Melbourne Rebels and Wallabies forward Scott Higginbotham has endorsed the club’s sacking of Test five-eighth James O’Connor, saying it had to happen. Higginbotham said the 12th-placed Rebels’ move not to …
Continue reading O’Connor had to go says HigginbothamBrumbies coach Jake White believes Ewen McKenzie was given the nod over him for the Wallabies coaching role because he’s Australian. The Australian Rugby Union will confirm on Tuesday afternoon …
Continue reading ‘ARU picked Aussie Ewen’, says WhiteThe Sydney Roosters have re-signed forward Frank-Paul Nuuausala for another two NRL seasons. The contract extension will keep the New Zealand representative at the club until the end of 2015. …
Continue reading Roosters re-sign Nuuausala to 2015Parramatta prop Mitchell Allgood faces a possible three-match suspension for punching Manly centre Steve Matai in Monday night’s NRL clash. The match review committee on Tuesday charged Allgood with a …
Continue reading Allgood charged by NRL for punching MataiCollingwood star Harry O’Brien left training early on Tuesday morning after earlier revealing he was suffering serious personal problems. The AFL All-Australian had his arms around club president Eddie McGuire …
Continue reading Harry O’Brien leaves ‘Pies training earlyNSW back-rower Greg Bird admits he feared his hopes of facing Queensland in the State of Origin decider would be dashed after injuring his ankle in the Gold Coast’s defeat …
Continue reading Bird confident of Origin fitnessSacked Melbourne Rebels Super Rugby coach Damien Hill says the off-field behaviour of Wallaby Kurtley Beale has played a key role in the club’s decision to appoint a new coach. …
Continue reading Sacked Rebels rugby coach disappointedPort Adelaide’s Justin Westhoff will front the AFL Tribunal on Tuesday night after electing to contest a striking charge. Westhoff has been charged with a level-three striking offence following a …
Continue reading Port’s Westhoff to front AFL TribunalQueensland coach Mal Meninga knows what it is like to overcome a disrupted State of Origin preparation – and that is why he is not dismissing an injury-hit NSW ahead …
Continue reading Qld wary of injury-hit NSWMichael Talia has earned the Western Bulldogs their second AFL Rising Star nomination this season after a solid performance in Saturday’s round 15 win over Greater Western Sydney. The tall …
Continue reading Dogs’ Talia named AFL Rising Star nomineeCollingwood star Harry O’Brien is battling depression and suicidal thoughts, saying he is the victim of a long history of sexual abuse. The AFL All-Australian made the stunning admission on …
Continue reading I have serious personal issuesCollingwood star Harry O’Brien is battling depression and suicidal thoughts, saying he is the victim of a long history of sexual abuse. The AFL All-Australian made the stunning admission on …
Continue reading I have serious personal issues: O’BrienRace 7 – 3:53PM DOUGHERTY CONSTRUCTIONS 100th GRAFTON CUP (2350 METRES) Of $150,000.1st $90,000, 2nd $30,000, 3rd $15,000, 4th $7,500, 5th $3,000, 6th $1,500, 7th $1,500, 8th $1,500, Starter Subsidy …
Continue reading Grafton Cup Field – 2013Sri Lanka weathered a middle-order revival by the West Indies and held on for a 39-run victory on the Duckworth/Lewis scoring method in a rain-affected fifth match of the tri-nation …
Continue reading Sangakkara pilots Sri Lanka to winRace 7 – 3:41PM CROWE HORWATH RAMORNIE HANDICAP (1200 METRES) Of $150,000.1st $90,000, 2nd $30,000, 3rd $15,000, 4th $7,500, 5th $3,000, 6th $1,500, 7th $1,500, 8th $1,500, Starter Subsidy $200 …
Continue reading Ramornie Handicap Field – 2013Everton manager Roberto Martinez has made his first notable move into the transfer market, signing striker Arouna Kone from his former club, Wigan. The 29-year-old Ivory Coast international signed a …
Continue reading Everton sign striker Kone from WiganDefending champions Queensland have named an unchanged 17 in Rockhampton on Tuesday ahead of next week’s State of Origin series decider in Sydney. Selectors stuck with the squad that kept …
Continue reading Qld retain same 17 for Origin IIIEngland’s attempts to bring champion spinner Graeme Swann into the Ashes series will present Australian counterpart Nathan Lyon with the challenge of his career. Lyon survived the inevitable Shane Warne …
Continue reading Swann respects Aussie spinner Lyon


