The Brumbies are likely to field a full-strength side in Saturday’s Super Rugby showdown against the Crusaders, with both Matt Toomua and Henry Speight slated to play. The Wallabies duo, …
Continue reading Toomua, Speight set to play for BrumbiesNSW five-eighth Mitchell Pearce has escaped State of Origin suspension after submitting an early guilty plea for a tackle on Cronulla’s Michael Gordon, while Blues teammate James Tamou can also …
Continue reading Pearce escapes Origin ban with early pleaCHAMPAGNE FOOTBALL FROM CHRIS JUDD *ROLLING THE REIGNING PREMIERS – Round 12 v Brisbane in 2003 Judd’s five-goal first half is widely seen as the watershed moment where the majority …
Continue reading Some of Chris Judd’s finest momentsIt’s taken six suspensions and some unwelcome public scrutiny but the message is finally getting through at the Gold Coast Suns. That’s the view of key forward Tom Lynch, who …
Continue reading Off-field message getting through at SunsNSW broke their drought on his broken arm before he returned to break their hearts in the series-opener this year, but the Blues insist Queensland are still a formidable threat …
Continue reading Blues wary of Cherry-Evans call-upNSW and North Queensland prop James Tamou can escape a State of Origin ban with an early guilty plea for dangerous contact on Parramatta’s Pauli Pauli. Tamou was slapped with …
Continue reading Tamou to escape Origin ban with early pleaPromising Australian golfer Cameron Smith has produced a blazing finish after a rain delay to earn a major championship debut at next week’s US Open. The 21-year-old Queenslander booked his …
Continue reading Cameron Smith into US OpenHe’s played one game in over two months, but returning NSW winger Brett Morris says he knows exactly what it takes to compete at State of Origin level. Morris was …
Continue reading I’m not underdone for Origin: MorrisNSW coach Laurie Daley says he did not hesitate in sticking with halfback Trent Hodkinson despite seeing the Bulldogs playmaker hooked in Monday’s NRL win over St George-Illawarra. Hodkinson had …
Continue reading Daley unfazed by Hodkinson benchingTwo-time Brownlow medallist Chris Judd has called time on his celebrated AFL career, three days after suffering a serious knee injury. Judd, 31, played 279 games for West Coast and …
Continue reading Judd ends great AFL careerNSW hooker Robbie Farah has declared himself a certain starter after being named in the Blues team on Tuesday for their must-win State of Origin clash in Melbourne. The return …
Continue reading Farah a certain starter for Blues at MCGAll Blacks and Crusaders prop Wyatt Crockett will play rugby in New Zealand into his mid-30s after signing a three-year deal. Powerful loosehead Crockett, 32, has spurned offshore advances and …
Continue reading Crockett signs three-year NZ rugby deal‘S-HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands, June 9 AAP – Marinko Matosevic’s miserable season has continued after the Australian slumped to his 10th successive defeat at the ATP tournament in the Netherlands. Matosevic went …
Continue reading Matosevic slumps to 10th straight ATP lossWhen the Sydney Roosters face the Warriors this Saturday they need only beat the NRL’s most error-prone side to turn around their ailing fortunes. But coach Trent Robinson’s men shouldn’t …
Continue reading Roosters, Warriors aiming to tidy upAndrew Fifita and Daniel Tupou have been dumped from the NSW side for State of Origin II for returning duo Paul Gallen and Brett Morris. The Blues side was named …
Continue reading Tupou, Fifita dropped by NSWSocceroo Chris Herd has received a lifeline at his English Premier League club Aston Villa by avoiding a post-season cull. After barely featuring for Villa this season, the out-of-contract Australian …
Continue reading Socceroo Herd given Villa lifelineWhen the Sydney Roosters face the Warriors this Saturday they need only beat the NRL’s most error-prone side to turn around their ailing fortunes. But coach Trent Robinson’s men shouldn’t …
Continue reading Comedy of errors shape Warriors v RoostersNorth Queensland five-eighth Michael Morgan will celebrate an epic comeback win over Parramatta with another Maroons jumper. The representative star scored a try in a Cowboys’ thrilling 36-30 victory that …
Continue reading Morgan keeps Maroons spot for Origin II

