Adelaide midfielders Brad Crouch and Rory Atkins have been excluded from the Crows’ team to take on Gold Coast in a pre-season match on Friday after failing to meet preparation …
Continue reading Two Crows dropped for pre-season gameCanterbury hooker Michael Lichaa will miss four weeks with a knee injury. The Bulldogs rake injured his knee in Friday night’s win over the Sea Eagles, however the month-long layoff …
Continue reading Lichaa to miss a monthKieran Foran says he has no regrets about joining Parramatta, as speculation of potential NRL salary cap breaches mount at the club. Fresh claims that the club had illegally manipulated …
Continue reading No regrets on joining Eels: ForanThe Blues’ starting pack will be boosted by the inclusion of All Blacks prop Charlie Faumuina, but skipper Jerome Kaino is adamant it will take an eight-man effort to lift …
Continue reading Blues target improved rugby set pieceA man who gave third-party payments to former Parramatta stars Jarryd Hayne and Will Hopoate has admitted he received free corporate hospitality at Eels games. John Iori, the owner of …
Continue reading Salary cap questions widen at ParramattaCoach Chris Boyd admits the pressure is on the Hurricanes as they hunt their first win of the Super Rugby season when they tackle the Blues at Eden Park on …
Continue reading Pressure mounts on winless HurricanesWest Coast defender Sharrod Wellingham is set to miss the start of the AFL season after taking longer than expected to overcome a knock to his knee. But former Lion …
Continue reading Eagle Wellingham set to miss AFL round oneTyson Goldsack hopes a frustrating pre-season pays off with a return to the AFL and ultimately Collingwood’s return to the finals. The tall utility is still several weeks away from …
Continue reading Goldsack aiming high in AFLThe use of meldonium, the drug taken by Maria Sharapova, was common in tennis before it was banned, Dick Pound, chair of the World Anti-Doping Agency’s investigation into Russian athletics. …
Continue reading Meldonium a common tennis drug: PoundThe influence of suspended halfback Mitchell Pearce on Sydney Roosters playmaking rookies Jackson Hastings and Jayden Nikorima is set to have a crucial impact upon the NRL club’s early season …
Continue reading Pearce’s helping hand to NRL rookie halvesNSW great Andrew Johns views young Cronulla gamebreaker Jack Bird as a State of Origin bolter, but admits the Blues will be up against it no matter who they pick. …
Continue reading Johns backs Sharks starlet Bird for OriginLong-serving Warrior Jacob Lillyman admits there hasn’t been as much early season expectation on the NRL club during his time in Auckland but he’s learnt to shut out the “external …
Continue reading Warrior Lillyman shutting out the noiseWakefield chairman Michael Carter admits he’d a “frosty” relationship with Brian Smith since Christmas, but admitted he was still stunned by the shock exit of the former Parramatta and Syney …
Continue reading Wakefield chief stunned by Smith exitFormer world No.1 Maria Sharapova has only herself to blame for testing positive for a banned substance at the Australian Open, the former head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) …
Continue reading Pound has no sympathy for SharapovaWarriors second-rower Ben Henry has been diagnosed with a broken patella in his left knee, but it’s not clear how long he’ll be sidelined. Henry underwent surgery on Wednesday after …
Continue reading Warriors confirm Henry’s broken kneecapCollingwood chief executive Gary Pert is worried that AFL players are not changing their behaviour when it comes to illicit drugs. Pert remains adamant it is the biggest issue in …
Continue reading Pert worried about illicit drug use in AFLThe AFL isn’t sure about Eddie McGuire’s proposed radical re-design of Melbourne’s elite sporting venues but it does want new funding directed into Victorian stadiums. The Collingwood president has flagged …
Continue reading McLachlan wants Vic stadium investmentThe Brumbies will start as white-hot favourites for Friday night’s Super Rugby clash at nib Stadium after the Western Force opted to rest four front-line players. Scrumhalf Alby Mathewson, hooker …
Continue reading Force make five changes for Brumbies clash


