With the grand-slam gorilla off his back, Marinko Matosevic is even slowly starting to embrace his `Mad Dog’ moniker heading into a French Open showdown with Andy Murray. Matosevic made …
Continue reading ‘Mad Dog’ Marinko sets sights on MurrayLleyton Hewitt has backed Bernard Tomic to bounce back from his French Open flop and called for patience as the youngster continues his recovery from hip surgery. Tomic’s attitude and …
Continue reading Hewitt defends Tomic’s effort in OpenNever comfortable in the limelight, Mal Meninga has tried to deflect attention at his own statue unveiling by suggesting Allan Langer should be the next Queensland rugby league great immortalised …
Continue reading State Of Origin 2014: Maroon Meninga red faced over bronze lookIn the past three series, Queensland have won the opening game by margins of 4 (16 – 12, 2010), 8 (18 – 10, 2011) and 8 (14 – 6, 2013) …
Continue reading Queensland Maroons vs NSW Blues teams and betting – State Of Origin 2014 Game 1It’s all about love and hate for Will Genia in his 100th Queensland game on Friday night. The 55-Test halfback – man of the match in the Reds’ 2011 Super …
Continue reading Genia rates Reds’ ton as crowning gloryDave Smith has praised Brisbane’s handling of potential salary cap breaches despite them threatening to take gloss from the game’s historic State of Origin showpiece. Barely 24 hours after a …
Continue reading NRL boss backs Brisbane in cap probeWarriors NRL centre Jerome Ropati has endured some difficult times with injury, including having to battle back twice from season-ending knee damage. But he rates the period after breaking his …
Continue reading Warrior Ropati’s tough NRL retirement callGreg Swann is stepping down as chief executive of AFL club Carlton after seven years in the role. Swann will officially vacate the job at the club’s 150th anniversary function …
Continue reading Swann steps down as Carlton CEOThe Adelaide Strikers have pinched powerful batsman Craig Simmons from Big Bash League rivals Perth Scorchers. Simmons, who blasted two centuries in last summer’s BBL series for title winners Perth, …
Continue reading Adelaide Strikers sign Craig SimmonsThe Melbourne Rebels are confident they have the game plan to put a large dent in the Brumbies’ Super Rugby finals ambitions in their clash on Saturday. The Rebels are …
Continue reading Rebels out to dent Brumbies’ finals hopesPort Adelaide are borrowing Fremantle’s ‘anytime, anywhere’ mantra as they prepare to meet AFL improvers Melbourne in Alice Springs. Utility Robbie Gray says the venue and expected small crowd will …
Continue reading Port borrow ‘anytime, anywhere’ AFL mantraNSW assistant coach Matt Parish admits there’s no guarantee the Blues’ rookies will cope with the ferocity of State of Origin but is confident they will go into the game …
Continue reading NSW State Of Origin 2014 rookies to sink or swim: ParishBitten by last year’s early pounding, Queensland plan to rip, tear and attack from the kick-off in Wednesday night’s State of Origin opener at Suncorp Stadium. Maroons coach Mal Meninga …
Continue reading State Of Origin 2014: Maroons to lose safety-first approachCoach Jamie Joseph is seeing positives in a disjointed build-up as the Highlanders prepare to bounce back from their gut-wrenching Super Rugby defeat to the Crusaders. Already with a tight …
Continue reading Highlanders’ rugby disruption a ‘positive’The last time Wally Lewis and Mark Geyer stood toe to toe on the State of Origin arena, world war three looked set to erupt. It was game two, 1991 …
Continue reading Greats to celebrate Origin’s 100th gameBrisbane chief executive Paul White says he is comfortable opening up their books to the NRL after alerting the league of potential salary cap irregularities over three seasons. White said …
Continue reading Broncos ‘on front foot’ over salary capNew South Wales might be staring down the barrel of nine straight series defeats but punters are giving the Blues a genuine chance of beating Queensland tonight as betting intensifies …
Continue reading NSW Blues crunched late in 2014 State Of Origin Game 1 bettingSpeedy winger Rod Davies returns to the starting line-up for the struggling, injury-riddled Queensland Reds in Friday’s Super Rugby home clash with the Highlanders. Davies replaces youngster Jamie-Jerry Taulagi while …
Continue reading Rod Davies back for Reds-Highlanders clash

