The Melbourne Rebels have shored up their scrum stocks by locking in hooker Pat Leafa and prop Tim Metcher on new Super Rugby deals. Leafa hasn’t missed a game in …
Continue reading Rebels re-sign Super hooker, propThe bad news keeps coming for Essendon, with captain Jobe Watson to miss the rest of the AFL season because of a shoulder surgery. Club doctor Bruce Reid said Watson …
Continue reading Watson ruled out for rest of AFL seasonQueensland coach Mal Meninga says Cameron Smith “deserves respect” ahead of his milestone match, but has refused to weigh into the debate over Alex McKinnon’s criticism of his Maroons captain. …
Continue reading Smith deserves respect: Qld coachEssendon captain Jobe Watson will miss the rest of the AFL season because of shoulder surgery. It is another massive blow for Watson and the club as they continue to …
Continue reading Bombers’ Watson to miss rest of AFL seasonNow his putrid season is history, Collingwood star Dane Swan can sense another premiership to crown his stellar AFL career. The 2010 premiership player and 2011 Brownlow Medallist will play …
Continue reading Swan eyes another AFL flagThe Australian Rugby Union will have to either pay out Kane Douglas’s Irish contract or break their own eligibility rules to recall the former Wallabies second-rower ahead of the World …
Continue reading ARU faces tough call on DouglasDespite Trent Hodkinson becoming the latest star to snub Gold Coast, Titans coach Neil Henry claims he’s in no rush to find a playmaker for next year’s NRL campaign. Hodkinson …
Continue reading Titans to move on after Hodko NRL snubThe NRL has reduced Parramatta’s fine for salary cap breaches by $60,000 after considering the club’s appeal. The Eels in May were fined $525,000 for exceeding all four salary cap …
Continue reading NRL reduces Eels’ salary cap fineReferees boss Tony Archer has set the scene for an entertaining State of Origin series decider, directing his men to again enforce the 10-metre rule strictly. After a stodgy Origin …
Continue reading Ref boss calls for strict 10m in OriginAustralia should be overjoyed to have a talent like Nick Kyrgios and need to cut him some slack, says former tennis star, now politician, John Alexander. Alexander pleaded for the …
Continue reading Alexander backs Kyrgios: give him a chancePaul Gallen has claimed the psychological high ground for NSW ahead of State of Origin III, with the NSW skipper believing the Blues are messing with the heads of their …
Continue reading NSW under Qld’s skin for Origin: GallenQueensland coach Mal Meninga says captain Cameron Smith “deserves respect” but has described the fallout over Alex McKinnon’s scathing criticism as a “no win situation”. Back-rower Corey Parker revealed the …
Continue reading Qld’s Smith to put tough week behind himNorth Melbourne veteran Brent Harvey isn’t sure why the same basic mistakes keep tripping up his side, but he’s still confident the Kangaroos can overcome them. North’s maddeningly inconsistent season …
Continue reading Basic mistakes continue to cost AFL RoosCoachless, out of pocket and his reputation suffering, now Nick Kyrgios is in a race to retain a US Open seeding after his turbulent Wimbledon campaign came to a miserable …
Continue reading Battered Kyrgios to pick up the piecesThe occasion and the unconventional build-up can’t be excuses for a clumsy start to their World Cup year, says All Blacks captain Richie McCaw. The eyes of the rugby world …
Continue reading No excuses for Apia let-down: McCawNick Cummins has taken his Wallabies World Cup lifeline the only way he knows how. “I always say this – I haven’t heard the fat lady sing yet,” the man …
Continue reading Honey Badger: I’m here to launchAustralian sporting icon Dawn Fraser insists she’s not racist and has defended her controversial comments about Nick Kyrgios. Fraser faced a storm of criticism on Tuesday after suggesting Kyrgios and …
Continue reading I’m no racist: Fraser defends Kyrgios callJohn Worsfold has no intention of being an AFL head coach again despite answering an SOS from Adelaide. Worsfold will act as Adelaide’s coaching director for the rest of the …
Continue reading Worsfold rules out senior AFL coach job
