Parramatta have won their first NRL game since being rocked by salary cap allegations, edging in-form Gold Coast 22-12 in Darwin. Just a day after the club responded to show-cause …
Continue reading Eels win first NRL game since cap dramaBulldozing wing Waisake Naholo has scored two tries as the All Blacks held off a determined Welsh challenge to win the first Test in Auckland 39-21. It took a strong …
Continue reading All Blacks hold off Wales to win 39-21Fremantle recorded their second victory in succession and also of the season, smashing a woeful Brisbane Lions by 83 points at the Gabba. Young key forward Matt Taberner kicked five …
Continue reading Dockers thump Lions in AFLAndrew McFadden insisted it wasn’t part of his team’s game plan – just the bounce of the ball finally falling in the Warriors’ favour. New Zealand demolished the last-placed Newcastle …
Continue reading Ball bounces Warriors’ way in NRLWestern Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge has hailed the courage of his depleted side to pip Port Adelaide by three points in an AFL thriller on Saturday. Beveridge lost key playmaker …
Continue reading Dogs coach hails brave AFL winFlanker Eremasi Radrodro scored a match-winning try on debut as Fiji rallied from 15-0 down at halftime to beat Tonga 23-18 on Saturday in the opening match of rugby’s Pacific …
Continue reading Fiji beat Tonga in Pacific rugby cupA four try haul to winger David Fusitua has helped New Zealand Warriors demolish last-placed Newcastle 50-14 and move a step closer to the NRL top eight. The Warriors right …
Continue reading Warriors and Fusitua hammer Knights in NRLDesperate Manly coach Trent Barrett has labelled the round 14 NRL clash against Penrith as a must-win for his embattled side. Besieged by off-field dramas, injuries and poor form, Manly …
Continue reading Penrith a must-win for Manly: BarrettHe might be on Eddie Jones’ England coaching staff but new Queensland Reds recruit George Smith has declared his faith in Australia, predicting Michael Cheika will lead the Wallabies to …
Continue reading George Smith hails Cheika’s Wallabies workForward Jack Redpath has kicked four goals as the Western Bulldogs pipped Port Adelaide by three points in an AFL thriller. The Dogs came from nine points down at three …
Continue reading Bulldogs pip Port Adelaide in AFLRecently retired Swans star Rhyce Shaw admits it’s going to be hard for Sydney to stop his little brother Heath in Sunday’s AFL derby at Spotless Stadium. Half-back Heath has …
Continue reading Brother will be hard to stop: Rhyce ShawA desperate South Sydney are confident of having talisman Sam Burgess available for their crunch NRL clash with Parramatta next week. The hard-working back-rower managed just 25 minutes in Friday’s …
Continue reading Souths upbeat about Burgess’ shoulderWin, lose or draw their first-ever three-Test rugby series against Australia, Nick Farr-Jones is convinced England have the perfect coach in Eddie Jones. While Jones fell tantalisingly close to steering …
Continue reading Farr-Jones backs Jones as England coachHe’s the undisputed statistical king of the GWS Giants heading into their 100th game, but co-captain Callan Ward considers his switch to the AFL’s youngest club as massive for his …
Continue reading Ward king of the AFL GiantsGWS Giants co-captain Callan Ward is looking for another ten per cent of winning desire from his side on Sunday to help overcome a Sydney midfield he rates as the …
Continue reading Giants look for 10 per cent moreWests Tigers playmaker Mitchell Moses has a blunt message for NSW coach Laurie Daley – if you don’t pick James Tedesco then you’re kidding yourself. Tigers fullback Tedesco provided Daley …
Continue reading Moses implores NSW to pick TeddySt Kilda are demanding a response to their bad AFL loss last weekend and Jack Billings’ surprise omission emphasises the point. Billings is prominent among a whopping six changes to …
Continue reading Saints demanding big AFL responseRugby great Simon Poidevin says the Wallabies must break through the pain barrier to take down a hell-bent England team in Saturday night’s eagerly awaited first Test in Brisbane. Poidevin, …
Continue reading No pain, no gain for Wallabies: Poidevin


