Newcastle winger James McManus hasn’t given up hope of continuing his rugby league career despite shutting himself down for the 2016 NRL season due to concussion. It was originally feared …
Continue reading Knights McManus to sit out 2016 seasonNewcastle Knights winger James McManus has been ruled out for the 2016 NRL season due to complications resulting from concussion. McManus, who hasn’t played since round 20 last year, has …
Continue reading Knight’s McManus sidelined indefinitelyEighth-seeded Marcos Baghdatis advanced to the second round of the Open Sud de France on Monday with a 7-5 7-5 win over Lukas Lacko. Baghdatis hit nine aces and converted …
Continue reading Baghdatis nabs first win of his seasonSouth Sydney halfback Adam Reynolds has replaced returning NRL star Sam Burgess in one of six changes to the World All Stars team for next week’s clash with the Indigenous …
Continue reading Reynolds one of six changes to All StarsBoys will be boys but Sam Thaiday admits the ageing Maroons are counting on their misbehaving young guns to change their ways and fill a looming void in the champion …
Continue reading Young guns must grow up fast: ThaidaySydney backline stalwart Nick Smith concedes it will he hard for the Swans to immediately replace four departed premiership players with over 700 games of AFL experience. Adam Goodes, Mike …
Continue reading Swans AFL youngsters need to stand upBackrower Gavin Cooper will skipper a North Queensland squad featuring 13 players from last year’s NRL premiership-winning team at this weekend’s Auckland Nines. Cooper – who led the Cowboys to …
Continue reading Gavin Cooper to skipper Cowboys at NinesSouth Sydney captain Greg Inglis has given himself until the end of this NRL season to nut out a contract extension with the club. The 29-year-old, who still has two …
Continue reading Inglis reveals next contract moveDyson Heppell did not breach his suspension when he used social media to promote an Essendon sponsor, the AFL says. The star midfielder, who will miss this season as one …
Continue reading ‘No breach’ in Heppell’s sponsor tweetPort Adelaide have a strong argument for recruiting mature aged top-up players but that doesn’t mean it will happen, AFL chief Gillon McLachlan says. Two former Essendon players now at …
Continue reading Port have strong case for AFL top-upsAFL chief Gillon McLachlan says the pre-season competition has plenty to offer fans despite calls for it to be made more competitive. Collingwood boss Eddie McGuire has called for the …
Continue reading No need to tweak NAB Cup: McLachlanAn apologetic Valentine Holmes has been dropped from this weekend’s NRL Auckland Nines by Cronulla after his early morning brush with police in Brisbane. “This is my first indiscretion of …
Continue reading Holmes stood down from Auckland NinesDyson Heppell did not breach his suspension when he used social media to promote an Essendon sponsor, the AFL says. The star midfielder, who will miss this season as one …
Continue reading AFL okay with Heppell’s sponsor tweetQueensland veteran Sam Thaiday admits new coach Kevin Walters faces a tough initiation but has backed him to stamp his authority in the wake of the Emerging Origin camp controversy. …
Continue reading Thaiday backs Walters to stamp authorityAFL chief Gillon McLachlan says the pre-season competition has plenty to offer fans despite calls for it to be made more competitive. Collingwood boss Eddie McGuire has called for the …
Continue reading No change needed for NAB Cup: AFL chiefSouth Sydney captain Greg Inglis says he’s confident NRL players will be on their best behaviour when teams gather for camps in Auckland and Brisbane this weekend. Just days after …
Continue reading Inglis confident of drama-less weekendWith summer sensation Daria Gavrilova deemed ineligible, Australia are worryingly short on form and experience going into this weekend’s Fed Cup tie against Slovakia. Out-of-sorts Samantha Stosur was on Tuesday …
Continue reading No Gavrilova for Aust Fed Cup teamAP – Rafael Nadal has taken a wildcard entry into next week’s Argentina Open, attempting to kickstart his season after his shock Australian Open first round exit. With his sights …
Continue reading Nadal takes Argentine Open wildcard

