Melbourne five-eighth Ben Roberts believes he’s playing the most consistent football of a chequered NRL career thanks to teammate Cooper Cronk. Roberts arrived at Melbourne for the 2014 season with …
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Melbourne midfielder Bernie Vince has urged his teammates to push their own individual cases forward in the last three rounds of the AFL season. The struggling Demons have a 4-15 …
Continue reading Demons aim to finish AFL season on a highSt George Illawarra coach Paul McGregor has refused to deny he’s running a smoke screen for ex-Canberra bad boy Josh Dugan to make a surprise return at fullback against his …
Continue reading McGregor hints at Dugan NRL ‘smoke screen’The Wallabies plan to test the nerves and credentials of rookie centre Malakai Fekitoa after the 22-year-old was summoned to stand by for Conrad Smith in a pre-Bledisloe Cup setback …
Continue reading Wallabies to test rookie centreSouth Sydney’s wrestling tactics are back under scrutiny after three more of their players were charged by the NRL match review committee. With prop George Burgess only halfway through his …
Continue reading Souths’ wrestling under scrutinyAdelaide coach Brenton Sanderson says we’ll find out if his Crows are the real deal in Saturday night’s season-shaping showdown against Richmond. Sanderson views the encounter as “a cracking game” …
Continue reading Crows wary of in-form Tigers in AFLNo more second chances. That’s flu-ridden Wests Tigers skipper Robbie Farah’s blunt warning as his embattled joint venture team prepare to face premiers Sydney Roosters at Leichhardt Oval on Saturday …
Continue reading No more chances for Tigers: FarahReturning Collingwood ruckman Brodie Grundy says his VFL stint has made him a better footballer ahead of their must-win clash with Brisbane on Saturday night at the MCG. The ninth-placed …
Continue reading Magpie Grundy ready for AFL returnIn another life Melbourne midfielder Daniel Cross would be playing for Greater Western Sydney on Sunday, not against them. Cross would have signed up with the Giants after being shown …
Continue reading Cross’ path could have been to GWSAll Blacks captain Richie McCaw remains a monumental influence according to his Wallabies counterpart, but Michael Hooper is no longer certain the champion No.7 is the world rugby’s benchmark openside …
Continue reading Hooper and McCaw set for showdownDefending champion Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova booked quarter-final berths at the Cincinnati Masters on Thursday. World No.1 Williams dismantled Italian 13th seed Flavia Pennetta 6-2 6-2 while fifth seed …
Continue reading Serena to face Jankovic in CincinnatiAP – Australian veteran Robert Allenby has made a timely strong start to the Wyndham Championship, the last event of the US PGA Tour’s regular season. The 42-year-old Victorian is …
Continue reading Allenby in timely form on US PGA TourKarmichael Hunt may not get a chance to farewell the AFL unless he can prove he’s worthy of selection to coach Guy McKenna. The Gold Coast midfielder is off-contract at …
Continue reading Hunt must prove his worth to SunsTommy Robredo shocked world No.1 Novak Djokovic on Thursday at the Cincinnati Masters, but Roger Federer avoided an upset against Frenchman Gael Monfils. Spain’s Robredo, seeded 16th in the US …
Continue reading Robredo topples Djokovic, Federer winsIt would be a magical moment if Essendon could have a 400-game AFL player. But it shouldn’t be at the expense of a younger man who has earned an opportunity, …
Continue reading Put team first, AFL coach tells FletcherFormlines don’t get much healthier than a victory over a subsequent Group One winner. The Lloyd Kennewell-trained Sunset Rock achieved that when she defeated Go Indy Go in the Listed …
Continue reading Sunset Rock ready to tackle 2014 Quezette Stakes FieldReigning Meteor does not have the profile or city exposure of some of his Vain Stakes rivals. But trainer Matthew Williams is keen to find out how good the colt …
Continue reading G3 2014 Vain Stakes Field a test for Reigning MeteorEssendon coach Mark Thompson says Joe Daniher placed himself above the team by putting his hand up to play last week too soon after injury and the young forward is …
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