No one will surpass Cameron Smith’s final tally of State of Origin games, according to former record holder Darren Lockyer. Queensland captain Smith overtook Lockyer when he ran out for …
Continue reading Smith Origin record won’t be beat: LockyScott Fardy admits he is under increasing pressure to retain his Wallaby jersey in the face of fierce back-row competition led by Sean McMahon, who he says has taken his …
Continue reading Fardy feeling McMahon’s Wallaby pressureQueensland State of Origin coach Kevin Walters has saluted Cooper Cronk’s mental toughness, comparing his recovery from an ankle injury to when Trevor Gillmeister famously left his hospital bed to …
Continue reading Cronk up there with Gillmeister: WaltersGambling identity Eddie Hayson has been linked to a police probe into alleged match fixing which has rocked the NRL. Fairfax media reports Hayson is alleged to have claimed he …
Continue reading Hayson linked to NRL match fixing probeApparently everyone in Melbourne wants to know if Collingwood key forward Travis Cloke will make his AFL return this Sunday. “(Assistant coach) Tarkyn Lockyer was driving into training today and …
Continue reading Cloke poised for AFL returnChristian Lealiifano’s chances of playing in the first Test against England are diminishing as Wallabies coach Michael Cheika whittles down his backline options. Nine players will be trimmed from Australia’s …
Continue reading Lealiifano baby keeps Wallabies waitingThey’ve just locked in their new chief executive – now it’s a question of getting the right coach if the Queensland Reds hope to lure Quade Cooper back to the …
Continue reading Coach hunt critical for Reds’ Cooper bidBlues enforcer Andrew Fifita is urging NSW teammates to stop blaming match officials and focus on the more important task of keeping the 2016 State of Origin series series alive. …
Continue reading Stop blaming the refs, says FifitaFremantle coach Ross Lyon has labelled the tanking debate as garbage, and says he would be shocked if the AFL introduced a draft lottery this year. The Dockers sit in …
Continue reading Dockers coach says tank talk is garbageNSW players insist they can overcome their Suncorp Stadium hoodoo and set up a State of Origin decider back in Sydney. Wounded by Wednesday’s two-point defeat on their home turf, …
Continue reading Suncorp upset not impossible: BluesCanberra coach Ricky Stuart is crossing his fingers Jamie Lyon’s switch to five-eighth doesn’t provide the impetus Manly needs to turn its NRL season around. The Sea Eagles skipper is …
Continue reading Raiders wary of ‘dangerous’ Sea EaglesA few days in Canberra and Junior Paulo is already trying to make an impression at the NRL club. Without being asked, the former Parramatta prop was seen pulling the …
Continue reading Junior Paulo is a good person: StuartGeelong coach Chris Scott says it’s not up to skipper Joel Selwood to drag the Cats out of their AFL form slump. Geelong will be looking to emerge from a …
Continue reading Not up to Selwood to lift Cats: ScottLaurie Daley is under pressure to ditch his stick-and-pick policy after the NSW coach’s contentious selection of Dylan Walker backfired spectacularly in State of Origin I. Picked as a potential …
Continue reading Daley under pressure to make changesThe Wallabies are toying with backline options for next weekend’s first Test against England but injury is restricting Karmichael Hunt’s output. A leading candidate for the vacant inside centre role, …
Continue reading Hunt an onlooker as Wallabies cull nearsTrainer Marco Botti has the Melbourne Cup in his sights for new stable acquisition Dylan Mouth. Formerly trained in Italy by Botti’s cousin Stefano Botti, Dylan Mouth won Sunday’s Group …
Continue reading Melbourne Cup 2016 option for Dylan MouthMount Omei is a definite starter in the Queensland Oaks, joining stablemate Sebring Sally as Chris Waller attempts back-to-back wins in the race. Waller won the Classic last year with …
Continue reading Mount Omei to run in Queensland OaksNew Zealand filly Provocative remains outside the field for the Queensland Oaks as the first emergency with the Chris Waller-trained Mount Omei claiming the final spot in the 18-horse field. …
Continue reading Provocative first emergency in 2016 QLD Oaks Field


