New Zealand’s Crusaders are to play English Premiership club Saracens in New Orleans on August 1, in a fixture designed to capitalise on growing US interest in rugby union. The …
Continue reading Crusaders to play in USAQuade Cooper will have to wait one more week to make his Queensland Reds return from injury after missing selection for Friday night’s Super Rugby clash with the Sharks. Cooper …
Continue reading No Quade return for RedsMal Meninga isn’t laughing at the Dad’s Army gags. Newly-resigned as Queensland coach, Meninga insists there is ample evidence that he is regenerating the Maroons, despite criticism that selectors have …
Continue reading Meninga rejects Qld ‘Dad’s Army’ claimsCronulla hooker Michael Ennis says he hopes Michael Gordon hasn’t walked out on the NRL club because the fullback is “so valuable” to the team. The Sharks on Tuesday dismissed …
Continue reading Sharks want ‘valuable’ Gordon to stayMumbai Indians are on the verge of completing a remarkable Indian Premier League turnaround under Ricky Ponting after becoming the first team through to the tournament final. Mumbai, who lost …
Continue reading Ponting-coached Mumbai in IPL finalNSW Waratahs coach Michael Cheika predicts his side will be entering a Super Rugby war zone against a rested Crusaders side on Saturday. There’s plenty at stake for the 2014 …
Continue reading Tahs entering a war zone: CheikaGeoffrey Boycott says the way in which English cricket has been run lately amounted to a “shambles” ahead of this week’s first Test against New Zealand. England crashed out of …
Continue reading Boycott slams ‘shambolic’ EnglandThey may be stepping into the Origin cauldron for the first time, but NSW debutants Josh Jackson and David Klemmer are anything but spring chickens. With skipper Paul Gallen injured …
Continue reading Blues rookie duo made for big stageThe ink was still drying on the team sheet when Ryan Hoffman went in search of Robbie Farah and Beau Scott to sort out the team’s most pressing issue: Who …
Continue reading Hoffman not concerned by concussion ruleThe way Justin Hodges sees it, Queensland coach Mal Meninga won’t try to talk the veteran centre out of retiring from representative duty at season’s end. “No, I think he …
Continue reading Hodges eyes fond Origin farewellNSW Waratahs coach Michael Cheika predicts his side will be entering a Super Rugby war zone against a rested Crusaders side on Saturday. There’s plenty at stake for the 2014 …
Continue reading Tahs entering a war zone:CheikaFormer Australia fast bowler Jason Gillespie said on Tuesday that it was “very flattering” to be linked with the vacant England coaching job. The Yorkshire coach was named by the …
Continue reading No contact yet from England cricket: DizzySouth Sydney excitement machine Alex Johnston has a chance to put his State of Origin omission behind him when he fills in for Queensland star Greg Inglis at fullback on …
Continue reading Johnston to play No.1 for Souths in NRLBernard Tomic’s struggles on clay have continued ahead of the French Open, the Australian No.1 retiring during his first round ATP match in Nice. Tomic pulled the pin after going …
Continue reading Tomic retires from French Open lead-upCaptain Andrew Swallow has needed surgery on a broken thumb, weakening North Melbourne for Saturday night’s AFL match against unbeaten Fremantle. The star midfielder said he suffered a “whack” on …
Continue reading Swallow to miss AFL clash against DockersA final verdict on Daly Cherry-Evans’ fitness for next week’s State of Origin opener in Sydney won’t be made until Wednesday despite Queensland officials asking Michael Morgan to join the …
Continue reading Morgan called into Queensland squadGeelong veteran James Kelly could return for Friday night’s AFL match against Carlton, only a fortnight after needing surgery for a ruptured testicle. Adding to the Blues’ woes, Geelong will …
Continue reading Kelly making speedy AFL recoveryCarlton coach Mick Malthouse has no intention of quitting, saying he still feels supported by his AFL club’s hierarchy. Malthouse’s future is a hot topic, with the Blues in last …
Continue reading I’m still supported at Carlton: Mick


