Harley Bennell has been thrown a lifeline by Fremantle, with the Dockers trading for the controversial midfielder after being convinced he is ready to turn his AFL career around. As …
Continue reading Dockers sign Bennell to 3-year AFL dealFremantle have secured the services of controversial midfielder Harley Bennell in an AFL trade deal involving a swap of draft picks with Gold Coast. Fremantle sent draft picks 16 and …
Continue reading Bennell traded to FremantleSandor Earl has been suspended by the NRL for four years under the league’s anti-doping policy. The 26-year-old former Canberra, Penrith and Sydney Roosters winger’s ban, announced on Wednesday, is …
Continue reading Earl gets four-year NRL banGeelong by name and more Geelong by nature. As the Cats look to bounce back in 2016 after missing the AFL finals for the first time in nine years, they …
Continue reading Geelong get another local in HendersonThe bulk of North Queensland’s NRL premiership-winning squad will go on a whistlestop tour of their region on Sunday for further celebrations of the club’s inaugural title success. Co-captains Johnathan …
Continue reading Cowboys players set for NRL trophy tourAustralian MotoGP rider Jack Miller is aiming for his first top-10 finish of the season on Sunday at Phillip Island. In his first year with the LCR Honda team, Miller’s …
Continue reading Aussie Miller on the move in MotoGPShe was once dubbed the next Martina Hingis, but maybe Ashleigh Barty is more in the Ellyse Perry mould. Proving herself a rare sporting all-rounder, Barty’s new contract with the …
Continue reading Barty’s loss to tennis is cricket’s gainThe Wallabies’ charmed run at the Rugby World Cup continues with injuries and suspensions ravaging rivals on their path toward a record fourth final appearance. Having made their own luck, …
Continue reading Cards falling in favour of WallabiesScott Fardy is the quiet man of an outstanding Wallabies backrow but four years ago his actions spoke volumes as he ignored an offer of safe passage when Japan was …
Continue reading Japan disaster changed Wallabies’ FardyFrench players are being put through cryotherapy sessions to soothe their aches and pains while building themselves into a “rage” to convince themselves they can beat the All Blacks in …
Continue reading France keep cool before All Blacks clashThe All Blacks have appealed for Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final against France to have no repeat of “filth” that has marred previous clashes between the rivals. There were several incidents …
Continue reading All Blacks seek clean clash with FrenchTHE NRL YOUNG GUNS TO WATCH IN 2016 1. Ashley Taylor (Gold Coast) * The 2015 under-20s player of the year is a big chance to wear the Gold Coast …
Continue reading NRL young guns to watch in 2016South Africa great Schalk Burger admits he’s still haunted by the Springboks’ World Cup quarter-final loss to the Wallabies four years ago but he says they’ve heeded its lessons. In …
Continue reading Boks haunted by 2011 loss to WallabiesKey-position player Lachie Henderson has become the first AFL player to be traded for a future pick after being granted his wish to move from Carlton to Geelong. Henderson, 25, …
Continue reading Henderson traded to Geelong in AFLAn immature waster of talent the Queensland Reds are better off without; that’s the stinging assessment of James O’Connor by former Wallabies fullback Greg Martin. O’Connor is expected to head …
Continue reading Ex-Wallaby slams departing O’ConnorUnder-rated no longer, five-eighth Bernard Foley looms as the Wallabies X-factor in the Rugby World Cup knockout stages, with revealing statistics pegged him as the third most lethal sharpshooter left. …
Continue reading Foley kicking Wallabies towards WC gloryScotland have poured cold water on claims an Australian citing commissioner was acting with patriotic intentions when his call led to the Rugby World Cup suspensions of two of their …
Continue reading Bias claims over Scots’ RWC bansScotland’s task of knocking over in-form Australia in this weekend’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final has become a lot tougher after two of their best forwards were suspended. Hooker Ross Ford …
Continue reading Scotland duo banned for Wallabies clash


