South Sydney’s NRL premiership defence faces an acid test on Thursday as they begin a run of clashes with the competition’s best sides. The formula is simple for the Rabbitohs …
Continue reading Rabbitohs face premiership acid testCollingwood coach Nathan Buckley will keep in touch with banned players Lachie Keeffe and Josh Keeffe, saying they must decide on their AFL futures. Keeffe and Thomas announced on Monday …
Continue reading Banned pair face tough road back to AFLThey’re two points away from the bottom of the ladder, but Penrith have bristled at the possibility of being handed the wooden spoon at the end of the NRL season. …
Continue reading Panthers bristle at wooden spoon chanceDespite having made no attempt to hide his displeasure at Steve Johnson for missing last weekend’s victory over Sydney due to suspension, Geelong coach Chris Scott reckons there may have …
Continue reading Cats’ Johnson back to take on Hawks in AFLWhile mystery surrounds Sydney star Lance Franklin, his Collingwood counterpart Travis Cloke is a near certainty to play in Friday night’s crucial AFL clash. Cloke trained well on Wednesday, only …
Continue reading Magpie Cloke set for AFL return v SwansMelbourne coach Craig Bellamy says he sympathises with Willie Mason and Ben Matulino and has questioned the NRL’s hasty late-season crackdown on shoulder charges. Manly veteran Mason was suspended for …
Continue reading Bellamy questions NRL’s late crackdownCronulla aren’t playing flash football, but Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy says their aggression and ruthlessness have made them a force in the NRL. The Sharks have won eight of their …
Continue reading Storm face test against ‘ruthless’ SharksWallabies captain Stephen Moore appreciates the hype surrounding this weekend’s blockbuster against the All Blacks, but says his team must shut it out if they are to break a 13-year …
Continue reading Don’t believe the hype: WallabiesAshton Agar and Joe Burns will make their one-day international debuts later this month. Agar, Burns and Victorian allrounder Marcus Stoinis are the uncapped inclusions in Australia’s 14-man squad for …
Continue reading Ashton Agar, Joe Burns in ODI squadCollingwood star Travis Cloke trained well on Wednesday and should return for Friday night’s crucial AFL match against Sydney. The big-marking forward has not played since round 16 because of …
Continue reading Cloke set for AFL returnThey kept him behind closed doors at training on Wednesday, but the Sydney Swans are hopeful of having star forward Lance Franklin back on deck for the AFL clash against …
Continue reading Swans hopeful of Franklin returnHawthorn youngster Will Langford has re-signed with the club for a further four years, tying him down until 2019. The 23-year-old utility has played 30 senior AFL games for the …
Continue reading Hawthorn re-signs Langford for four yearsCoach Darren Lehmann has apologised on behalf of the Australian team for their embarrassing Ashes series thumping in England. He has also sought an end to attacks on soon-to-retire captain …
Continue reading Lehmann apologises for Ashes thumpingNorth Melbourne young gun Aaron Mullett has re-signed with the AFL club until 2017. The 23-year-old half-back has been hampered by injury in 2015, with a shoulder problem and hamstring …
Continue reading Mullett re-signs with KangaroosCanterbury second-rower Josh Jackson says the side have reclaimed their NRL heavyweight status with the finals just around the corner. Before last week, the Bulldogs had been lacklustre in big …
Continue reading Canterbury sizing up NRL’s big dogsJason Day has a fitting venue to play in what’s dubbed the “close but no cigar” grouping at the US PGA Championship. World No.5 Day will tee off alongside No.8 …
Continue reading Jason Day back where his majors run beganWHO TO WATCH AT THE 2015 US PGA CHAMPIONSHIP JASON DAY (Aus) Age: 27 World Ranking: 4 Worldwide wins: 5 Best in a major: 2nd (2011 US Open); T2 (2011 …
Continue reading Key players at the US PGA ChampionshipFormer All Blacks winger Zac Guildford has had a change of heart about playing Super Rugby for the Waratahs and is set to pull out of a one-year contract. Guildford, …
Continue reading Guildford set to pull out of Waratahs deal

