NRL crowd attendances are forecast to take yet another worrying slide this year with punters expected to shun Thursday night football in favour of watching from their lounge rooms. Figures …
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In typical Wayne Bennett fashion, the master coach realised a dream for Corey Parker by naming him Brisbane captain on Friday – then delivered the veteran a sobering warning. The …
Continue reading Bennett unveils Parker as NRL skipperLook for improved set-piece defence from the Crusaders when they host the Chiefs in Christchurch in Super Rugby’s opening round. Plugging the holes has been a major focus for the …
Continue reading Crusaders work on tighter rugby defenceMark Winterbottom had always been the bridesmaid. But now that he’s got `the one’, he wants it to have and to hold from this day forward. The reigning V8 Supercars …
Continue reading ‘Frosty’ out to retain V8s’ No.1 in 2016Coach John Hopoate is set to sit out Manly’s SG Ball clash with Canberra at Brookvale Oval on Saturday, but that is unlikely to be the end of their dispute …
Continue reading Hoppa set to sit out SG Ball clashIn an AFL first, Port Adelaide has adopted virtual reality into its training regime. Port have filmed training sessions with three dimensional cameras, with the vision transferred to 3D goggles …
Continue reading Port first in AFL to use virtual realityMelbourne coach Craig Bellamy wants a few more days to decide his NRL future. Bellamy remains committed to making a call on a potential contract extension before the Storm’s season-opener …
Continue reading Bellamy yet to decide on NRL futureWayne Bennett says he had no hesitation anointing Corey Parker as the next Brisbane captain despite admitting the veteran backrower’s form could “go pretty quickly”. Bennett hoped the off-contract forward …
Continue reading Broncos hand captaincy to ParkerRelative unknown Jacob Liddle is set to be the major beneficiary of Wests Tigers’ hooking crisis, with the former Australian Schoolboy in the selection frame for the NRL club’s season …
Continue reading Tigers set to pull NRL selection surpriseAnthony Watmough has denied reports his NRL career could be over due to a chronic knee injury. The Parramatta second-rower has had a disrupted pre-season as he returns from an …
Continue reading Watmough dismisses retirement talkWestern Force coach Michael Foley hopes his team’s new attacking mindset will eventually lead to a Super Rugby title. The Force finished last in 2015, but Foley has since overhauled …
Continue reading Force to unleash new tactics on RebelsMelbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy says he will decide his NRL future at the end of next week. The speculation is that Bellamy will re-sign with the Storm until the …
Continue reading Bellamy to decide on NRL futureThe owners of a racehorse scratched from the Melbourne Cup say they should have been able to rely on the expertise of the vet who treated their $9 hopeful. Four-time …
Continue reading Amralah owners relied on vet: Vic courtPopular grey mare Catkins will be given one more chance to show Chris Waller she still has a future on the racetrack. Waller said he would make an important call …
Continue reading Barrier trial to decide Catkins futureJohn Thompson didn’t have to think twice about a return race for one of his autumn carnival prospects. Thompson will start Zanbagh’s autumn campaign in the Guy Walter Stakes, a …
Continue reading Zanbagh to return in Guy Walter StakesLord Of The Sky is his own worst enemy. The five-year-old returns from a tendon injury in the Oakleigh Plate at Caulfield on Saturday having not raced since the Bletchingly …
Continue reading Oakleigh Plate 2016 return for Lord Of The SkyA vet who treated a Melbourne Cup hopeful with a banned substance in the lead-up to the race knew “full well” the horse was due to run, a Melbourne court …
Continue reading Vet knew Melbourne Cup hopeful was to raceApprentice James Orman had an extra reason to smile when he reached 100 Queensland winners for the season in record time. Orman rode the first winner at Ipswich on Mizuki …
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