The AFL rookie draft highlighted the burgeoning popularity of the code in Australia’s Sudanese community with the contingent of players at the elite level more than doubling. As the AFL …
Continue reading AFL clubs add Sudanese-born talentInterim coach Scott Bowen will usher Wallabies winger Henry Speight and fellow Super Rugby flyer Tom Kingston into Australia’s sevens team at next week’s world series opener in Dubai. Bowen …
Continue reading Bowen ushers Speight into sevensHooker Jake Granville has extended his contract with North Queensland until the end of the 2018 season, the NRL club announced on Friday. Granville was signed with the premiers until …
Continue reading Granville extends Cowboys dealThe NRL have announced a new broadcast rights deal worth $1.8 billion across five years beginning in 2018. All matches will be shown live on Fox Sports, with the Nine …
Continue reading NRL announce $1.8 billion broadcast dealBrett Deledio didn’t stew over Richmond’s third elimination final defeat in a row but the Tigers star agrees preventing another swift AFL finals exit will motivate many of his teammates …
Continue reading Tigers kick off AFL pre-season trainingManly officials remained tight-lipped on Friday regarding the expected signing of former South Sydney outside back Dylan Walker. The Rabbitohs released their star NRL centre on Thursday afternoon, seemingly paving …
Continue reading Manly tight-lipped on Walker NRL moveThe NRL has confirmed they will announce a new broadcast rights deal on Friday morning. ARLC Chairman John Grant and representatives from the Nine Network and Fox Sports will announce …
Continue reading NRL to announce broadcast rights dealFormer Western Bulldogs defender Michael Talia is a relieved man after the AFL cleared him of leaking sensitive information from the club, but says he always knew he had not …
Continue reading I was never in wrong: Michael TaliaThe NRL has reportedly refused to register Sam Burgess’ big money deal with South Sydney, with the club being ruled to be over the salary cap. The Seven Network on …
Continue reading NRL blocks Burgess’ Souths deal: reportAfter delivering a brutal parting shot via his lawyer to South Sydney, Dylan Walker is expected to answer Manly’s halves conundrum. Walker was on Thursday released from the final year …
Continue reading Souths star treated like meat: lawyerWith the ‘Weagles Web’ being the talk of the AFL last season, West Coast coach Adam Simpson has been rewarded for his tactical genius with a new three-year contract extension. …
Continue reading Eagles re-sign Adam Simpson until 2019Wallabies flyer Henry Speight is set to take his World Cup frustrations out in the Middle East next week when he’s handed his Australian international sevens debut. Speight is expected …
Continue reading Women’s sevens team set for World SeriesNorth Melbourne will retain Majak Daw through the AFL rookie draft as the ruckman’s rape trial continues. The Kangaroos delisted Daw on October 29, but said at the time that …
Continue reading ‘Roos will retain Daw in AFL rookie draftSouth Sydney centre Dylan Walker has been released by the club after he and Aaron Gray were fined for their prescription drug scandal. Walker’s lawyer Julieanne Levick told AAP that …
Continue reading Dylan Walker released by SouthsLleyton Hewitt has wasted no time making his mark on Australia’s Davis Cup team, convening an unprecedented training camp this week. The new captain has assembled Australia’s young tennis stars …
Continue reading Hewitt begins Australia’s Davis Cup climbCross-code warrior Brad Thorn hasn’t ruled out strapping on the boots for the Queensland Reds next season, saying he still has the “urge” to play again. Thorn, 40, has joined …
Continue reading Thorn could play for Reds next yearThe NRL has reportedly signed off on a record $1.8 billion TV deal for seasons 2018-2022. As part of the deal, the Nine Network has given up its rights to …
Continue reading NRL sign $1.8bn TV deal: reportThe NRL have reportedly completed a $1.8 billion five-year TV rights deal. News Corp Australia reports the deal will include a dedicated pay-TV channel from the 2017/18 season.
Continue reading NRL sign $1.8b TV deal: report

