Near enough is good enough, especially if you’re as talented as West Coast ruckman Nic Naitanui. Naitanui will make his first and only appearance of the AFL pre-season in Sunday’s …
Continue reading Eagle Naitanui set to fly against FreoAustralian Davis Cup heroes Bernard Tomic and Thanasi Kokkinakis will clash for a likely quarter-final shot at world No.1 Novak Djokovic after posting watershed wins at the Indian Wells Masters. …
Continue reading Tomic and Kokkinakis to square offCanberra fullback Jack Wighton is at risk of another stint on the sidelines after suffering a facial injury during Sunday night’s NRL loss to the Warriors. The 22-year-old has undergone …
Continue reading Raiders’ Wighton gets scans on face injuryThe Sheffield Shield final will go ahead in Hobart after the Western Australian Cricket Association resisted the urge to launch legal action against Cricket Australia. The WACA considered seeking a …
Continue reading WACA won’t take legal action against CAGold Coast stars Greg Bird, Dave Taylor and Beau Falloon will all come straight back into the Titans’ NRL starting lineup after they were restored to first-team duties on Tuesday. …
Continue reading Bird, Taylor and Falloon back for TitansRefusing to panic, coach Michael Cheika is backing the NSW Waratahs to rediscover their championship mojo in Sunday’s Super Rugby crunch match with the Brumbies in Sydney. After a spluttering …
Continue reading Cheika backs Waratahs to lift for BrumbiesJared Waerea-Hargreaves has expressed his relief at signing a new deal with the Sydney Roosters that keeps him at the club until the end of 2017. The affable prop was …
Continue reading Waerea-Hargreaves is one happy RoosterThe Wallabies maintain they’re a Rugby World Cup force despite slipping to their lowest position since international rankings were introduced more than a decade ago. Australia dropped to sixth in …
Continue reading Wallabies fall to lowest world rankingWallabies assistant coach Stephen Larkham says powerhouse Test centre Tevita Kuridrani turned down “big offers” from overseas to stay on with Australian rugby for another two years. Larkham, who doubles …
Continue reading Kuridrani rejected ‘big offers’ for ARUThe five Gold Coast Titans players suspended in the NRL cocaine scandal have been cleared to return to first team duties with the NRL club. State of Origin stars Greg …
Continue reading Titans cleared to return to NRLBrisbane Lions utility Rohan Bewick thought his AFL days were over before a positional switch to the wing last year breathed new life into his career. The 25-year-old had a …
Continue reading Lions’ Bewick thought AFL career was overLuke Burgess says he can’t believe the furore that erupted over the revelation of his arrest along with former NRL teammate John Sutton in Arizona last year. But Burgess has …
Continue reading Burgess coy on Arizona aftermathThe Sydney Roosters have received a big boost with prop Jared Waerea-Hargreaves re-signing with the NRL club for a further two years. The 26-year-old was off-contract at the end of …
Continue reading Waerea-Hargreaves re-signs with RoostersFormer Richmond captain Chris Newman is in doubt for the Tigers’ AFL season opener against Carlton after being diagnosed with an abnormal heart rhythm. Newman, a veteran of 251 games, …
Continue reading Tigers’ Newman in doubt for AFL round 1Rory McIlroy, who has replaced Tiger Woods as golf’s world number one, will also supplant the 14-time major champion on EA Sports’ PGA Tour video game. EA has announced that …
Continue reading McIlroy replaces Tiger as face of PGA gameKieran Foran has pledged to give his all for Manly this season, after committing to NRL arch-rivals Parramatta for the following four years. Manly’s worst fears were realised on Monday …
Continue reading Manly set for successful 2015: ForanStand-in Western Force skipper Sam Wykes says the team’s horror start to the Super Rugby season shouldn’t be treated like a death – at least it’s not unfamiliar territory. The …
Continue reading Western Force finals hopes hang by threadSouth Sydney’s diminutive, premiership-winning halves Adam Reynolds and Luke Keary have dismissed suggestions playmakers are being targeted more than ever in the NRL. North Queensland called for better protection for …
Continue reading Souths halves not concerned by big hits
