The NRL has reportedly taken over ownership of the Gold Coast Titans as the struggling club reels from drug allegations against five players. Fairfax Media says the governing body has …
Continue reading NRL takes over Titans: reportRugby league’s most respected coach, Wayne Bennett, has called on the NRL to end controversial prop Russell Packer’s exile from the game. Packer, who was deregistered at the start of …
Continue reading Bennett calls on NRL to let Packer playNew Zealand allrounder Corey Anderson is embracing the pressure – and the verbal warfare – of playing Australia in the World Cup, describing Saturday’s game in Auckland as the biggest …
Continue reading Australia a career highlight for AndersonEngland forward Gareth Hock was released by Super League club Salford owner Marwan Koukash on Monday after a series of disciplinary issues. Hock was last week given a six-match ban …
Continue reading Hock axed by Super League club SalfordTwo-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso is making a “solid recovery” from a crash in testing, his McLaren team said on Monday (Tuesday AEDT), strongly denying that his car …
Continue reading Alonso making ‘solid recovery’ after crashAustralia’s singles representation at the WTA’s Qatar Open has come to an abrupt end on the opening day with loses to Samantha Stosur and Casey Dellacqua. Czech Lucie Safarova ensured …
Continue reading Stosur, Dellacqua dumped from Qatar OpenAP – England head coach Stuart Lancaster says he hasn’t given up hope but Sam Burgess remains only an outside chance of turning out at this year’s rugby World Cup. …
Continue reading Lancaster talks down Burgess for World CupRoger Federer is skipping the Davis Cup this year after leading Switzerland to their first title in 2014. Federer played the entire Davis Cup season last year, with Switzerland beating …
Continue reading Federer happy not playing Davis Cup againRoger Federer crushed an old pal for the 16th successive time as he made an encouraging high-speed restart to the ATP World Tour after his Australian Open debacle. The Grand …
Continue reading Federer wins first match since Aus OpenThe smiles that crept across the faces of each South Sydney player, and even the normally unflappable Michael Maguire, gave away the secret behind their record-breaking World Club Challenge win. …
Continue reading The secret behind Souths’ record WCC winMichael Maguire believes the leg and ankle injuries which kept key signing Glenn Stewart off the park have the potential to prolong the former Manly star’s career. An ankle injury …
Continue reading Maguire excited by Stewart’s NRL potentialThe Queensland Reds have an abundance of headaches at the moment – but thanks to Lachie Turner’s performance on Saturday night, fullback is not one of them. Having prepared all …
Continue reading Reds’ Turner to stay put at fullbackThe six-inch scar on the arm of Parramatta wrecking ball Manu Ma’u is a reminder he has to make up for lost time. The 26-year-old is preparing for his second …
Continue reading Ma’u ready for NRL return after broken armAt an age where most teenagers are discovering the real world, AFL No.1 draft picks Tom Boyd and Paddy McCartin are carrying the hopes of their clubs. Boyd, 19, and …
Continue reading Top AFL picks ready to playPort Adelaide duo Paddy Ryder and Angus Monfries, awaiting anti-doping verdicts, will play an internal trial match on Friday night as it’s not an AFL sanctioned game. The Port pair …
Continue reading Ryder, Monfries to play Port trial gameHis trademark lingo was lost in translation in Japan, but Nick Cummins has returned home with a crystal clear message – he wants in at the Wallabies. Cummins is back …
Continue reading Honey Badger aims for Wallabies goldGold Coast coach Neil Henry says Titans players are trying to focus on their upcoming NRL season opener despite the drugs charges that have left five of their teammates “distraught”. …
Continue reading Titan stars distraught as club looks aheadMitch Clark will play his first AFL match in nearly two years when he runs out for new club Geelong against Gold Coast on Sunday. Cats coach Chris Scott said …
Continue reading Clark to play for Cats in AFL NAB Cup

