Sam Tomkins is in doubt for England’s Test match against France at Leigh on Saturday with a knee problem. Head coach Steve McNamara has revealed the full-back is still troubled …
Continue reading England wait on Sam Tomkins’ fitnessInterim CEO John Grant is reportedly facing a $137 million funding demand to save struggling NRL clubs from going bankrupt. News Corp Australia says a bloc of NRL club chairmen …
Continue reading NRL clubs call on Grant to stump up cashAmerican John Isner has rained down 16 aces in an opening victory at the Austria Open to keep up a long-odds bid for an ATP year-end finals spot. One of …
Continue reading Isner and Monfils both win in ViennaAnthony Griffin is expected to be officially announced as Penrith’s new NRL coach at the side’s Pepper Stadium base on Wednesday. The Panthers have called a 10am press conference, at …
Continue reading Griffin to be named Panthers coachJohn Hopoate’s proposed move into coaching could hit a snag at Rugby League Central. The NRL badboy, whose rap sheet makes Todd Carney almost look like a choirboy, has been …
Continue reading Hopoate’s move into coaching uncertainAfter admitting they carried a hangover from the Rugby World Cup “Pool of Death” into the knockout stages, the Wallabies are determined to cut all ties with their near-terminal slip-up …
Continue reading Wallabies put Scotland woes behind themEssendon and St Kilda continue to haggle over the proposed Jake Carlisle deal with less than 48 hours remaining in the AFL trade period. The Bombers have demanded the Saints’ …
Continue reading Bombers, Saints look for AFL trade helpCritics bagged Dave Smith for his perceived lack of rugby league smarts. But Queensland Rugby League boss Rob Moore hopes the next NRL CEO follows Smith’s example and has a …
Continue reading Smith model still best for NRL: QRLThe All Blacks are being coy about what they may have up their sleeves to surprise the Springboks in their World Cup semi-final at Twickenham on Saturday. When they last …
Continue reading All Blacks forward thinking for Boks clashWallabies boss Michael Cheika has turned the blowtorch on World Rugby for its handling of the controversial finish in their World Cup quarter-final win over Scotland. Referee Craig Joubert was …
Continue reading Cheika lashes World Rugby over ref reviewWorld Cup-winning lock Ben Kay and former British and Irish Lions coach Ian McGeechan are on a five-man panel undertaking a review of England’s failure at the Rugby World Cup. …
Continue reading England announce details of RWC reviewA Serbian fitness expert has joined the high performance unit at AFL club Port Adelaide. Mladen Jovanovic, who has worked with soccer teams in Sweden and Belgrade and most recently …
Continue reading Serbian fitness guru joins AFL club PortPort Adelaide have secured prized trade target Charlie Dixon with the AFL club finalising a three-way deal for the Gold Coast key forward. Dixon, 25, flagged his desire to join …
Continue reading Power snare Dixon in three-club AFL tradeARLC CHAIRMAN JOHN GRANT AND OUTGOING NRL CEO DAVE SMITH ON RUGBY LEAGUE’S BIG ISSUES: SMITH ON WHY HE’S LEAVING: “I’ve decided the time is right for me to move …
Continue reading NRL’s big issues: Smith and GrantA defiant Michael Cheika says the Wallabies absolutely deserve their place in the Rugby World Cup semi-finals, despite getting lucky in a game where he admits they started to believe …
Continue reading We deserve WC semi spot, says CheikaThe Wallabies acknowledge it’s an emotional week for scrum guru Mario Ledesma as he helps them to derail the Rugby World Cup campaign of his countrymen. Argentina loom as a …
Continue reading Ledesma forced to choose RWC loyaltiesControversial Cronulla NRL forward Andrew Fifita has thrown his support behind Matthew Lodge, after the former Wests Tigers’ player was hit with a string of charges in New York. Lodge …
Continue reading Cronulla’s Fifita moves to support LodgeFormer Richmond captain Chris Newman has had the ideal start to his AFL coaching career, joining Hawthorn in a development role. Alastair Clarkson’s dynasty at the Hawks has become famous …
Continue reading Newman starts AFL coaching at Hawks
