The Melbourne Rebels have added some starch to the their forward pack for the next two seasons, signing 23-year-old London Irish prop Max Lahiff. The prop qualifies to play for …
Continue reading Rebels sign London Irish prop LahiffJamie Soward’s recruitment at Penrith is not simply about turning around the club’s flagging NRL hopes. The St George Illawarra five-eighth has also been entrusted with the task of unearthing …
Continue reading Soward asked to find next Penrith NRL starThe AFL has warned against expecting a quick lift in Melbourne’s fortunes despite the appointment of interim chief executive Peter Jackson. AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou says Jackson, who filled …
Continue reading New CEO but no quick fix for AFL’s DemonsTim Grant has vowed to keep his NSW jersey for this year’s State of Origin series and says his mediocre start to the NRL season for Penrith is behind him. …
Continue reading Tim Grant desperate to keep NSW spotHe’s not quite trotting out Dad’s Army, but Australian coach Tim Sheens concedes New Zealand are taking more initiative in developing Test players of the future. The Kangaroos head into …
Continue reading Sheens acknowledges Kiwis on riseFremantle’s worst nightmare has come true, with skipper Matthew Pavlich joining ruckman Aaron Sandilands on the sidelines for up to six weeks due to a heel injury. The decision to …
Continue reading Docker Pavlich ruled out for 4-6 weeksPremiership-winning St George Illawarra captain Ben Hornby says the NRL club should search high and wide for Jamie Soward’s replacement next season. The departure of Soward, who signed a four-year …
Continue reading Look outside for Soward successor: HornbyAFL boss Andrew Demetriou says record crowd numbers for the opening three rounds show fan faith in the game is withstanding the Essendon supplements saga. The season start was clouded …
Continue reading AFL says crowds show faith in game remainsCanterbury skipper Michael Ennis has hailed the re-signing of five-eighth Josh Reynolds, saying it’s a great day for the struggling NRL club. Reynolds has put pen to paper on a …
Continue reading Reynolds NRL re-signing boosts CanterburyHurricanes hooker Dane Coles could be out of Super Rugby for up to six weeks after a knock at training earlier this week left him with a fractured eye socket. …
Continue reading Coles out of Super Rugby for six weeksThe Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has met a deadline to present a more independent constitution to the International Cricket Council (ICC). The ICC had set a June deadline for the …
Continue reading Overhaul for troubled Pakistan cricketThe NSW Waratahs are thumbing their noses at convention and applying a novel approach to keeping their Super Rugby finals hopes alive. The Waratahs scrapped their traditional captain’s run ahead …
Continue reading Waratahs scrap traditional captain’s runIt is hard to imagine a time when Chris Waller wasn’t regularly leading in winners. Sydney’s premier trainer for the past two seasons, Waller has hundreds of horses on his …
Continue reading Danleigh to race in fourth Doncaster MileAnother tug-of-war between rugby league and rugby union is developing for the services of dual international Sonny Bill Williams. Not for his on-field prowess, but for his off-field impact. Williams’ …
Continue reading Code battle for Sonny Bill’s servicesFormer world No.1 Rafael Nadal ended Australian Marinko Matosevic’s run at the Monte Carlo Masters in dominant style on Wednesday, showing just why he’s considered ‘the king of clay’. Fellow …
Continue reading Nadal easily dispatches MatosevicReds strike weapon Digby Ioane’s return means Queensland will field their strongest team of the season against a Brumbies side which still can’t find a place for Wallabies centre Pat …
Continue reading Digby in but McCabe out for Super battleThe retired Black Caviar will attract all the attention when she parades for her fans at Caulfield on Saturday, but her trainer Peter Moody is also well placed to make …
Continue reading Club Command to bounce back in Pink Ribbon Cup 2013Pierro dominates Doncaster Mile betting but top trainer John O’Shea has declared Shoot Out a weighted certainty in Saturday’s Randwick showpiece. There has been healthy debate about the Doncaster handicaps …
Continue reading Doncaster Mile 2013 weights boosts Shoot Out’s chances


