The AFL is considering playing round one away from the sport’s spiritual home as it aims to start next season by the middle of March. League chief executive Andrew Demetriou …
Continue reading AFL ponders MCG-free start to seasonTerry Campese admits his long-awaited return from a knee injury feels like the build up for an NRL debut, but Canberra were the only side to feel good fortune with …
Continue reading Campese readies himself for ‘second’ debutYoung St George Illawarra back-rower Tyson Frizell is hoping the good start to his Dragons career will save him the airfare for this year’s Rugby League World Cup. Frizell represented …
Continue reading Young Dragon Frizell targeting World CupReturning skipper and expectant dad Sam Thaiday says the big men will have the most influence over Friday night’s NRL showdown between Brisbane and North Queensland. All the pre-game talk …
Continue reading Thaiday says big men will decide NRL derbyGeelong star Steve Johnson says he’s ready to play his first AFL match of the season. Geelong’s medical staff and coach Chris Scott are not so sure, but the mercurial …
Continue reading Steve Johnson chance to return for GeelongThe Warriors are set to field their best frontrow rotation for the first time in 10 months against Canberra on Saturday night. Kiwis Ben Matulino, Russell Packer and Sam Rapira, …
Continue reading Warriors’ top props in line for reunionQueensland Reds mentor Ewen McKenzie has challenged his players to claim a “double win” by downing Super Rugby ladder leaders the Chiefs in Hamilton on Saturday. Far from downplaying the …
Continue reading Beating Chiefs a double win: Reds coachAiden Tolman has hinted his future may lie away from Canterbury with the off-contract prop yet to sign a new deal with the club. The former Melbourne forward laughed off …
Continue reading Tolman hints at Canterbury exitTroubled AFL club Melbourne’s chief executive officer Cameron Schwab has resigned on Tuesday. Schwab’s departure comes after Melbourne’s disastrous start to the season, in which they have been heavily beaten …
Continue reading Cameron Schwab resigns from AFL’s DemonsIt wasn’t the last-minute loss to Canberra on Sunday which disappointed Sydney Roosters enforcer Marty Kennedy – it was the fact they didn’t learn from the previous week’s mauling of …
Continue reading Our Parra win was disappointing: RoostersFrustrated North Melbourne champion Brent Harvey says a stint on the sidelines has ignited his interest in coaching once his AFL playing career is over. Harvey has been consigned to …
Continue reading Kangaroo Harvey considers AFL coachingGeelong AFL player Daniel Menzel will no doubt have a few butterflies when he takes the field this weekend for his first game following three serious knee injuries. Elsewhere around …
Continue reading Menzel a good news story for CatsA half-brother to champion racemare Black Caviar has sold for a record $5 million at the Australian Easter Yearling Sale in Sydney. The yearling, by Redoute’s Choice out of Helsinge, …
Continue reading Black Caviar’s half-brother sells for $5 millionIn the past two seasons, an early derby match-up with Queensland rivals Gold Coast would have been viewed as an ideal way for Brisbane to pick up a win. But …
Continue reading Queensland derby pivotal for Lions’ seasonTiger Woods was practising at the Masters driving range when up walked 14-year-old Chinese prodigy Guan Tianlang, greeting the superstar player who had inspired him to start golfing. Guan asked …
Continue reading Teen tyro in Masters practice with TigerBookmakers are taking no chances with Australian Derby favourite It’s A Dundeel but he won’t get things his own way. Luxbet Free BetSportsbet Free BetBookmaker Free Bet Markets were suspended …
Continue reading Australian Derby 2013 dominated by It’s A DundeelQueensland Reds mentor Ewen McKenzie has challenged his players to claim a “double win” by downing Super Rugby ladder leaders the Chiefs in Hamilton on Saturday. Far from downplaying the …
Continue reading Beating Chiefs a “double win”: Reds coachGiant forward Dave Taylor has been dumped by the Gold Coast for two weeks for breaching the NRL team’s rules. And in another shock, halfback Albert Kelly – who seemed …
Continue reading Titans’ Taylor stood down for two weeks

