Serena Williams has beaten good friend Caroline Wozniacki 7-5 6-4 in an exhibition at Madison Square Garden. The 21-time grand slam champion hasn’t played a match since losing the Australian …
Continue reading Serena plays first match since Aust OpenWest Coast coach Adam Simpson fears drastic measures such as reduced team sizes or creating bigger grounds could come into effect unless the AFL stops tinkering every year with the …
Continue reading Leave AFL rules as they are: Adam SimpsonCarlton’s Marc Murphy is the latest AFL captain who will go into round one with no pre-season matches under his belt. Murphy is a notable name missing from the Blues’ …
Continue reading Carlton’s Murphy still sidelined in AFLWest Coast coach Adam Simpson has urged AFL bosses to go easy on the rule changes, saying it will be too hard for teams to adapt if the laws keep …
Continue reading Keep the AFL rules as is: SimpsonParramatta’s stars have resolved not to let fresh allegations about the club’s salary cap affect what promises to be a bright new era on the field. The NRL said on …
Continue reading Eels players steadfast amid cap claimsAs hard as he’s tried, Tomas Cubelli just can’t help spitting out orders in Spanish. But the Brumbies’ new Argentine Super Rugby half reckons his teammates are getting used to …
Continue reading Cubelli getting comfortable at BrumbiesManly discard Geoff Toovey is back working fulltime as an accountant and has no plans to return to Brookvale Oval any time soon. But the Sea Eagles legend does harbour …
Continue reading Toovey back working as an accountantThe Ballymore cleanout has continued with Queensland Rugby Union chief executive Jim Carmichael to step down from the role at the end of the year. Carmichael’s impending exit comes on …
Continue reading Carmichael to step down as Reds bossNSW great Wayne Pearce says his troubled son Mitchell needs to get his head right before targeting State of Origin football in 2016. While series-winning Blues captains and halves Andrew …
Continue reading Mitchell Pearce not thinking Origin: DadNew Adelaide coach Don Pyke says he hasn’t deliberately avoided speaking with his AFL players about the death of his predecessor Phil Walsh. Pyke hasn’t talked collectively with his players …
Continue reading Crows not dwelling on Walsh’s deathA scuffle between Joe Tomane and teammate Ruan Smith has highlighted the Brumbies’ increased intensity as the 2016 pace-setters target the Super Rugby title. Wallabies winger Tomane and prop Smith …
Continue reading Brumbies teammates in training scuffleStar North Melbourne utility Shaun Higgins will sit out Saturday’s last AFL pre-season game as he recovers well from knee surgery. Higgins ran by himself at Wednesday training, with a …
Continue reading Higgins likely to sit out AFL matchMitchell Pearce has returned to Sydney Roosters training keen to prove himself to his teammates after his drunken Australia Day drama, according to skipper Jake Friend. Pearce, currently serving an …
Continue reading Pearce keen to prove himself: FriendWilliam Zillman’s ongoing calf injury has handed Gold Coast flyer David Mead the chance to prove to coach Neil Henry he deserves the NRL club’s No.1 jersey. Mead has made …
Continue reading Mead eyes run in Titans No.1 jerseyAdelaide coach Don Pyke has cautioned against expecting too much too soon from comeback midfielder Brad Crouch. Crouch, who missed the entire 2015 premiership season because of a foot injury, …
Continue reading Crow Crouch to return to AFL actionPenrith are still reeling after last week’s loss to Canberra in brutal heat but even in the face of a taxing five-day turnaround the chocolate soldiers are promising they won’t …
Continue reading Panthers still feeling the Canberra heatFormer Melbourne NRL winger Matt Duffie has paid the price for his poor Super Rugby debut with the speedster one of eight changes to the Blues’ starting line up to …
Continue reading Duffie gone in Blues’ Super reshuffleSam Burgess has set his sights on playing the full 80 minutes each week under the new NRL interchange rules. Burgess returned to rugby league last week in South Sydney’s …
Continue reading Sam Burgess keen to play 80 minutes

