Former Hawthorn teammates Jarryd Roughead and Jordan Lewis have admitted they were surprised by Lance Franklin’s battle with mental illness. The pair threw their support behind Franklin after it emerged …
Continue reading Roughead, Lewis stunned by Buddy’s issuesBernard Tomic knows he’s on his last chance after gaining a Davis Cup reprieve for Australia’s semi-final with Great Britain. Tomic has replaced Nick Kyrgios for the indoor hardcourt tie …
Continue reading Tomic on final notice with Davis Cup teamAustralian captain Wally Masur has placed Nick Kyrgios in Davis Cup exile until the temperamental youngster sorts himself out. As Australia battle Great Britain in next week’s semi-final in Glasgow, …
Continue reading Kyrgios given time to regroup: MasurWest Australian footy is the cool kid on the block at the moment, and it’s going to get a whole lot more popular in 2018 when it hosts an epic …
Continue reading West shaping as best in AFL flag raceWestern Bulldogs defender Shane Biggs will be one of the least-experienced players to take the field against Adelaide but he’ll have no trouble adapting to the increased intensity of the …
Continue reading Bulldog Biggs no stranger to AFL finalsSydney coach John Longmire and co-captain Jarrad McVeigh insist the Swans are up to the massive challenge of taking on minor premiers Fremantle in Saturday’s qualifying final without superstar Lance …
Continue reading Massive task for Swans against DockersDestiny awaits for North Queensland with 2015 looming as the Cowboys’ best chance at breaking their NRL premiership duck. The Cowboys head south to take on Brisbane in Saturday’s qualifying …
Continue reading Destiny looming for confident CowboysOnce again Brisbane rake Andrew McCullough finds himself in Jake Granville’s sights. However, McCullough has dismissed talk that form North Queensland No.9 Granville will be out to prove a point …
Continue reading McCullough in ex-Bronco’s NRL sightsBritish anti-doping chiefs could contact French prosecutors to see if their doping investigation involves players who might be competing in the Rugby World Cup. Nicole Sapstead, the chief executive of …
Continue reading French players may be linked to dopingWarren Gatland has defended his decision to play Leigh Halfpenny in Wales’ final World Cup warm-up game against Italy. British and Irish Lions full-back Halfpenny suffered a serious knee injury …
Continue reading Gatland defends Halfpenny decisionTennis wild child Nick Kyrgios has been dumped for Australia’s Davis Cup semi-final showdown with Andy Murray’s Great Britain. While Bernard Tomic has been recalled after being suspended from Australia’s …
Continue reading Kyrgios dumped from Davis Cup teamSydney midfielder Dan Hannebery has polled seven votes in the final-round win over Gold Coast to edge out Fremantle’s Nat Fyfe and win the AFL Coaches Association player of the …
Continue reading Hannebery wins AFL coaches awardCollingwood will go all out to secure midfield young gun Adam Treloar, who told Greater Western Sydney on Tuesday that he wanted to be traded to the Magpies. The out-of-contract …
Continue reading Treloar seeks trade to CollingwoodSydney’s AFL premiership hopes have taken a big hit with uncertainty over whether star forward Lance Franklin will play any part in their finals campaign after being sidelined indefinitely due …
Continue reading Swans confirm Franklin seizureSydney co-captain Jarrad McVeigh insists his side’s mental toughness will enable them to cope with the turmoil of losing Lance Franklin and three other key players for their AFL qualifying …
Continue reading Mental strength to serve Swans wellSt George-Illawarra star Benji Marshall is on the verge of ending a three-year drought without finals or Test football. In what is the Dragons’ first finals match in the post-Wayne …
Continue reading Marshall to break finals, Test droughtWest Coast’s leaping machine has beaten the Fremantle giant – and it’s set to cause a stir. Debate will rage after Eagles ruckman Nic Naitanui pipped Fremantle’s 211cm Goliath Aaron …
Continue reading Naitanui pips Sandilands in AA ruck warHere comes the cavalry. Greg Inglis, Ben Hunt, Michael Morgan and Andrew Fifita headline a list of big inclusions for the first week of the NRL finals. Inglis’ return provides …
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