Coach Mal Meninga believes returning forward Paul Gallen will bring a hard edge to the Kangaroos that has been missing in recent matches, and says he had no qualms about …
Continue reading Gallen will bring toughness to Roos: MalARL Commission chairman John Grant has accused the Sydney Roosters of running an orchestrated campaign to pressure the NRL and referee Ben Cummins in the wake of coach Trent Robinson’s …
Continue reading Robinson comments misplaced: GrantGiant Crusaders winger Nemani Nadolo has been suspended for four weeks for a dangerous tackle during Sunday’s record Super Rugby win over the Brumbies. The ban means both the Queensland …
Continue reading Crusaders’ Nadolo banned for four weeksRichmond defender Alex Rance will miss the under-siege Tigers’ upcoming AFL matches against Port Adelaide and Hawthorn after accepting a two-match ban for striking Melbourne forward Jack Watts. Rance has …
Continue reading Rance accepts two-match AFL banBrisbane second-rower Adam Blair will fight a dangerous contact charge at the NRL judiciary in a bid to be available for the Broncos’ blockbuster with Cronulla on Sunday. Blair would …
Continue reading Blair to fight dangerous contact chargeKodi Nikorima is poised to step up in the absence of injured Brisbane hooker Andrew McCullough after impressing at training on Tuesday. Regular bench utility Nikorima looks set to get …
Continue reading Nikorima set to step up as Brisbane rakeSouth Sydney will be without Paul Carter for Thursday’s NRL clash with Wests Tigers after the back-rower accepted an early guilty plea for tripping. Carter was charged for tripping Anthony …
Continue reading Carter accepts one-match NRL banSouth Sydney centre Hymel Hunt has been ruled out for up to five months after confirmation he ruptured his pectoral muscle in Friday’s NRL loss to Brisbane. Hunt was to …
Continue reading Souths’ Hunt out for up to five monthsThe Sydney Roosters have won just two of 15 penalty counts under referee Ben Cummins since Trent Robinson took over as coach of the NRL club in 2013. In the …
Continue reading Roosters record worst under CumminsThe NRL is investigating an alleged tunnel incident between at least one member of the Sydney Roosters coaching staff and match officials in the wake of the Tricolours’ controversial Anzac …
Continue reading NRL investigate Roosters tunnel incidentWest Coast players are looking over their shoulders in fear of the selection axe – and it’s just the way coach Adam Simpson likes it. The Eagles will be aiming …
Continue reading Eagles ponder changes for AFL Pies clashBrisbane captain Corey Parker has called for the NRL to remove players who stay down to milk penalties in order to discourage the act. The topic of diving formed part …
Continue reading Remove NRL divers from game: ParkerFourteen-time grand slam champion Rafael Nadal has begun legal proceedings against former French cabinet minister Roselyne Bachelot after she alleged that the Spaniard had failed a drug test. The 29-year-old …
Continue reading Nadal to sue French politicianThe Warriors face a bout of soul-searching as they dissect an “embarrassing” performance in their NRL thumping by Melbourne. The Auckland-based club have a six-day turnaround before they host St …
Continue reading Warriors head for some NRL soul-searchingSalford have been docked six points after being found guilty of breaching the Super League salary cap. The Red Devils were also fined STG5,000 ($A9,500) by an independent tribunal for …
Continue reading Salford docked six points for cap rortIn an AFL season like no other, the challenges keep coming for Essendon and their coach John Worsfold. Without their 12 suspended stars and relying on top-up players, the Bombers …
Continue reading Bombers need to regroup for BluesRichmond star Jack Riewoldt admits morale isn’t great at Punt Road after another disappointing start to an AFL season but he backed the Tigers to pull off their almost-customary Houdini …
Continue reading Tigers’ morale hit by another poor startSydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson is expecting to attract scrutiny from NRL boss Todd Greenberg over controversial comments he made attacking the bunker and referee Ben Cummins in the wake …
Continue reading NRL will call over comments: Robinson


