Ex-Brisbane Lions skipper Jonathan Brown says he is not surprised that a cocaine investigation has rocked Queensland sport and believes the AFL’s three strikes policy needs to be toughened up. …
Continue reading Drug scandal no surprise: BrownThe grab for underdog status is a time-honoured tradition in every sport, but neither Australia or New Zealand want a bar of it. Australia allrounder Shane Watson and Blackcaps coach …
Continue reading No underdogs in World Cup blockbusterRecently-capped Test batsman Joe Burns is leading the way as Queensland reached 3-149 in their Sheffield Shield match against Victoria in Alice Springs. Opener Burns has moved along to 76 …
Continue reading Burns leads the way for Qld in ShieldBookmarkers have suspended betting on the NRL round one clash between Brisbane and South Sydney as speculation grows that the Broncos will be drawn into the cocaine scandal that has …
Continue reading Bookies suspend betting on Broncos openerFormer Australian fast bowler Stuart Clark has been appointed as the Chief Operating Officer of the NSW Rugby League. The NSWRL had been advertising the newly created role for around …
Continue reading Stuart Clark appointed NSWRL COOWest Coast ruckman Nic Naitanui will miss Friday’s AFL pre-season clash with Carlton due to a back injury, but the Eagles will welcome back a host of other stars. Naitanui …
Continue reading Naitanui to miss clash with AFL BluesSydney Roosters’ new fullback Roger Tuivasa-Sheck admits Anthony Minichiello continues to loom large over the role. Tuivasa-Sheck, largely untested at the back, has been anointed as Minichiello’s successor, shifting from …
Continue reading Tuivasa-Sheck daunted by new fullback roleHighlanders coach Jamie Joseph is disappointed but outwardly philosophical about the five-week ban slapped on prop Kane Hames as his depleted squad prepares for Friday’s Super Rugby match against the …
Continue reading Highlanders hit hard by Hames’ banQueensland have made steady progress to be 1-72 at lunch on day one of their Sheffield Shield match against Victoria in Alice Springs. Having won the toss and electing to …
Continue reading Queensland start strongly against VicsWhen Geelong were deciding whether or not to take a punt on Mitch Clark, it was very helpful to know that coach Chris Scott had an ace up his sleeve. …
Continue reading Clark to start as forward at GeelongThe bad news keeps on coming for the Queensland Reds, with an injury to recruit Hendrik Tui before he has even pulled on a Reds jersey. Tui fractured his fibula …
Continue reading Tui joins Reds’ lengthy injury listThe NRL’s decision to takeover the competition’s embattled Gold Coast club could revive their bid to recruit representative halfback Daly Cherry-Evans. The Titans appeared to have fallen out of the …
Continue reading Gold Coast Titans still in hunt for DCEAFL umpires coach Hayden Kennedy is confident the league will ultimately adopt a four-umpire system, but has guaranteed there will be no change to the current officiating model this season. …
Continue reading Kennedy confident four AFL umps can workThe All Blacks legend whose scrotum was ripped open in an infamous 1986 rugby union Test match against France, admitted he wasn’t surprised at new allegations Les Bleus were on …
Continue reading France team on stimulants in 1980s: bookAustralian Test spearhead James Pattinson and veteran batsman David Hussey have been named for Victoria against Queensland for the first Sheffield Shield match to be held in Alice Springs. Pattinson …
Continue reading Victoria line up with Test quick PattinsonNew captain Shannon Hurn and 2014 Brownlow Medallist Matt Priddis have both been named in West Coast’s squad for Friday’s AFL pre-season clash against Carlton. Eagles coach Adam Simpson has …
Continue reading Hurn, Priddis named in Eagles’ AFL squadLydia Ko has hinted her appearance at the New Zealand Women’s Open this week could be her last home tournament for a while. World No.1 Ko stands alone as the …
Continue reading Ko can’t guarantee more NZ Open visitsNew Zealand v Australia, the clash between in-form co-hosts and traditional fierce sporting rivals, is being billed as the biggest match to date in the Cricket World Cup. But Black …
Continue reading Black Caps saying cool ahead of Aust clash


