Former France captain and current head coach Philippe Saint-Andre has denied accusations in a new book that the team were huge consumers of amphetamines during the 1980’s. “Our doping was …
Continue reading Ex-French rugby captain denies dopingFears Brisbane are about to become the latest Queensland sports team involved in the cocaine scandal resulted in some bookmakers suspending betting on the NRL club’s season opener against South …
Continue reading Broncos under scrutiny in Qld drug scandalInspired bowling from Australia Test paceman James Pattinson and leg-spinner Fawad Ahmed helped Victoria rip through the in-form Queensland batting line-up, breathing some life back into the Bushrangers’ Sheffield Shield …
Continue reading Pattinson fires Vics on Shield returnSouth Australia coach Jeff Vaughn has praised young captain Travis Head and Tom Cooper after strong performances with the bat rescued the Redbacks from a potentially disastrous first innings against …
Continue reading Plenty of work to do for SA in ShieldBernard Tomic has beaten Frenchman Adrian Mannarino to reach the second round of the ATP Mexican Open. The Australian joins countryman Marinko Matosevic in the next round after storming back …
Continue reading Tomic advances in Acapulco tennisAustralian Test paceman James Pattinson has collected 3-34 in an impressive display of pace and discipline as the in-form Queensland slumped to 9-206 after day one of the Sheffield Shield …
Continue reading Pattinson fires on Shield returnEssendon top-up player Sam Michael is looking to make the most of his opportunity with the Bombers, however long it may last. The former Brisbane Lions ruckman signed a temporary …
Continue reading Ex-Lion out to grasp Bombers opportunityIt can be difficult following in the footsteps of a famous relative, but teenage debutant David Moody has made his uncle proud. NSW has struggled to 6-189 in a rain-shortened …
Continue reading Moody stars on WA debut as Blues stumbleWests Tigers insist the cocaine scandal that has engulfed Gold Coast won’t affect their preparation for the round one NRL clash with the Titans. Five Titans players have been stood …
Continue reading Tigers not concerned with Titans’ dramasGWS coach Leon Cameron is confident the host of talented young Giants coming off contract will stay around to finish the job they have started, rather than head to rival …
Continue reading Cameron confident of keeping AFL GiantsThe AFL will investigate cutting the length of matches in a bid to keep the game attractive and protect players from burnout. Carlton coach Mick Malthouse is keen to see …
Continue reading Shorter matches on the agenda for AFLCollingwood’s Nathan Brown finds himself starting 2015 as something of a father figure among the club’s sea of young players. After spending much of the past two seasons sidelined by …
Continue reading Brown takes senior role for MagpiesEx-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 Blues

