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Nissan driver Todd Kelly says the manufacturer could question its V8 Supercar future after plans to allow a controversial new fuel blend for Bathurst were thrown out. Officials were considering …
Continue reading V8s say no to Nissan fuel planThe Sydney Roosters will risk long-term pain for short-term relief by contesting the ban threatening to rub Jared Waerea-Hargreaves out of Saturday night’s NRL qualifying final against Manly. Waerea-Hargreaves copped …
Continue reading Waerea-Hargreaves to fight one-game banPort Adelaide risk getting smashed by Geelong in Friday night’s AFL semi-final if they think they can rely on their comeback capacity, captain Travis Boak admits. Boak says the Power’s …
Continue reading Port know start crucial against AFL’s CatsHanding dual Brownlow medallist Adam Goodes the substitute’s vest is a prospect John Longmire is considering while weighing up one of the biggest selection dilemmas of his short AFL coaching …
Continue reading Longmire mulls Goodes selection quandaryFringe Fremantle defender Alex Silvagni has re-signed for a further AFL season, while young talls Tanner Smith and Matt Taberner have also penned new deals. Silvagni has played 39 games …
Continue reading Dockers re-sign AFL defender SilvagniSeven NRL players from the Gold Coast have been named in a Kangaroos train-on squad ahead of this year’s rugby league World Cup. Players from the 18-man squad will also …
Continue reading Kangaroos name World Cup train-on squadMelbourne captain Cameron Smith insists his side is not weighed down by history with the Storm attempting to become the first NRL premiers to go back-to-back in a unified competition …
Continue reading NRL title defence not weighing down StormAustralia’s hopes of Ashes revenge this summer have taken a major blow with a worsening fast-bowling injury crisis. Michael Clarke’s Test team appears set to start the return five-Test series …
Continue reading Aussies face Ashes bowling crisisThe NRL’s decision to stage a first-ever finals double-header at Allianz Stadium on Saturday will force Cronulla and North Queensland to split their pre- and post-match rituals between two venues. …
Continue reading NRL doubleheader forces changeroom shuffleThe Wallabies are in a world of pain, and they’re not liking it one bit. Four losses on the trot have dented the team’s confidence. New coach Ewen McKenzie is …
Continue reading Wallabies unified despite losing runHaving watched every contest of Sunday’s elimination final with intrigue, Sydney coach John Longmire was left with one overriding feeling after Carlton downed Richmond by 20 points at the MCG. …
Continue reading Bevy of Swans set to be given Judd jobCanterbury Bulldogs captain Michael Ennis never doubted his team would make the NRL finals despite their many on and off-field tribulations and says their expectations are probably greater than last …
Continue reading Ennis expects plenty of NRL’s BulldogsSouth Sydney chief executive Shane Richardson has condemned a section of the club’s supporters following the unfurling of an offensive banner during last Friday’s defeat by the Sydney Roosters in …
Continue reading Souths chief condemns offensive bannerCaptain Jarrod Mullen believes Wayne Bennett’s vast post-season expertise will be a key factor as Newcastle attempt to break a finals victory drought stretching back seven years. A member of …
Continue reading Bennett key for the Knights, says MullenInjured Geelong defender Corey Enright and Fremantle forward Chris Mayne can accept striking reprimands after Saturday’s fiery AFL qualifying final. Dockers full-back Zac Dawson was also cleared of three incidents, …
Continue reading Enright, Mayne can take early AFL pleasSydney coach John Longmire expects Adam Goodes to put his hand up to return in Saturday night’s AFL semi-final against Carlton, but he won’t make a final call until Thursday. …
Continue reading Adam Goodes keen to play: LongmireCollingwood’s long-time sports science director David Buttifant is expected to reunite with Mick Malthouse at Carlton after leaving the Magpies. Buttifant served under Malthouse for 11 years at Collingwood, before …
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