North Melbourne skipper Andrew Swallow insists the Kangaroos are strong mentally and physically as they head into their AFL semi-final against Sydney on Saturday night. Much has been made of …
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West Coast AFL coach Adam Simpson insists his players won’t be out partying this weekend as they rest their bruised and battered bodies ahead of next week’s preliminary final. The …
Continue reading Partying off agenda for AFL’s sore EaglesNorth Queensland co-captain Johnathan Thurston says the Cowboys are determined not to fall victim to their NRL finals jinx again. Thurston said the Cowboys only had themselves to blame for …
Continue reading Cowboys determined to end finals jinxHawthorn must doubly defy AFL history in the next three weeks if they are to add a fourth premiership to their latest golden era. Friday night’s qualifying final loss to …
Continue reading The MCG has become Hawks’ AFL finals homeJarryd Hayne’s NFL regular-season debut for the San Francisco 49ers drew a television audience of 116,000 for ESPN in Australia, topping last season’s record mark of 107,100 for the Super …
Continue reading Hayne Plane lifts ESPN ratingsFremantle tagger Ryan Crowley will thrive under the finals heat if he earns a dream recall for the club’s push for premiership glory, according to teammate Lee Spurr. Crowley’s 12-month …
Continue reading Crowley puts hand up for AFL finalsAdelaide’s Brodie Smith has missed training again but the Crows say there’s no alarm over the backman ahead of Friday night’s AFL semi-final against Hawthorn. Smith, troubled by an ankle …
Continue reading Adelaide not fazed by Smith’s absenceAustralia are gunning for Andy Murray, intent on wiping out Great Britain’s spearhead one way or another in this weekend’s Davis Cup semi-final in Glasgow. As in Britain’s quarter-final victory …
Continue reading Australian Davis Cup team targets MurrayCanterbury halfback Moses Mbye has credited their current six-game winning streak to the first half hammering they copped in their last clash against the Sydney Roosters in round 21. The …
Continue reading Mbye credits streak to Roosters lossNorth Queensland five-eighth Michael Morgan’s size and power rather than his speed are what make him so dangerous in Saturday’s NRL semi-final against Cronulla, Sharks back-rower Wade Graham says. Curtailing …
Continue reading Cowboys’ Morgan a defensive priorityThe Rugby World Cup has become a huge business machine generating record revenues this year and aiming for even more in the future. World Rugby is targeting commercial revenues of …
Continue reading World Rugby target $A320m RWC profitTaulima Tautai has never played in a grand final and if the Wigan Warriors are to make it there this season then it would rate higher than his wedding day …
Continue reading Super League GF ‘better than marriage’Star winger Valentine Holmes is expected to take his place in the Cronulla side for Saturday’s NRL semi-final against North Queensland despite battling a quad injury. Holmes left the field …
Continue reading Shark Holmes fit to face CowboysEvery year we have AFL & NRL Premiership outright markets shoved in our face, especially as we head in to the finals series. There are a number of reasons why …
Continue reading Why you shouldn’t bet on outright premiership marketsIf anyone can get Japan to punch above their weight at the Rugby World Cup, it’s Eddie Jones, the grizzled former Wallabies coach looking to go out with a bang. …
Continue reading Test of faith awaits Eddie Jones at RWCLike Australia, Wales go into the Rugby World Cup with just two established hookers, Scott Baldwin and Ken Owens, but versatile prop Aaron Jarvis says he is ready to step …
Continue reading Wales, like Wallabies, OK with two hookersHe comes with “bad-boy baggage” but the NSW Waratahs have finally done a deal with former All Blacks winger Zac Guildford over a month after he was linked with the …
Continue reading Ex-All Black Guildford signs with WaratahsCanterbury players have been winding up teammate Sam Kasiano for his keenly-anticipated rematch with Sydney Roosters counterpart Kane Evans in Friday night’s NRL semi-final. Evans floored fellow giant prop Kasiano …
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