West Coast forward Mark Nicoski will put 14 months of frustrating rehabilitation behind him when he makes his long-awaited playing return in the WAFL on Saturday. Nicoski hasn’t played since …
Continue reading Eagle Nicoski to make playing returnAfter showing a recent liking for clay, rising Australian tennis star Ash Barty has been handed a wildcard into this month’s French Open. Barty, 17, recorded an impressive Fed Cup …
Continue reading French Open wildcards for Barty, MillmanWests Tigers back-rower Adam Blair admits his critics have a point and he must lift his performances for the battling joint venture. Blair, a big-money signing from Melbourne last year, …
Continue reading Tigers’ Blair admits he must lift in NRLThis week the PGA Tour heads to Irving, Texas for the HP Byron Nelson Championship at TPC Four Seasons Resort and Club. This tournament was first played in 1944 and was won …
Continue reading HP Byron Nelson Championship 2013 PreviewSouth Sydney star Greg Inglis is pleased if a mid-season rule tweak has empowered referees to give players their marching orders, but NRL boss David Smith insists there’s been no …
Continue reading NRL stars back send-off rule changeStar Carlton forward Jarrad Waite has apologised to teammates for the costly suspension which contributed to their surprise nine-point AFL loss to St Kilda. Waite was sidelined at Etihad Stadium …
Continue reading Waite says sorry to Blues AFL teammatesOne of the scenarios confronting Melbourne trainer Mick Price at Doomben on Saturday is near enough to ideal. The other is not. But Price is hopeful both Al Aneed, who …
Continue reading Al Aneed hard to beat in Fred Best Classic 2013The few drivers who have seen the American track for this weekend’s V8 Supercars race say Bathurst might be the only thing bigger than Texas. Only a handful of those …
Continue reading Texas track has drivers revved up for V8sAt first inspection, Geelong utility Paul Chapman’s hamstring strain seemed so minor he was not expected to miss any AFL action. But the injury has proved far more problematic than …
Continue reading Cats AFL utility still battling hamstringWinger Frank Halai has marked his first season in top-level rugby with inclusion in an enlarged All Blacks training squad to prepare for next month’s three-Test series against France. Halai, …
Continue reading Halai gets All Blacks squad call upRichmond defender Nick Vlastuin is the round-seven AFL Rising Star nominee. Playing in just his third match, Vlastuin collected 23 disposals, including 11 marks and a goal, in the Tigers’ …
Continue reading Vlastuin wins AFL Rising Star nominationAnother quiet outing by Jonathan Brown has hardly sounded alarm bells for Brisbane AFL coach Michael Voss. Speculation about the co-captain’s longevity was reignited after he was limited to six …
Continue reading Stats don’t show Brown’s AFL impact: VossValuable Hawthorn forward Jarryd Roughead has agreed to a contract extension which will keep him with the AFL club until the end of 2016. Roughead, who could have become a …
Continue reading Roughead extends Hawks AFL dealAlex Ferguson thanked tens of thousands of Manchester United fans as they massed to salute him and his final title-winning side on an open-top bus parade through the city streets …
Continue reading Ferguson, Man United party like it’s 1999Melbourne have no idea if troubled Wallaby Kurtley Beale will wear a Rebels jersey again, but coach Damien Hill has praised his decision to check into an alcohol treatment facility. …
Continue reading Rebels unsure if Beale will be backAfter losing to Gold Coast, things don’t appear to be getting any easier for Melbourne over the next month, set to face Richmond, Fremantle, Hawthorn and Collingwood. In what looms …
Continue reading GWS and Melbourne Demons vying for Wooden Spoon 2013 favouritismFor the next week, V8 Supercar drivers Todd and Rick Kelly want to be known as America’s Team. Just down the road from the NFL side which has made that …
Continue reading US visit close to home for V8 KellysNorth Melbourne are confident they now have the right formula in place to match West Coast on Friday night in their bid to atone for last year’s embarrassing AFL finals …
Continue reading We’ll be better this time: say AFL Roos
