They are mobilising, visualising and fantasising about being involved in the AFL finals for the first time in 12 years. But to a Tiger army growing in both number and …
Continue reading Tigers can cope with expectation: HardwickCarlton coach Mick Malthouse remains disturbed and disappointed following Jobe Watson’s confession on Monday. But the subject of his angst is not the reigning Brownlow Medallist, who revealed he believes …
Continue reading AFL quiet on the Watson front: MalthouseAll Blacks Keven Mealamu and Rene Ranger will make their impact off the bench when the Blues’ Super Rugby campaign resumes against the Sharks at King’s Park in Durban early …
Continue reading All Blacks boost BluesAustralia’s Mark Webber has announced he will leave Formula One at the end of the 2013 season. The Red Bull driver has signed a multi-year deal with Porsche and will …
Continue reading Webber to quit F1 at end of 2013The NRL says it won’t back down from its hardline stance on fighting despite widespread condemnation of the strict interpretation of its new rule after four players were sin-binned in …
Continue reading NRL stands by tough stance on fightingNSW coach Laurie Daley says there will be no panic at the selection table ahead of the State of Origin decider in what shapes as the final opportunity for a …
Continue reading NSW coach Daley vows not to panicFremantle coach Ross Lyon admits his team’s chances of upsetting Geelong on Saturday night have been made more difficult following injuries to key midfield duo Michael Barlow and David Mundy. …
Continue reading Freo lose Mundy, Barlow for Cats clashNSW skipper Paul Gallen described the moonboot and crutches as “a bit of overkill” but a whole state will be on tenterhooks waiting to find out whether the Blues’ inspirational …
Continue reading Blues sweating on Gallen scansWigan hope Sam Tomkins will see out his contract with the English Super League club but general manager Kris Radlinski is also certain the star fullback would be a big …
Continue reading Tomkins would be a hit in NRL: Wigan bossAndrew Strauss hopes England’s Ashes campaign will not suffer any ongoing disruption from the extraordinary chain of events that saw star batsman Kevin Pietersen briefly dropped from the side last …
Continue reading Strauss hopes Pietersen saga is overThe State of Origin decider is in danger of turning into a cheap shot free-for-all, with tensions simmering on both sides of the border over attacks rival camps feel went …
Continue reading Origin rivals fuming over cheap shotsCarlton currently sit outside the AFL’s top eight but coach Mick Malthouse has never been one for ladder gazing and senses his side is capable of matching it with the …
Continue reading Ladder meaningless until finals: MalthouseCrusaders coach Todd Blackadder has named three All Blacks forwards among the reserves for the return Super Rugby match against the Highlanders in Dunedin on Saturday. All Blacks captain and …
Continue reading Crusaders keep All Blacks on the benchMelbourne Rebels coach Damien Hill faces some stiff opposition to keep his job, with Wallabies coaching co-ordinator Tony McGahan among the applicants interviewed this week for the Super Rugby post. …
Continue reading McGahan makes Rebels’ coaching shortlistWritten off as “Dad’s Army”, Queensland’s stunning response suddenly has them again in sight of a more familiar tag – State of Origin champions. Maroons skipper Cameron Smith looked every …
Continue reading Smith has Qld in sight of title No.8North Melbourne AFL coach Brad Scott says if Fremantle’s Ryan Crowley tried his pinching tactics on Brent Harvey in the 1980s, justice would have been swiftly dealt. Crowley would have …
Continue reading North coach tells AFL to protect playersThe British and Irish Lions have treated their thrilling first Test triumph like a defeat by making three shock selections as they stand on the cusp of a 16-year drought-breaking …
Continue reading Gatland overhauls successful LionsRichmond AFL coach Damien Hardwick is confident defender Troy Chaplin will be able to play against St Kilda on Sunday – just a week after being carried off the ground …
Continue reading AFL Tigers say Chaplin may tackle Saints
