Six uncapped players are among the first selections for the Kiwis rugby league train-on squad for the tour of England. They include Warriors backs Tuimoala Lolohea and Solomone Kata, Parramatta …
Continue reading Newcomers in initial Kiwis train-on squadWestern Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge hopes a trio of young pups can step up to cover the absence for two Dogs set to miss their AFL elimination final against Adelaide. …
Continue reading Dogs to miss key AFL duoSuperstar Sydney forward Lance Franklin will be sidelined indefinitely after the AFL club revealed on Tuesday he was being treated for a serious mental health condition. Swans’ coach John Longmire …
Continue reading Franklin out of AFL final for SwansThe All Blacks are confident they are on track in their preparations just under two weeks out from their opening match in the Rugby World Cup. The 31-strong squad are …
Continue reading All Blacks ready for World Cup – FosterBy Darren Walton NEW YORK, Sept 7 AAP – Cool Swiss Roger Federer restored order after Andy Murray lost his rag in an explosive exit from the US Open in …
Continue reading Federer rolls on, Murray rages out of OpenAdelaide say they’ll feel at home on the MCG in Saturday night’s AFL elimination final. And it’s not just because the ground isn’t the home of their hosts, the Western …
Continue reading Crows at home on the MCG: coachSydney have ruled out star forward Lance Franklin from Saturday’s AFL qualifying final against Fremantle as the star deals with an “ongoing mental health condition”. The Swans don’t know when …
Continue reading Franklin ruled out of AFL finalThey’re the breakout stars of the NRL who have plugged the holes which have stopped their ships from sinking. But now Cameron Munster and Jackson Hastings face a true acid …
Continue reading Young guns face NRL finals acid testHalfback Cooper Cronk says it’s high-time for Melbourne Storm to overturn a poor recent record in the NRL playoffs, starting with Friday night’s qualifying final against the red-hot Sydney Roosters. …
Continue reading Storm ready to fire in NRL finals: CronkState of Origin wins. World Cup victories. Dally M medals. Golden Boot awards. There’s not much Johnathan Thurston hasn’t achieved in his illustrious rugby league career. The 32-year-old is even …
Continue reading Cowboys premiership quest driving ThurstonA week after ruffling feathers with his controversial mass-resting, North Melbourne coach Brad Scott is dealing with the opposite issue – tough calls at the selection table for their AFL …
Continue reading Scott ponders Roos AFL selection puzzleAndy Murray was in no mood to talk Davis Cup after making a foul-mouthed and premature exit from the US Open in New York. Murray’s 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 6-7 (2-7) …
Continue reading Australia set to feel Murray’s backlashBrisbane have played down the early departure of key back-rower Alex Glenn from training ahead of Saturday night’s NRL qualifying final against North Queensland. Back from a one-match ban, Glenn …
Continue reading Brisbane play down Glenn training exitSouth Sydney star George Burgess is to contest the grading of his contrary conduct charge, hoping to play in the second week of the NRL finals if the Rabbitohs’ title …
Continue reading Burgess to fight grading of NRL chargeScott Camporeale knows others will write the script: grieving players on a quest to honour their slain coach. Camporeale has been the Crows’ caretaker in many ways since Phil Walsh …
Continue reading Campo’s Crows do it the Walsh wayWestern Bulldogs skipper Bob Murphy admits there are nerves at Whitten Oval ahead of their first AFL finals appearance in five years. “A bit like the night before Christmas kind …
Continue reading AFL Dogs rule out Johannisen, RougheadSecond seed Simona Halep and two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova reached their first US Open quarter-finals on Monday while old-hands Victoria Azarenka and Flavia Pennetta also went through. Halep overcame …
Continue reading Halep, Kvitova reach new US Open groundBrisbane have played down the early departure of back-rower Alex Glenn from training ahead of Saturday night’s NRL qualifying final against North Queensland. Glenn was conspicuous by his absence after …
Continue reading Glenn leaves Broncos training early

