West Coast skipper Darren Glass has backed Nic Naitanui to return to form, saying there’s no pressure on the star ruckman to start tearing open games like he did in …
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NRL match-manipulator Ryan Tandy is being remembered as a man who squandered his potential because of his gambling problems. The 32-year-old ex-Melbourne Storm player was found dead from a drug …
Continue reading Tandy ‘squandered footy potential’A sore ankle won’t be enough to stop Will Genia sharing in a significant milestone with Queensland Reds teammate Quade Cooper. The Wallabies halfback is available for Friday night’s Super …
Continue reading Genia to play through pain for CooperNSW hopeful Jarrod Mullen has admitted he wasn’t really ready for State of Origin football as a 20-year-old halfback novice back in 2007. But he is now and has promised …
Continue reading I wasn’t ready for Origin: MullenUnheralded Brumbies flanker Jarrad Butler says to win the Super Rugby title you have to prove yourself against the best – and they don’t come much better than returning Crusaders …
Continue reading Brumbies No.7 privileged to play McCawBilly Slater says the threat of losing his place as Australia’s No.1 fullback does provide him with some extra motivation to perform in Friday’s rugby league Test against New Zealand. …
Continue reading Slater battles to stay No. 1 number oneJordan Lewis, Hawthorn’s midfield battering ram, is reaching 200 AFL games in remarkably quick time. The 28-year-old will achieve the milestone on Saturday against St Kilda after making his debut …
Continue reading Lewis plays 200 AFL games in quick timeStrike forward Wycliff Palu returns to the starting line-up in one of a raft of changes to the NSW Waratahs team to host the Hurricanes in Saturday night’s Super Rugby …
Continue reading Palu back to stiffen up WaratahsMelbourne Rebels are using memories of the most humilating day in their history as motivation for their clash with Super Rugby leaders the Sharks at AAMI Park on Friday night. …
Continue reading Rebels out to make amends for record lossFor five weeks James Aish’s parents travelled across Australia desperate to witness their son’s first AFL victory. Sadly all those frequent flyer miles didn’t turn into competition points – Aish’s …
Continue reading Lions rising star wants win for parentsBack-to-back title wins have taken their toll on rising Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios, injury forcing the teenager to withdraw from this week’s ATP Challenger event in Florida. The 19-year-old …
Continue reading Injured Krygios withdraws from TallahasseeSmarting from their first loss of 2014, Geelong are set to be strengthened by the long-awaited return of gun midfielder Steven Motlop against struggling Richmond. After undergoing knee surgery in …
Continue reading Motlop set to return for Geelong in AFLKiwi excitement machine Shaun Johnson says New Zealand’s so-called “team of nobodies” are plotting to spring one of the great trans-Tasman boilovers in Friday night’s rugby league Test against Australia. …
Continue reading Kiwis embracing underdogs tagNew Zealand golfer Lydia Ko’s latest win has boosted her world ranking to No.2, trailing only South Korea’s Inbee Park. Park has spent the last 55 weeks in the No.1 …
Continue reading Ko one spot from world No.1 rankingMoney can buy a lots of things, but it can’t buy belief. At the moment, the Western Force have belief on tap, and they’re hoping there’s plenty left in the …
Continue reading Confident Force ready for African rumbleThe AFL Tribunal won’t sit on Tuesday night after six players accepted reprimands from the match-review panel. Collingwood’s Clinton Young, Essendon’s Jason Winderlich, Fremantle’s Michael Johnson, Melbourne’s Alex Georgiou, Western …
Continue reading Players accept sanctions from AFL panelChiefs co-captain Liam Messam is warning rivals not to write off their chances of retaining the Super Rugby title just yet. The two-time champions have won just once in their …
Continue reading Chiefs still in the running, says MessamDisgraced ex-Melbourne Storm boss Brian Waldron has finally apologised for his role in the salary cap scandal that resulted in the NRL club being stripped of two premierships. The Storm …
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