Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson has left the door slightly ajar for hard-luck story Billy Hartung, who is clinging to hopes of a late call-up for the AFL grand final. Hartung …
Continue reading Hawk Hartung holds out hope for GF call-upFor so long the North Queensland Cowboys were the laughing stock of the NRL. A wooden spoon in their inaugural season in 1995 – that brought just two wins – …
Continue reading Cowboys’ time to right finals wrongsAFL supremo Gillon McLachlan and the tall timber on both grand final teams agree; the ruck battle will be pivotal in determining the destination of the premiership cup. McLachlan chose …
Continue reading Rucks get set for titanic GF duelUnwanted playmaker Danny Cipriani has made the astonishing claim that not a single Wallaby could force their way into a full-strength England side. Not ball-thieving openside flanker extraordinaire David Pocock, …
Continue reading No Wallaby fit for England: CiprianiIreland’s star centre Robbie Henshaw will make his World Cup debut in Sunday’s Pool D match with Italy after missing the first two games through injury. The 22-year-old – who …
Continue reading Ireland star Henshaw to enter World CupTop-seeded Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic defeated countryman Jiri Vesely 6-3 6-2 in the quarter-finals of the Shenzhen Open on Friday. Berdych will take on third-seeded Tommy Robredo in the …
Continue reading Berdych marches into Shenzhen semiHad ageless Hawk Michael Tuck been suiting up for Saturday’s AFL grand final, he would have been reaching for the sleeveless guernsey. The Hawthorn legend spent the vast majority of …
Continue reading AFL Grand Final 2015 heat advantage to no oneKEY MATCH-UPS FOR THE NRL PREMIERSHIP DECIDER: NRL GRAND FINAL: Sunday October 4 Brisbane Broncos v North Queensland Cowboys, ANZ Stadium, 7.15 (AEDT) * 2015 results: Broncos 44 bt Cowboys …
Continue reading 2015 NRL Grand Final Tips: Key match-upsIt’s being widely billed as Wayne Bennett versus Johnathan Thurston, the supercoach pitting his wits against the guile of the master playmaker. But both know neither hold the key to …
Continue reading 2015 NRL Grand Final: Bennett, Thurston to take GF backseatAFL GRAND FINAL MATCHUPS Matt Priddis (West Coast) v Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) It was only fitting that Monday night’s Brownlow Medal voting went Nat Fyfe, then Priddis and Mitchell. They’re …
Continue reading 2015 AFL Grand Final Tips: Key AFL grand final matchupsVenus Williams beat Roberta Vinci in a close fought three-set match, settling a score on behalf of her sister Serena, to reach the Wuhan Open finals Friday. The seven-time Grand …
Continue reading Venus gets Williams revenge on VinciFormer NRL lock Adam Cuthbertson has been named the Rugby League Writers and Broadcasters Association’s 2015 player of the year. The 30-year-old Australian, who spent time at Manly, Cronulla, St …
Continue reading Adam Cuthbertson wins major gongThe smallest club left in the FFA Cup wants to play their semi-final at Australia’s biggest A-League venue. Hume City, the sole grassroots club to qualify for the last four …
Continue reading Hume City strike FFA Cup 2015 deal with EtihadThe AFL grand final will show how well Hawthorn have learned the lessons that West Coast hammered into them. Saturday’s premiership decider will be the third time in less than …
Continue reading Hawks to show if AFL lessons learnedCanterbury great Steve Mortimer says if he had remained in control of the Bulldogs the NRL club would still have Johnathan Thurston and they would have appeared in four more …
Continue reading I would have kept Thurston: ex-Dogs bossFullback James Tedesco has been named the Wests Tigers players’ player for the 2015 season. The speedy fullback scored 17 tries and played all 24 matches for the Tigers this …
Continue reading Tedesco named Wests Tigers bestSir Clive Woodward is confident England can beat Australia at Twickenham on Saturday, claiming Michael Cheika’s side are “not the brightest team”. The Rugby World Cup 2015 hosts face the …
Continue reading Australia not the birghtest: WoodwardWest Coast coach Adam Simpson isn’t just counting on his vaunted team defence, popularly known as the ‘Weagles Web’, to bring down Hawthorn in Saturday’s AFL grand final. It’s a …
Continue reading Web not enough to trap Hawks: Simpson
