Lining up against NRL premiers North Queensland, Daly Cherry-Evans relished the chance to gauge his season progress. He didn’t like what he saw. “Individually I wasn’t up to it against …
Continue reading DCE ready for Broncos challengeThey may have been wearing green and gold but the Kangaroos boasted too much Maroon for Greg Bird’s liking in the trans-Tasman Test. Now NSW favourite son Bird is determined …
Continue reading Bird ready for Origin BlueDaria Gavrilova’s Italian Open campaign came to an end at the hands of world No.9 Svetlana Kuznetsova in three sets on Thursday. Kuznetsova prevailed 6-2 2-6 6-3 to set up …
Continue reading Gavrilova’s progress checked in RomeNick Kyrgios has lost his Italian Open third-round clash with seven-time champion Rafael Nadal 6-7 6-2 6-4 in an absorbing three-hour contest in Rome. The 21-year-old, who famously beat Nadal …
Continue reading Kyrgios goes down fighting to NadalRoger Federer has been eliminated from the Italian Open, losing to 15th-ranked Dominic Thiem in the third round. Federer withdrew from last week’s Madrid Open with lower back pain and …
Continue reading Federer loses to Thiem at Rome tennisA wayward Jack Wighton pass has handed St George Illawarra a dramatic 16-12 golden-point NRL win over Canberra at Kogarah. Canberra kept the ball alive after the siren on Thursday …
Continue reading Aitken steals NRL win for DragonsFavourite Fell Swoop has worked well enough this week to overcome a wide barrier to win his first Group One race in the BTC Cup at Doomben. Fell Swoop, who …
Continue reading Fell Swoop draws wide in 2016 BTC Cup FieldThe success of a horse half a world away has prompted an ambitious stud plan for Bubbleberry. The three-year-old filly will have what is possibly her final start in the …
Continue reading Bubbleberry to line-up in 2016 Denise’s Joy Stakes FieldOut-of-favour and oft-maligned Canterbury forward Tony Williams has reportedly been dropped for the side’s NRL clash on Sunday with the Wests Tigers. After being named on a six-man bench by …
Continue reading Dogs set to drop T-Rex from NRL top gradeSuspended Essendon ace Dyson Heppell says he’ll remain at the troubled AFL club until at least the end of 2017. Heppell, one of 34 past and present Bombers suspended over …
Continue reading AFL star Heppell staying at EssendonThe last time Daly Cherry-Evans played at Suncorp Stadium he was booed. Barely 12 months later, the Manly playmaker believes the time is right to run out at the same …
Continue reading DCE aims for Origin returnFremantle have dumped two veterans and rested Matthew Pavlich for Saturday’s daunting AFL away trip to meet a Hawthorn without Cyril Rioli. Rioli will miss the Launceston clash because of …
Continue reading Fremantle axe two AFL veteransNathan Peats has revealed he fell on his sword to save Parramatta playmaker Corey Norman and allow the club to play for NRL premiership points. The NRL on Thursday informed …
Continue reading Peats takes NRL fall for Norman and EelsManly playmaker Daly Cherry-Evans hopes to launch a last ditch Queensland State of Origin selection campaign in Saturday night’s NRL clash with Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium. Plagued by injury this …
Continue reading Cherry-Evans eyes Origin returnAFL players are continuing their push for a percentage of the game’s overall revenue, with chief executive Gillon McLachlan saying they will be fairly rewarded. Following a meeting of the …
Continue reading AFL players pushing for big paydayAfter being okayed to play for premiership points, Parramatta must now repair the wounds opened up by their salary cap crisis. The NRL on Thursday informed the embattled club they …
Continue reading Eels to play for points against SouthsThe arrival of “future Origin player” Nathan Peats might yet spark an unlikely Gold Coast NRL finals tilt, Greg Bird says. But not everyone at the Titans will be excited …
Continue reading Peats a ‘future Origin player’: BirdParramatta will be allowed to play for NRL competition points after the departure of hooker Nathan Peats got them under the salary cap. The NRL confirmed in a statement on …
Continue reading Peat’s departure gets Eels under cap
