyon backs in Lions coach Leppitsch

