Funny things have been known to happen when Carlton play Essendon early in the AFL season and both Mick Malthouse and James Hird know it. Eight seasons ago, Carlton clawed …
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If good teams respond immediately to bad defeats, Saturday night’s meeting between Brisbane and Richmond at the Gabba should answer a lot of questions. After both suffered stinging losses last …
Continue reading Lions, Tigers eye off AFL redemptionThey’ll be teammates in the Big Bash League come summer but Michael Clarke thinks he might have to do battle with Kevin Pietersen for the Ashes before then. Speaking at …
Continue reading Pietersen might pad up for Ashes: ClarkeSouth Sydney back-rower John Sutton is a chance to return for the Rabbitohs’ NRL clash with Cronulla on Monday night, hooker Issac Luke says. Luke said Sutton trained on Friday …
Continue reading Sutton a chance for Rabbitohs returnWestern Force coach Michael Foley says his team need to play smarter, not harder, if they are to end their seven-match losing run in Saturday night’s clash with the Stormers. …
Continue reading Force aim to outsmart Stormers in PerthLike any luxury car enthusiast, Brad Scott will only wheel out his Rolls Royce if it is in mint condition. The North Melbourne coach is confident that Daniel Wells will …
Continue reading Coach hopes his AFL Rolls Royce is readyNSW Waratahs captain Dave Dennis believes overseas-based players should be considered for the Wallabies as long as they are contributing to Australian rugby. Dennis says the ARU needs to revise …
Continue reading Dennis calls for ARU rule changeCoach Ken Hinkley makes no apologies for handing boom recruit Paddy Ryder his biggest challenge in Port Adelaide colours. He says Ryder will have to go it alone against North …
Continue reading Ryder given his biggest Port challengeMelbourne Storm five-eighth Blake Green says the Sydney Roosters should present their toughest test of the NRL season, particularly in the halves. Green and Test halfback Cooper Cronk will lead …
Continue reading Storm expecting tough test from RoostersGold Coast’s hopes of NRL redemption against Penrith have been given a boost with captain Nate Myles a certainty to take on the Panthers on Saturday. The Titans skipper has …
Continue reading Myles calf no worry for Titans coachAdelaide insist they’re not taking a risk with All Australian Brodie Smith, who faces more concussion tests before sealing selection for the AFL’s round three. Smith was knocked out last …
Continue reading Knocked out Crow a chance to playThe Brumbies admit they will have to be patient and be prepared to grind out a win against the Melbourne Rebels at GIO Stadium on Saturday night. The Rebels rank …
Continue reading Patience the key against Rebels: BrumbiesSouth Sydney forward Chris McQueen says the Rabbitohs’ attitude must improve for their NRL clash with Cronulla at Remondis Stadium on Monday night. The Rabbitohs come into the game after …
Continue reading Souths look to bounce backIt has been the Super Rugby season from hell for the Queensland Reds but Kiwi hardman Adam Thomson has seen enough glimmers of hope throughout to convince himself they’ve seen …
Continue reading Thomson: Reds turning the cornerCarlton’s president has declared the Blues to be in the middle of an AFL rebuild but Mick Malthouse won’t be throwing in the kids just yet. Mark LoGiudice laid clear …
Continue reading Malthouse not throwing in the towelAmid all the praise coming the way of North Queensland captain Johnathan Thurston ahead of his 250th NRL appearance, a different milestone looms for Ben Hannant. The Cowboys prop will …
Continue reading Hannant happy to be in JT’s shadowVeteran Sydney Swans defender Rhyce Shaw says anyone who thinks it’s time for Adam Goodes to retire has got “rocks in their heads”. The dual Brownlow medallist will play in …
Continue reading Swan Shaw slams Goodes’ doubtersBrumbies halfback Nic White has been ruled out of their Super Rugby clash with the Melbourne Rebels with an ankle injury. White was set to start from the bench in …
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