The United States remains the $4.20 favourite for the $4 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes after his midfield barrier draw. The Lloyd Williams-owned Ranvet Stakes winner was a late entry into …
Continue reading The United States holds sway in Queen Elizabeth Stakes2016Wests Tigers centre Tim Simona will miss the next three rounds after failing to have a crusher tackle charge downgraded at the NRL judiciary. Simona was hit with a grade-two …
Continue reading Tigers’ Simona fails at NRL judiciaryPressure is mounting on Parramatta management as allegations of salary cap impropriety continue to stack up. On a day when several current and former Eels stars were dragged into the …
Continue reading Pressure mounts on Eels NRL managementNSW Waratahs coach Daryl Gibson is concerned Eddie Jones might have inadvertently robbed a generation of Australian rugby players of their attacking instincts during his five years in charge of …
Continue reading Ex-Wallabies coach changed Aussie rugby“Bring back the biff. Let’s get it rocking.” This war cry from Fremantle coach Ross Lyon on Wednesday would have filled the hearts of western derby traditionalists with a warm …
Continue reading Bring back the WA derby biff, says LyonRugby League Players’ Association boss Ian Prendergast has thrown his support behind the NRL’s stadium policy. As the NRL continues to negotiate with clubs to meet the requirements of the …
Continue reading RLPA supports NRL on stadium strategyCanberra star Aidan Sezer admits his two-game-old halves combination with Blake Austin will be put to an early test by Parramatta’s slightly older – but flourishing – NRL playmaking partnership. …
Continue reading Sezer-Austin NRL combo a work in progressFormer Channel Nine boss David Gyngell has joined the Rugby League Players’ Association (RLPA) in an advisory role. In a significant coup for the players’ body as it seeks to …
Continue reading Gyngell joins RL Players AssociationGeelong midfielder Mitch Duncan is recovering well after being knocked out in the Cats’ surprise loss to Greater Western Sydney and should be fit to play Brisbane this weekend. Duncan …
Continue reading Duncan on the mend after Mumford clashThey’re one of the worst attacking teams in the NRL and their veteran playmaker is being publicly battered from pillar to post. But Wayne Bennett is wary of a reaction …
Continue reading Bennett wary of under-fire DragonsA man has been charged after Canberra players were targeted by a bottle thrower during an NRL game against Canterbury at Belmore Sportsground. The glass bourbon bottle was thrown towards …
Continue reading Man charged over NRL bottle throwingPrized Fremantle recruit Harley Bennell is set to miss at least another month of AFL action as the Dockers search far and wide to find a permanent fix for his …
Continue reading No set date for Bennell’s Docker returnAdam Reynolds is some chance to make a surprise return from a broken jaw to play in Friday night’s NRL local derby against the Sydney Roosters. The South Sydney playmaker …
Continue reading Reynolds still a chance for returnIt’s not as if the Chiefs needed help but they’re getting it anyway with All Blacks lock Brodie Retallick returning for their home Super Rugby clash with neighbours the Blues …
Continue reading Retallick raring for Chiefs returnWayne Bennett is imploring Brisbane utility Kodi Nikorima to complete his apprenticeship at Red Hill before entertaining lucrative offers from rival NRL clubs. Nikorima, who has come off the bench …
Continue reading Bennett tells Nikorima to stay put for nowRussian-born Daria Gavrilova has been rushed into make her Fed Cup debut in Australia’s World Group play-off tie against the United States in Brisbane. Gavrilova was called-up just two weeks …
Continue reading Gavrilova named in Fed Cup teamCarlton coach Brendon Bolton has moved swiftly to shut down the possibility of staging for free kicks creeping into the AFL club’s culture. Condemnation for Blaine Boekhorst’s dubious head-duck in …
Continue reading Blues no AFL stagers: BoltonManly big man Martin Taupau has given up on his NFL dream, ruling out trying to follow in Jarryd Hayne’s footsteps. The New Zealand back-rower last year admitted his desire …
Continue reading Taupau gives up on NFL dream

