Emerging superstar Damian McKenzie has spurned guaranteed starts as playmaker at other New Zealand Super Rugby teams to extend his stay at the Chiefs until 2018. Arguably the hottest attacking …
Continue reading Attack maestro McKenzie stays with ChiefsParramatta have been issued with a breach notice by the NRL stripping them of 12 premiership points and fining them $1 million for systemic rorting of the salary cap.
Continue reading Eels stripped 12 points, fined $1 millionTohu Harris shapes as the answer to New Zealand’s halves crisis after being named at No.6 for Friday’s trans-Tasman Test against Australia in Newcastle. The Melbourne back-rower will suit up …
Continue reading Harris to start at No.6 for KiwisParramatta will reportedly be stripped of all 12 competition points they have secured this season when the NRL hands down its findings into the salary cap investigation on Tuesday. While …
Continue reading Eels to lose 12 points: reportsNRL boss Todd Greenberg has met with Parramatta players on Tuesday before announcing the league’s findings from the salary cap investigation. Greenberg went to the Eels’ training base to speak …
Continue reading Greenberg meets with Eels playersFormer world No.1 Roger Federer has pulled out of this week’s Madrid Open with a back injury. The Swiss great travelled to the Spanish capital for the tournament but was …
Continue reading Federer pulls out of Madrid OpenParramatta are expected to learn their fate on Tuesday morning with the NRL poised to announce findings from a lengthy investigation into salary cap rorting by club officials. At the …
Continue reading Eels set to learn fate after NRL probeReturning Kangaroos prop Paul Gallen has welcomed coach Mal Meninga’s challenge for him to bring the hard edge to the Australia side that has been missing in previous Tests. Gallen …
Continue reading Gallen to bring the fury to KangaroosKiwis coach Stephen Kearney admits Shaun Johnson is down on form ahead of Friday’s trans-Tasman Test against Australia. But Kearney believes Johnson is again the key to a New Zealand …
Continue reading Beware of struggling Johnson: KearneyAustralia’s Daria Gavrilova is through to the third round of the Madrid Open following her impressive 6-2 7-6 (7-4) victory over world No.12 Elina Svitolina. Gavrilova prevailed against the Ukranian …
Continue reading Gavrilova storms into Madrid third roundPort Adelaide are still craving consistency, with vice-captain Hamish Hartlett saying it’s too early to say whether the AFL club has turned the corner. An undermanned Port upset Richmond at …
Continue reading Hartlett calls on Power to back up AFL winThe AFL is thinking outside the box as they ponder ways to improve the competition. AFL football operations manager Mark Evans has revealed a handful of ideas, very much in …
Continue reading What will AFL look like in future?As if Lewis Hamilton did not have enough on his plate already, with two successive engine failures and Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg on a seven-race winning streak, the Formula …
Continue reading Hamilton upset by F1 stewardingFullback James Tedesco has been ruled out of State of Origin I with confirmation his fractured shoulder blade will sideline him for at least four weeks. The Wests Tigers No.1 …
Continue reading Tedesco ruled out of Origin IJesse Hogan underwent scans on a sore finger but the Melbourne key forward is upbeat it is nothing serious. Hogan was sent for scans following a career-best haul of seven …
Continue reading Demons forward Hogan has scans on fingerSt Kilda’s Blake Acres has earned the AFL Rising Star nomination for round six. Acres booted two goals and tallied a career-high 28 disposals in the Saints’ 39-point win over …
Continue reading Acres nominated for AFL Rising StarSydney-born Crusaders prop Michael Alaalatoa has extended his Super Rugby contract for a further two seasons. Alaalatoa has enjoyed an impressive debut season for the second-placed side, making seven appearances …
Continue reading Prop Alaalatoa sticking with CrusadersCollingwood coach Nathan Buckley feels for Damien Hardwick as the Richmond mentor cops the brunt of scrutiny following Richmond’s poor start to the AFL season. The Tigers have recorded one …
Continue reading Buckley feels for under-fire Hardwick

