Karmichael Hunt’s exclusion from an extended Wallabies squad has nothing to do with the drugs scandal he is at the centre of, coach Michael Cheika says. On the same day …
Continue reading Hunt omission nothing to do with drugsWallabies coach Michael Cheika has saved himself the trouble of making the hard calls – instead, he’ll get his players to do that for him. There were a few surprises …
Continue reading Competition to heat up at camp WallabyAustralian IndyCar champion Will Power has copped a hefty fine for pushing a medical official at last weekend’s controversial race in California. Power, who went on a rant about race …
Continue reading Post-crash push costs IndyCar star PowerKeith Galloway says he and his Wests Tigers teammates are to blame for the side’s woes and not coach Jason Taylor. Taylor was in the firing line of Tigers fans …
Continue reading Taylor ‘not to blame’ for Tigers’ NRL woesThe Gold Coast Suns banished drug-tainted Harley Bennell on Thursday as the AFL refused to rush a review of its “three strikes” illicit drugs policy. Bennell was stood down after …
Continue reading Suns continue to lose AFL shineAfter making a habit of conquering on the road this season, Richmond coach Damien Hardwick has his players’ minds fixed on an issue closer to home. Winning a few games …
Continue reading Hardwick out to improve Tigers’ MCG recordAt least three front-line players will miss New Zealand’s tour of Zimbabwe and South Africa beginning next month. New Zealand Cricket’s head of cricket Lindsay Crocker confirmed skipper Brendon McCullum, …
Continue reading Front-line NZ players miss Zimbabwe tourWest Coast players will be dripping with sweat when they enter the unknown this weekend – but coach Adam Simpson is confident his charges will be up for the challenge. …
Continue reading Eagles not scared of dewy Darwin for AFLNSW hooker Robbie Farah is preparing to lend Michael Ennis every helping hand in the quest for State of Origin glory, with the Cronulla rake joining the Blues’ camp on …
Continue reading Farah lends Ennis an Origin helping handDynamic flanker Ardie Savea is likely to be cleared fit for the Hurricanes in a major boost ahead of the Super Rugby final against the Highlanders. Savea has been bracketed …
Continue reading Savea likely final starter for HurricanesAFL star Jarryd Roughead must endure a nerve-wracking week before learning the extent of his skin cancer scare. The Hawthorn key forward underwent surgery on Wednesday to have a melanoma …
Continue reading Melanoma forces Roughead to sit out AFLThe AFL Players’ Association is confident the code’s current illicit drugs policy is working but says it will look at making it more of a deterrent. Despite the latest revelations …
Continue reading AFL Players Association backs drugs policyStress-free Sam Stosur is tantalisingly close to a second-week appearance at Wimbledon for the first time but knows she must step it up a notch to get there. Yet to …
Continue reading Stosur eyes career-best Wimbledon runThe AFL won’t expedite a review of its “three strikes” illicit drugs policy in light of explosive allegations of drug use at expansion club Gold Coast. Photos of Suns forward …
Continue reading AFL in no rush over drugs reviewWith his side failing to find momentum this NRL season, Penrith coach Ivan Cleary is confident playmakers Jamie Soward and Peter Wallace can be the catalysts to a late NRL …
Continue reading Panthers seek playmaker inspirationGold Coast midfielder Harley Bennell will miss Saturday’s AFL clash against North Melbourne after photos were published of him allegedly using drugs. The 22-year-old trained with his teammates at Metricon …
Continue reading Suns’ Bennell to sit out AFL matchWestern Bulldogs star Tom Liberatore is in trouble again for his off-field behaviour, with the AFL club confirming it had been “unacceptable”. The Bulldogs would not go into details, but …
Continue reading ‘Dogs confirm concerns about AFL starNick Kyrgios has avoided sanctioning after another ugly exchange with the chair umpire overshadowed his march to the third round at Wimbledon. Kyrgios joined fellow Australian seeds Bernard Tomic and …
Continue reading Mouthy Kyrgios avoids sanctioning

