In the end, it came down to composure. Queensland had plenty when it counted and it was champion No.7 Cooper Cronk who landed the telling blow with a field goal …
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Queensland’s veterans are in the box seat to have the last laugh on NSW’s “Dad’s Army” jokes after nabbing a dramatic 11-10 victory in the State of Origin opener at …
Continue reading Qld win Origin series opener 11-10Queensland have won the opening game of the State of Origin series against NSW 11-10 at ANZ Stadium on Wednesday night. A Cooper Cronk field goal in the 74th minute …
Continue reading Queensland win Origin opener 11-10Samantha Stosur is embracing a third-round showdown with defending champion Maria Sharapova after storming to the most one-sided victory of her French Open career. Mixing firepower with finesse, Stosur crushed …
Continue reading Stosur eyes Sharapova in Paris rendezvousVenus Williams has been fined $3,000 by tournament organisers for not showing up at a news conference following her first-round exit at the French Open. After the 15th-seeded Williams lost …
Continue reading Venus Williams fined at French OpenNSW have launched their State of Origin title defence in impressive fashion, grabbing a 10-6 game one halftime lead over Queensland in Sydney on Wednesday night. A remarkable 60m try …
Continue reading NSW take 10-6 halftime lead in Origin IAFL premiership coach Mark Thompson has warned Carlton’s hierarchy that they must level with the players to improve the team’s on-field performance. Thompson has joined West Coast’s only premiership coach …
Continue reading Thompson says no to coaching Blues in AFLSamantha Stosur has stormed into the third round of the French Open with a crushing straight-sets win over local qualifier Amandine Hesse. Mixing firepower with finesse, Stosur advanced in 6-0 …
Continue reading Stosur storms into French Open third roundCaretaker Carlton coach John Barker has put the heat on the players at the embattled AFL club, promising a once-over of their list. A day after the Blues sacked Mick …
Continue reading Barker pledges hard work for Blues in AFLAustralian Daria Gavrilova has crashed out of the French Open in tears, retiring from her second-round match after dropping the first set 6-1 to Sabine Lisicki. An ailing Gavrilova was …
Continue reading Australia’s Gavrilova out of French OpenJust as North Melbourne must start proving their AFL credentials, Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley is talking up Sunday’s clash as a massive test. The MCG match will be the first …
Continue reading ‘Pies expect big AFL test against NorthEqual most-capped Wallaby prop Ben Alexander has resisted the lure of an overseas contract and re-signed with the ARU and the Brumbies until the end of the 2016 season. Under …
Continue reading Wallaby prop Alexander to stay to 2016Just as North Melbourne must start proving their AFL credentials, Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley is talking up Sunday’s clash as a massive test. The MCG match will be the first …
Continue reading ‘Pie expect big AFL test against NorthSouth Sydney NRL hooker Issac Luke says slipping form was why he lost his starting spot and he wasn’t being punished for signing with the New Zealand Warriors. The New …
Continue reading I wasn’t punished for Warriors move: LukeSydney star Ben McGlynn expects to confront a fired-up Carlton on Friday night after one of the most turbulent weeks in the Blues’ proud AFL history. The bottom-of-the-ladder Blues sacked …
Continue reading Swans expect fired-up CarltonDockers midfielder Danyle Pearce says Hawthorn are still the team to chase despite Fremantle’s hot start to the AFL season. Fremantle have leapfrogged Hawthorn and Sydney into premiership favouritism after …
Continue reading Hungry Dockers still chasing Hawks in AFLNathan Buckley predicts his AFL coaching career will probably end with the sack, just as it did for Mick Malthouse. And Buckley is adamant that the ugly circumstances at Carlton …
Continue reading Buckley lauds Malthouse’s AFL careerGreater Western Sydney vice-captain Heath Shaw has proclaimed the Giants’ sprightly young midfield is superior to that of his Collingwood team which won the 2010 premiership. As one of the …
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