Fremantle coach Ross Lyon will consider playing Nat Fyfe predominantly as a forward as the club searches for a way to build an attack capable of winning a premiership. Fremantle’s …
Continue reading Dockers ponder moving Nat Fyfe forwardUnder coach Michael Cheika’s World Cup experiment of moving parts, every squad member is a chance to start for the Wallabies – except, you’d imagine, Tatafu Polota-Nau. Which is no …
Continue reading Polota-Nau keen to pressure captain MoorePatrick Dangerfield says he understands the anger from Adelaide supporters at his decision to quit the AFL club. Dangerfield on Saturday night won Adelaide’s club champion award, just three days …
Continue reading I understand Crows anger: DangerfieldBack-to-back preliminary final exits won’t break North Melbourne but they will hurt and that’s what will help the Kangaroos take the next step, according to Todd Goldstein. The manner of …
Continue reading Roos beaten, not broken: GoldsteinA piercing phone call in the dead of the night is rarely a good thing – but for Dean Mumm it triggered a mad dash on a life-changing day. At …
Continue reading Mumm’s mad dash to see baby bornSouth Africa coach Heyneke Meyer said his side’s 46-6 mauling of Samoa on Saturday will give fresh hope to the rainbow nation hit hard by a shock defeat by Japan. …
Continue reading Fresh hope for S Africa after Samoa winDTH van der Merwe wiped away tears to score the best try of the World Cup so far in Canada’s heartbreaking 23-18 loss to Italy on Saturday. The 29-year-old South …
Continue reading Tears for Canada after narrow lossJP Pietersen’s hat-trick of tries helped under-pressure South Africa rebound from their shock defeat by Japan to notch up a resounding bonus-point 46-6 victory over Samoa on Saturday to get …
Continue reading Boks rebound from Japan horror showThe All Blacks believe rugby’s showpiece tournament is in danger of becoming a turn off for fans as “the perfect storm” of excessive stoppages mars the spectacle. Laboured reviews by …
Continue reading All Blacks bemoan stop-start World CupItaly have squeaked past a determined and inventive Canada 23-18 to keep alive their Rugby World Cup quarter-final hopes. Tries from Michele Rizzo and Gonzalo Garcia plus 13 points from …
Continue reading Italy edge out dogged CanadaNico Rosberg stormed to pole in Saturday’s qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix, edging out Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton after Red Bull’s Daniil Kvyat survived a hair-raising smash. World champion …
Continue reading Rosberg roars to Japan poleThe Prime Minister’s XIII have beaten Papua New Guinea 40-12 in a spirited rugby league clash in Port Moresby on Saturday. The game was played in front of a packed …
Continue reading PM’s XIII see off PNG 40-12Johnathan Thurston is set to miss Monday’s Dally M function in Sydney as he turns all of his focus towards securing a maiden NRL title for North Queensland. The Cowboys …
Continue reading Thurston set to miss Dally M functionWest Coast will meet Hawthorn in next week’s AFL premiership decider after overcoming an early scare to beat North Melbourne by 25 points in Saturday night’s preliminary final at Domain …
Continue reading Eagles beat Roos to reach AFL grand finalWest Coast have come from behind to book their AFL grand final berth with a 25-point win over North Melbourne at Domain Stadium. The Eagles were the hot favourites going …
Continue reading Eagles beat Roos, into AFL grand finalRugby league has its first all-Queensland grand final after North Queensland, led by Johnathan Thurston and Michael Morgan, defeated Melbourne 32-12 in the second preliminary final. The Cowboys led 16-12 …
Continue reading Cowboys book grand final date with BroncosNorth Queensland have set up the first all-Sunshine State NRL decider by beating Melbourne 32-12 in the preliminary final at AAMI Park. Justin O’Neill, Michael Morgan and Gavin Cooper have …
Continue reading Cowboys beat Storm, reach NRL grand finalNorth Queensland’s Johnathan Thurston might have come up with the win but Melbourne’s Cooper Cronk made him work for it. The NRL’s best halfbacks delivered a masterclass on Saturday night …
Continue reading Thurston wins halves’ battle in NRL final
