Roger Federer is optimistic his back is on the mend as he prepares to return to action in the Wimbledon warm-up event on Stuttgart’s grasscourts this week. The seven-times Wimbledon …
Continue reading Federer ready to return in StuttgartWhat was said and done remains a secret but England rugby new boy Ben Te’o has been welcomed by his teammates in a behind-closed-doors initiation. The squad made the former …
Continue reading Te’o makes himself known to EnglandEngland must be ready for a breakdown battle if they’re to come out on top in the first Test against Australia. Flanker James Haskell says it’s no secret Wallaby pair …
Continue reading England face Wallabies breakdown challengeManly’s calls for the NSW Police to accelerate their probe into the match-fixing scandal has fallen on deaf ears, with the Deputy Commissioner suggesting they will approach the NRL club …
Continue reading Police won’t accelerate NRL fixing probeSt George Illawarra players are backing “miracle man” Josh Dugan to make an unlikely return for NSW in game two of the State of Origin series. The Dragons star is …
Continue reading Dragons back ‘miracle man’ Dugan to returnBernard Foley says his head-to-head battle with Quade Cooper for the Wallabies No.10 jersey at last year’s World Cup made him a better player. Foley is Australia’s undisputed first-choice five-eighth …
Continue reading Battle with Quade made Foley flourishWest Coast’s strength at home and weakness away from Fortress Subiaco this season has seen them labelled ‘flat track bullies’ and coach Adam Simpson finds it hard to argue against …
Continue reading Simpson can’t dispute Eagles away recordNSW skipper Paul Gallen has declared Wade Graham ready for his State of Origin debut after the Cronulla back-rower starred in the Sharks’ NRL win over Canterbury. Graham ran for …
Continue reading Graham is ready for Origin: GallenOne by one, Lance Franklin is reeling in the players outside the top ten in the all-time VFL-AFL goalkicking list and has Saverio Rocca in his sights this week. The …
Continue reading Buddy on track to top Sav’s AFL goal tallyHe took the more circuitous route to the AFL, but Sydney back Dane Rampe has is full of praise for the role the academies in NSW and Queensland are playing …
Continue reading Rampe hails academy pathwayWests Tigers hooker Matt Ballin is reportedly facing another knee reconstruction, a blow which could have further ramifications for the club given coach Jason Taylor’s simmering feud with Robbie Farah. …
Continue reading Wests Tigers’ Ballin facing knee reconBen Te’o was a notable absentee from England rugby training on the Gold Coast on Monday. The former NRL star is considered a strong chance to debut for the tourists …
Continue reading Te’o misses England rugby trainingJames Maloney calmly booted an 80th minute sideline conversion to give Cronulla their ninth straight NRL win, a 20-18 victory over Canterbury at ANZ Stadium on Monday night. Ricky Leutele …
Continue reading Sharks claim ninth straight NRL winAFL ladder leaders North Melbourne have lost defender Sam Wright for up to two months because of ankle surgery. Wright suffered a left ankle sprain early in Friday night’s win …
Continue reading ‘Roos lose Wright for two months in AFLCanberra have suffered a major blow with prop Jeff Lima to be sidelined for almost the remainder of the NRL season. The Raiders confirmed late on Monday Lima will be …
Continue reading Lima out for 10 weeks with hip injuryGeelong appear headed to the AFL tribunal after coach Chris Scott expressed his shock at the ban offered to star forward Tom Hawkins. The AFL’s match review panel offered Hawkins …
Continue reading Cats coach shocked by Hawkins’ AFL banSydney and NSW back-rower Boyd Cordner admits his foot injury could rule him out for up to a year. Cordner is expected to miss the next four to six weeks …
Continue reading Roosters’ Cordner could be out for a yearThey’re sitting pretty in second spot with a 9-2 record, but perennial AFL powerhouses Sydney insist they still have a lot of things they can improve on. The Swans head …
Continue reading Rampe: Swans must improve lots of things


