Matt Toomua is hoping to solve Australia’s five-eighth conundrum and make the Wallabies’ No.10 jersey his own after being handed a baptism of fire against the world champion All Blacks …
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Ricky Stuart hasn’t ruled out the possibility of Chris Sandow returning to the Parramatta side this year as the troubled halfback battles his off-field issues. Sandow has been given time …
Continue reading Sandow still part of Stuart’s plansTop-placed Hawthorn have regained three of their biggest stars – Lance Franklin, Luke Hodge and Grant Birchall – for Friday night’s bumper AFL clash with in-form Collingwood. Franklin missed last …
Continue reading Hawks’ AFL stars back to play MagpiesWallabies coach Ewen McKenzie has hit back at All Blacks counterpart Steve Hansen, saying he’ll be the Kiwi responsible for bringing down the New Zealand dollar when Australia topple the …
Continue reading McKenzie hits back at All Blacks coachEssendon coach James Hird reportedly turned down a chance to have three of his Bombers colleagues cleared by pleading guilty to an AFL charge over the supplements saga. The offer …
Continue reading Hird rejected AFL offer to save colleaguesSouth Sydney back-rower Chris McQueen is expecting a State of Origin-like encounter when the Rabbitohs take on Manly in Gosford on Friday. After a season where they have looked grand …
Continue reading Manly clash will be like Origin: McQueenFlanker Liam Messam has become the second All Blacks player ruled out through injury for Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup Test against Australia in Sydney. Team management said in-form Chiefs forward Messam …
Continue reading Messam out of Bledisloe Cup openerFormer Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett says Essendon should be prevented from playing in the AFL next season if the fall-out from their supplements saga isn’t resolved by the end of …
Continue reading AFL should give Bombers ultimatum: KennettThe Brisbane Lions have strenuously denied the rush to beat Melbourne to Paul Roos’ signature triggered their decision to end Michael Voss’s coaching reign this week. Lions chairman Angus Johnson …
Continue reading Lions deny axing Voss to get RoosExperienced Warriors centre Jerome Ropati expects the next four weeks to give him a firm idea of whether he’ll be back playing rugby league next year. Ropati is on an …
Continue reading Ropati weighing up futurePreview of NRL Round 23 matches (all times AEST): FRIDAY, Aug 16 BRISBANE v PARRAMATTA at Suncorp Stadium, 7.35pm Head to Head: Broncos 27 Eels 18 drawn 1 Last clash: …
Continue reading NRL Round 23 preview panelHis NRL career might not yet be over but the coaching bug has already bitten outgoing St George Illawarra premiership winner Nathan Fien. The former New Zealand international on Thursday …
Continue reading Retiring Fien catches league coaching bugParramatta may be destined for a second successive NRL wooden spoon but coach Ricky Stuart insists his side’s win over the Wests Tigers makes them a dangerous prospect for Brisbane …
Continue reading Win boosts Eels ahead of Broncos clashNovak Djokovic and Andy Murray posted straight-set victories on Wednesday in their opening matches at the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters. Top seed Djokovic had to fight back in the opening set …
Continue reading Novak, Murray, Stosur win at Ohio tennisDespite the potential impact on the NRL All Stars, Mal Meninga is not only behind the Nines concept but backed it becoming a world circuit that could extend the career …
Continue reading Nines can sell league to world: MeningaWest Coast forward Mark Nicoski got the dreaded tap on his shoulder 17 months ago – he just didn’t realise it at the time. Nicoski and fellow veteran Adam Selwood …
Continue reading Injuries force Eagles’ AFL duo to retireCanberra captain Terry Campese will miss Saturday’s NRL clash with Canterbury in a big blow to the ninth-placed Raiders’ NRL finals bid. Campese was ruled out on Thursday with the …
Continue reading Campese ruled out of Bulldogs clashNew Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie has put Quade Cooper on the bench in naming his first Test team to play the All Blacks in Sydney on Saturday night. McKenzie instead …
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