Charlie Ngatai is confident that the Chiefs can cope without star playmaker Aaron Cruden. The All Blacks five-eighth has been ruled out for at least six months after scans confirmed …
Continue reading Chiefs can live without Cruden: NgataiRather than sulk, Sam Thaiday says being relegated to the bench helped him find the form that looks set to not only earn him another Broncos contract but a Kangaroos …
Continue reading Bench role helped my game: ThaidayWest Coast ruckman Nic Naitanui was allegedly the subject of racial abuse in Sunday’s western derby loss to Fremantle. Domain Stadium – where the game was played – is investigating …
Continue reading Nic Naitanui allegedly racially abusedCronulla skipper Paul Gallen has been ruled out of Monday’s NRL clash with South Sydney due to a badly bruised hip. The 33-year-old sustained the injury in training and his …
Continue reading Gallen ruled out of Souths clashParramatta have confirmed the signing of Beau Scott from Newcastle from the start of the 2016 NRL season after the NSW backrower was granted an early release from the final …
Continue reading Eels confirm Scott deal from 2016Carlton defender Chris Yarran will front the AFL tribunal on Tuesday night. The match review panel graded Yarran’s punch to the head of Essendon veteran Paul Chapman as `high impact’ …
Continue reading Chris Yarran referred to AFL tribunalThe sports scientist at the centre of Essendon’s 2012 supplements scandal will appeal guilty findings made against him by the AFL anti-doping tribunal. Stephen Dank was found guilty of 10 …
Continue reading Dank confirms AFL appealThe All Blacks will be grateful they learned a lesson last time with five-eighth Aaron Cruden set to miss their Rugby World Cup title defence. Cruden is to undergo a …
Continue reading All Blacks covered for Cruden lossFormer Australia captain Steve Waugh has urged England to move on from Kevin Pietersen, believing the controversial batsman no longer merits a place in the side and brings too much …
Continue reading Waugh tells England to forget PietersenASADA has given up its pursuit of AFL club Essendon, more than two years after it started. The national anti-doping body announced on Monday it will not appeal the AFL …
Continue reading ASADA bombs out, WADA to mull appealNewcastle have officially confirmed Beau Scott will be released from the final two years of his contract on compassionate grounds. Scott has agreed terms with Parramatta but the Eels were …
Continue reading NRL’s Knights confirm Scott releaseSydney Roosters prop Jared Waerea-Hargreaves will miss up to six weeks of NRL action after scans showed the Kiwi enforcer had strained a pectoral muscle. It was originally feared Waerea-Hargreaves …
Continue reading Waerea-Hargreaves cleared of pec tearWallabies and NSW Waratahs centre Kurtley Beale concedes contract talks have been playing on his mind. Beale’s current deal expires this year and he said on Monday he aimed to …
Continue reading Beale admits contracts talks on his mindGold Coast forward Dave Taylor is facing a one-match ban after being handed a grade one careless high tackle charge by the NRL match review committee. The incident took place …
Continue reading Titans’ Taylor facing one-game NRL banAll Blacks five-eighth Aaron Cruden will miss the Rugby World Cup after being diagnosed with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. Cruden limped from the field midway …
Continue reading All Black Cruden ruled out of World CupIt’s been a month since Kieran Foran ended speculation about his future by announcing he’ll sign with Parramatta in 2016 and the Manly five-eighth has no intention of going back …
Continue reading Foran has no intention of Eels backflipIt’s the contract saga which has dulled the sheen of Daly Cherry-Evans’ NRL golden boy image but it seems the playmaker’s potential teammates at Gold Coast are still fans. The …
Continue reading Titans still DCE fans despite dramasIt’s the worst rule in footy and has to go – preferably by the weekend. That’s how Melbourne coach Paul Roos renewed his attack on the substitute rule on Monday, …
Continue reading Roos pleads to ditch AFL sub rule
