Paul Gallen called it the most-emphatic win in top flight rugby league, let alone State of Origin in recent memory. Blues coach Laurie Daley never saw it coming and was …
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South African No.8 Warren Whiteley will make his first start for the Springboks against a World XV in Cape Town this weekend ahead of their Rugby Championship opener against the …
Continue reading Boks give Whiteley a start at No.8A private memorial service for slain Adelaide Crows coach Phil Walsh will be held next week at Adelaide Oval. “Family, friends and the football community will celebrate the life of …
Continue reading Memorial service for Walsh next weekNovak Djokovic is vowing to turn up the heat on Richard Gasquet as he eyes grand slam redemption in a Wimbledon final showdown with Roger Federer or Andy Murray. Djokovic …
Continue reading Djokovic to shift up a gear at WimbledonOperation Fedberg is in full swing at Wimbledon, but faces its sternest test yet in a semi-final blockbuster on Friday. Taking his silky grasscourt game to another level in his …
Continue reading Federer’s serve-volley game faces big testWith Wallabies coach Michael Chieka preparing to swing the selection axe, his players remain in the dark as to who among them faces the chopping block. Cheika will cull a …
Continue reading Cheika keeping cards close to chestThe NSW fightback starts now. Following their 52-6 State of Origin mauling at the hands of Queensland on Wednesday night in the series decider, the Blues will waste no time …
Continue reading NSW waste no time with Origin post-mortemMelbourne are the bookmakers’ favourites for their clash against Essendon but Paul Roos isn’t sure why. The Bombers are coming off a 110-point thrashing by St Kilda and have just …
Continue reading Demons must respond against ‘Dons: RoosEssendon coaching great Kevin Sheedy has given James Hird a stirring reminder of what is possible in AFL with the right attitude. With Hird’s side slumping to their worst loss …
Continue reading Sheedy AFL history lesson inspires BombersAustralia’s Davis Cup squad is so strong that it doesn’t matter that top player Bernard Tomic is banned from next week’s quarter-final, says Kazakhstan captain Dias Doskarayev. The dark horse …
Continue reading Kazakhs talk up Aust Davis Cup teamNewcastle forward Tariq Sims reckons he’s got the secret to surviving the “cold and miserable” trip to Canberra: a tube of Deep Heat. Temperatures are expected to drop below five …
Continue reading Knights ready for cold clash in CanberraCaptain Jamie Lyon insists Manly are backing themselves to make a late-season finals charge despite languishing in 14th position on the NRL ladder. Lyon says his side are more than …
Continue reading Sea Eagles back themselves for finals pushMelbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy has defended his captain Cameron Smith but says it’s up to him to tell his side of the story following paralysed Knight Alex McKinnon’s television …
Continue reading Bellamy says Smith will tell his own storyThe news doesn’t get any better for St George Illawarra, with powerful forward Trent Merrin to miss the next month for his part in a lifting tackle in NSW’s State …
Continue reading Merrin cops four-week ban for Origin hitNSW backrower Ryan Hoffman could hardly be blamed for wondering whether Wednesday night’s State of Origin decider was little more than a bad dream. Like waking up to a ferocious …
Continue reading Did that really happen? Blues in disbeliefNSW forwards Beau Scott and James Tamou will both miss one NRL match after submitting early guilty pleas following charges during the Blues’ massive State of Origin decider loss to …
Continue reading Scott, Tamou out for one NRL match eachNick Kyrgios is three years away from winning a Grand Slam and the latest in an illustrious line of tennis ‘bad boys’ bound for greatness, said former Wimbledon champion Jan …
Continue reading Hall of Famer Kodes backs KyrgiosState or shire. That’s the choice Paul Gallen will have to make when he sits down to plot the final year of his NRL career. NSW skipper Gallen has already …
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