Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore has defended the organisation against claims England’s leading clubs are partly responsible for recent poor performances by the national team’s age-group sides. England’s under-21s …
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On one hand, North Queensland prop Matt Scott hopes David Shillington lives up to his call as Maroons legend Petero Civoniceva’s replacement in the Cowboys’ NRL clash in Canberra on …
Continue reading Scott backs Shillington’s Origin returnCronulla five-eighth Todd Carney has revealed his anguish at being snubbed by NSW – with Sharks coach Shane Flanagan believing it contributed to the star playmaker’s drop in form. Carney …
Continue reading Carney reveals Origin anguishChad Cornes was a talented niggler and an even better centre half-back, but it’s as a mentor that he truly got his kicks in the AFL. Cornes on Wednesday announced …
Continue reading Retiring Cornes contemplates AFL coachingThey boast the stingiest defence in the AFL, but Fremantle are confident they can now inflict some major damage up forward as they prepare for the return of star duo …
Continue reading Dockers to unleash new-look forward lineAustralian spearhead James Pattinson says the abuse his older brother Darren copped for playing a single Test for England in 2008 has helped shape his own career. In an ironic …
Continue reading Pattinson fuelled by English connectionRugby league fans have bought into the hype surrounding the State of Origin decider, with the ANZ Stadium clash in Sydney officially sold out two weeks out from the game. …
Continue reading Origin III declared a sell-outWest Coast coach John Worsfold concedes star midfielder Daniel Kerr could do with a rest, but says the sore veteran may be forced to battle on for the time being …
Continue reading Sore Kerr set to battle on for West CoastHe started the year without a guaranteed start. Now rejuvenated Gold Coast Suns veteran Campbell Brown is seriously considering at least another season with the AFL’s rising stars. Despite his …
Continue reading Brown considers Suns extension in AFLManly will not turn Kings Cross into a `no-go zone’ despite Sea Eagles winger David Williams landing himself in trouble in the notorious nightclub district. Williams was on Wednesday charged …
Continue reading Manly won’t ban players from Kings CrossIt’s rare for Sydney’s cross-city AFL rivals to agree on much, but in Lance Franklin there is plenty of common ground. Both clubs rate Franklin as a superstar capable of …
Continue reading Buddy would be big in Sydney: GWS, SwansSentiment has not saved Lions great Brian O’Driscoll but the Wallabies will punt on their own rugby ornament, with George Smith to start in Saturday’s blockbuster decider. O’Driscoll has sensationally …
Continue reading O’Driscoll out, Smith in for Lions deciderUpul Tharanga plundered the highest individual score in a one-day international in the Caribbean as Sri Lanka steamrolled India by 161 runs in the third match of the Tri-Series at …
Continue reading Tharanga ton sinks IndiaNews of a potential $1.5 million funding boost that looks set to secure Brisbane coach Michael Voss does not surprise Lions co-captain Jonathan Brown – but he is amazed that …
Continue reading Brown welcomes Lions’ AFL funding boostAll Blacks openside flankers Sam Cane and Matt Todd will go head to head when New Zealand’s two leading Super Rugby sides clash in a match that could settle top …
Continue reading Cane v Todd as Chiefs face CrusadersMichael O’Loughlin hopes his high-profile role as coach of Australia in the International Rules Series will encourage other indigenous ex-players to pursue AFL coaching careers. The former Sydney forward was …
Continue reading AFL’s O’Loughlin aims to blaze a trailNSW State of Origin I winger Blake Ferguson has returned to training with Canberra for the first time since being charged with indecent assault. Ferguson returned to training on Wednesday …
Continue reading Ferguson returns to training with RaidersManly winger David Williams will vigorously defend himself against police charges of offensive behaviour and affray over an incident outside a Kings Cross nightclub in May, the NRL club says. …
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