Australian captain Cameron Smith says the idea of stand alone weekends for rugby league’s State Of Origin series is great in theory, but not in practice. Smith on Monday differed …
Continue reading Smith wary of Origin stand alone callPort Adelaide captain Travis Boak doesn’t want to hear any finals talk as his club seeks to end an AFL hoodoo. Port, clinging to eighth spot, return to a venue …
Continue reading No AFL finals talk at Port: captain BoakPromising Penrith back-rower Matt Robinson is believed to have suffered a broken neck which will rule him out for the rest of the NRL season. Robinson was injured in his …
Continue reading Penrith hit by Robinson injury blowVeteran Collingwood premiership defender Ben Johnson won’t play again for the AFL club he has supported all his life. The 32-year-old, whose 235 games for the Magpies included their 2010 …
Continue reading Magpies’ Johnson retires from AFLRobin van Persie linked up with Manchester United for the Australian leg of their pre-season tour amid speculation of renewed interest in the Dutchman’s former Arsenal teammate Cesc Fabregas. Van …
Continue reading Van Persie, de Gea arrive in SydneyAdelaide midfielder Rory Sloane has taken himself off any AFL trade table. But Sloane concedes some of his Crows teammates could go as the club jostles for draft positions. Adelaide …
Continue reading I won’t be traded from Crows: SloaneGold Coast’s injury woes may signal the end of Nathan Bock’s 14-month wait to return to the AFL. Bock, who hasn’t played an AFL match since breaking his leg against …
Continue reading Bock AFL return could be on cards for SunsIf North Melbourne’s growing reputation for losing the unloseable is boosting Carlton’s confidence ahead of a critical AFL clash, the Blues aren’t saying so. Carlton midfielder Kade Simpson says the …
Continue reading Carlton boosted by win, not North’s lossQueensland will have Wallabies stars James Horwill and Will Genia back but are sweating on the fitness of defensive linchpin Anthony Faingaa for their Super Rugby elimination final against the …
Continue reading Reds boosted but sweating on FaingaaThe Western Force will meet with wayward Wallaby James O’Connor this week, while the Perth-based franchise are also keen to continue contract talks with star winger Nick Cummins. The Force …
Continue reading Force to talk to O’Connor and CumminsHawthorn veteran Sam Mitchell says in-demand star Lance Franklin deserves to become the highest-paid player in the AFL club’s history. The Hawks are increasingly confident of staving off an enormous …
Continue reading Buddy should be top-paid Hawk: MitchellEngland has been heavily backed to win the Ashes series over Australia after a nail-biting win in the first test. “The punters were already on the Poms but we have …
Continue reading England favourites to win Ashes 2013 seriesNew Zealander Scott Dixon posted back-to-back wins through the streets of Toronto to become a sudden IndyCar championship contender on a disastrous weekend for Australian drivers Will Power and Ryan …
Continue reading Dixon sweeps IndyCar Toronto doubleheaderFremantle midfielder Michael Barlow has likened Aaron Sandilands to a good race horse, saying the three-time All-Australian will start hitting his straps once he gets a few more runs under …
Continue reading Race horse Sandilands progressing nicelyNSW coach Laurie Daley will resist any temptation to move Greg Bird into the halves in rugby league’s State of Origin series decider, backing James Maloney as his starting five-eighth. …
Continue reading Daley to keep Maloney at five-eighthManly has been heavily backed from $1.42 into $1.34 at Sportingbet Australia to beat North Queensland in Townsville tonight. The odds of a Cowboys victory have drifted from $2.95 out …
Continue reading Manly supported to beat North Queensland in NRL 2013 Round 18Hee Young Park birdied the third playoff hole to defeat Angela Stanford and capture the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic on Sunday. Park shot a closing six-under 65 to finish the …
Continue reading Park wins Manulife in playoffQueensland Origin captain Cameron Smith has warned his team that the loss of injured NSW counterpart Paul Gallen will make the Blues harder to beat in Wednesday’s State of Origin …
Continue reading Blues harder to beat without Gallen: Qld

