As coach of an AFL side set to confront the Cats in Geelong, Brad Scott was happy enough to learn of Steve Johnson’s one-match ban. But as a fan who …
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Fremantle coach Ross Lyon reckons Hawthorn are simply too classy to allow a worrying injury toll to kill off their premiership chances. Lyon rates the Hawks, Swans and Power as …
Continue reading Dockers coach backs Hawks to stay strongCollingwood coach Nathan Buckley has praised Sydney’s Dan Hannebery for a contentious AFL bumping incident that attracted match review panel scrutiny. Buckley said Essendon opponent Michael Hurley had used incorrect …
Continue reading Buckley: AFL’s bump verdict rightQueensland fullback Billy Slater never felt his position in the Maroons’ line-up was under threat despite Greg Inglis’s stellar form in the No.1 jersey for South Sydney. The Melbourne custodian …
Continue reading Inglis fullback claim no bother for SlaterThe Melbourne Rebels are putting their contentious Super Rugby win over the Queensland Reds behind them to focus on fast-tracking new halfback Ben Meehan to meet the NSW Waratahs. The …
Continue reading Rebels’ Meehan gets Super chanceNSW coach Laurie Daley accepts throwing rookie halves combination Trent Hodkinson and Josh Reynolds into the State of Origin cauldron at Suncorp Stadium next week is a selection gamble. On …
Continue reading NSW halves a ‘calculated gamble’: DaleyGeelong star Steve Johnson will miss Friday night’s AFL home clash with North Melbourne after accepting a one-match ban for headbutting Fremantle tagger Ryan Crowley. Even though the incident was …
Continue reading One-match AFL bans for Johnson and DawesWithin moments of Justin Hodges suffering the second serious achilles injury of his career, his thoughts turned to this year’s State of Origin campaign. The 31-year-old, sidelined for the entire …
Continue reading Origin a key motivation for Qld’s HodgesWest Coast coach Adam Simpson believes his team’s slow starts might be the reason behind their sluggish finishes. The Eagles sit 4-4 heading into Saturday’s AFL clash with Collingwood at …
Continue reading Eagles aim for fast AFL start against PiesChiefs prop Ben Tameifuna is not giving up hope of a recall to the All Blacks. The 22-year-old was last part of the All Blacks’ set-up in June 2012 but …
Continue reading Tameifuna fights for All Blacks recallMark Webber has praised three-time Formula One champion Sir Jack Brabham for playing such a key role in his own successful career. Brabham died at his Gold Coast home on …
Continue reading Webber pays tribute to F1 legend BrabhamAFL club Essendon have terminated the membership of a fan who racially vilified Sydney’s dual Brownlow medallist and Australian of the Year Adam Goodes during Friday night’s game at Etihad …
Continue reading Goodes racially vilified again in AFLQueensland lock Corey Parker admits injured forward Sam Thaiday will be missed when the Maroons launch their quest to win an unprecedented ninth straight State of Origin series wins. Sydney …
Continue reading Thaiday will be missed from Origin: QldFormer New Zealand cricketer Chris Cairns has again maintained he has not been involved in spot-fixing, saying he is not the player named in evidence to the International Cricket Council …
Continue reading NZ’s Cairns maintains fixing innocenceWally Lewis says the Queensland Rugby League’s decision to charge through the nose for State of Origin tickets is nothing short of embarrassing. Lewis has joined Queensland coach Mal Meninga …
Continue reading QRL Origin ticket hike embarrassing: LewisNewcastle star Willie Mason says the Knights’ playing group has drawn a line in the sand and resolved to give their all regardless of the crisis gripping the embattled NRL …
Continue reading Knights NRL players make no excuses: MasonJonny Wilkinson will enter retirement bearing the ultimate tribute from England head coach Stuart Lancaster who believes the World Cup winner’s influence has changed the face of the game. Wilkinson’s …
Continue reading ‘Wilkinson changed rugby’: England coachEngland head coach Stuart Lancaster has confirmed Dylan Hartley’s chances of participating in next month’s tour to New Zealand are diminishing. Hartley has been out for six weeks with a …
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