Melbourne are expected to announce on Thursday that star fullback Billy Slater has signed a two-year contract extension. According to News Corp Australia, Slater struck the deal on Wednesday following …
Continue reading Storm set to announce new Slater dealFormer Wests Tigers coach Mick Potter says he pleaded with club management not to sign unwanted skipper Robbie Farah to a four-year deal. Potter, who was sacked at the end …
Continue reading Potter says he warned against Farah dealFormer skipper Will Carling has urged England to omit Sam Burgess from their World Cup squad, warning coach Stuart Lancaster his lack of union experience will be exposed by top …
Continue reading Carling cautions against Burgess selectionThe extraordinary growth in Australia of online streaming service Netflix, who have emerged as a key player in negotiations for the digital rights of rugby league, is a sure indication …
Continue reading Smith ‘will deliver’ NRL TV goodsRoger Federer and Rafael Nadal, with 31 major titles between them, head for the US Open with their Grand Slam careers at the crossroads. Despite turning 34, Federer was an …
Continue reading Federer, Nadal at US Open crossroadsWallabies enforcer Wycliff Palu has welcomed the challenge of David Pocock to his No.8 jersey ahead of the Rugby World Cup and says he isn’t the only player gunning for …
Continue reading Palu welcomes Pocock challengeTwo years after he looked up to Mike Pyke’s trailblazing AFL achievements, Jason Holmes will ruck against him in a Canada v USA duel. Pyke and Holmes will probably contest …
Continue reading AFL to feature US v Canada ruck duelParramatta’s off-field woes have taken a new turn with coach Brad Arthur reported to be considering legal action against the NRL club. According to Fairfax Media, Arthur and his management …
Continue reading Arthur reportedly set to sue ParramattaFormer Melbourne Rebels playmaker Danny Cipriani looks set to be left out of England’s squad for the upcoming Rugby World Cup. The mercurial 27-year-old Sale five-eighth pressed his case for …
Continue reading Cipriani facing World Cup snubJohn Worsfold admits he is coming around to the idea of a return to AFL coaching. The 2006 West Coast premiership coach will be in hot demand if he decides …
Continue reading Worsfold warming to AFL coachingFormer Collingwood midfielder Sharrod Wellingham and ex-Western Bulldog Josh Hill have saved their AFL careers, with their hot form earning them new deals at West Coast. Wellingham was lured to …
Continue reading Eagles re-sign Hill, Wellingham in AFLGai Waterhouse believes she has unearthed another Group One prospect after Flamboyant Lass blew away her older rivals at Warwick Farm. The trainer declared her intention to target either the …
Continue reading Flamboyant Lass to tackle Thousand Guineas or Flight Stakes 2015Mick Price says its unfortunate two of his better three-year-olds will start their spring campaigns in the same race at Caulfield. Prince Of Brooklyn and Ready For Victory are set …
Continue reading Price pair to kick off in McNeil Stakes 2015Kerrin McEvoy’s decision to ride at the Memsie Stakes meeting at Caulfield on Saturday could prove pivotal to his spring plans. It also has the potential to offer up a …
Continue reading Memsie Stakes 2015: G1 milestone looms for Kerrin McEvoySouth African second-rower Johannes Van Heerden and New Zealand-born five-eighth Michael Wiringi figure in Romania’s cosmopolitan 31-player Rugby World Cup squad announced on Wednesday by their Welsh coach Lynn Howells. …
Continue reading Romania cast wide Rugby World Cup netVenus Williams and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will be the star attractions when the Auckland women’s and men’s international tennis tournaments are combined in January. Both the WTA event, in which Williams …
Continue reading Tsonga part of new Auckland tournamentThe Brownlow medal hopes of Nat Fyfe have received a blow with the star Fremantle midfielder ruled out of the final two rounds of the AFL regular season because of …
Continue reading Brownlow AFL race open as Fyfe groundedNat Fyfe won’t be seen for Fremantle until the AFL finals series kicks off after suffering an injury to his left leg. The dashing midfielder and Brownlow Medal favourite has …
Continue reading Fyfe out for rest of AFL regular season

