West Coast skipper Shannon Hurn says last year’s fairytale run to the grand final will count for little as the club attempts to go one step further in 2016. The …
Continue reading Eagles staying grounded in hunt for flagPROFILE ON MARIA SHARAPOVA WHO FAILED A DRUGS TEST AT THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN Born: April 19, 1987 in Nyagan, Russia GRAND SLAM TITLES: Five: Wimbledon (2004); US Open (2006); Australian …
Continue reading Profile on Russia’s Maria SharapovaThe “bro culture” criticised at the Warriors is the key to rugby league world No.1 New Zealand’s success, says Kiwis co-captain Adam Blair. Blair has joined Warriors coach Andrew McFadden …
Continue reading Bro culture key to Kiwi success: BlairChris Heighington and Pauli Pauli will miss the NRL’s second round after pleading guilty to charges handed down by the match review committee. Cronulla forward Heighington took the early guilty …
Continue reading Heighington and Pauli cop NRL bansQuade Cooper has retained his spot in Australia’s in-form team for the inaugural Vancouver Sevens this weekend. Coach Andy Friend has recalled playmaker Lewis Holland and experienced schemer James Stannard …
Continue reading Cooper cleared for Vancouver SevensTennis superstar Maria Sharapova is fighting to save her career and reputation after failing a drug test at the Australian Open in January. The highest-paid sportswoman in the world faces …
Continue reading Sharapova in fight to save her careerBrisbane veteran Sam Thaiday has revealed strike centre James Roberts will need to be nursed through the NRL season due to a niggling calf complaint. Cancer survivor Marion Seve was …
Continue reading Speed machine Roberts on ice at BroncosBilly Slater says he’s never doubted his ability to return to the top of the NRL tree despite his long absence from the game with a serious shoulder injury. The …
Continue reading Slater satisfied with NRL returnWests Tigers five-eighth Mitchell Moses isn’t interested in any speculation linking Benji Marshall to a return to the NRL club. Marshall’s manager Martin Tauber met with Tigers chief executive Justin …
Continue reading Moses ignores Benji’s Tigers moveShannon Boyd hasn’t had a drink in over a month. The Canberra prop, keen to keep his weight down, gave up alcohol in January – knowing he’d have to be …
Continue reading Raiders prop Boyd on booze banThe Warriors are confident unlucky second-rower Ben Henry has the strength of character to bounce back from a third serious knee injury in his short NRL career. Henry is set …
Continue reading Warriors confident Henry can bounce backBrisbane Lions coach Justin Leppitsch says he feels he has the full backing of the AFL club after extending his contract for another year. Leppitsch is now tied to the …
Continue reading Lions’ vote of confidence in LeppitschWarriors coach Andrew McFadden has hit back at Graham Lowe’s claim the NRL club has a “bro culture” problem, hinting the former coach is making headlines for his own gain. …
Continue reading McFadden returns fire to LoweP – Two-time Australian Open champion Jennifer Capriati has savaged Maria Sharapova for her use of a banned substance in a spectacular Twitter rant. Capriati, whose career was cut short …
Continue reading Capriati’s Twitter assault on SharapovaCollingwood are set to unveil prized recruit Adam Treloar in the opening round of the AFL season, but injury-prone defender Ben Reid faces an uphill battle to face Sydney. Treloar, …
Continue reading Collingwood to unveil Treloar in AFLThings to know about meldonium after Maria Sharapova’s positive test for the banned substance: WHO’S TESTED POSITIVE? As well as Sharapova, one of the world’s top ice dancers also said …
Continue reading Things to know about meldoniumSt Kilda captain Nick Riewoldt expects to stay mainly in attack, despite trying to reinvent himself as an AFL player. One of the best key forwards of his generation has …
Continue reading Riewoldt aims for AFL versatilityWest Coast captain Shannon Hurn says he feels for Mitch Brown after the defender was ruled out for at least eight weeks because of a serious finger injury. Brown has …
Continue reading Hurn feels for injured Eagle Brown

