Essendon coach James Hird is confident a traumatic off-season has instilled in his AFL team the resilience they were missing. Hird has told his players they’ve climbed into the elite …
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Sydney co-captain Jarrad McVeigh says support from people in the AFL has been crucial as he and his wife Clementine coped with the death of their daughter two years ago. …
Continue reading Swans skipper defends AFLThe AFL’s off-season from hell has prompted a warning from Andrew Demetriou that the game must keep its soul. Demetriou said at Wednesday night’s season launch in Melbourne that winning …
Continue reading AFL boss warns game must keep valuesThe AFL says the competition won’t be equal unless every club can pay the full salary cap. Brisbane admit they can’t do so this year. And AFL chief executive Andrew …
Continue reading We must enable all clubs to pay cap: AFLMoment Of Change faces Sydney’s champion mare and a rising superstar in the Canterbury Stakes but trainer Peter Moody says the sprinter’s high-profile rivals will know they are in a …
Continue reading Moment Of Change not to be overlooked in Canterbury Stakes 2013The careers of NRL players could hang on a visit from the postman this week, with ASADA to step up its investigations with interview requests for 31 of the game’s …
Continue reading ASADA targeting 31 NRL players in probeCoping with a transition from Group One racing in New Zealand to the same level in Australia is trainer Shaune Ritchie’s main concern for Zurella going into Coolmore Classic at …
Continue reading Coolmore Classic 2013 step up for ZurellaIn-form sprinter Bello has put paid to the notion he is simply a wet tracker with victory to claim a career-best Group Three victory in the Newcastle Newmarket. The Darley-owned …
Continue reading Newcastle Newmarket 2013 won by BelloNash Rawiller’s return from suspension has been short-lived with the leading rider outed for careless riding again at Newcastle on Wednesday. Rawiller missed last Saturday’s Randwick Guineas meeting through a …
Continue reading Nash Rawiller to miss Rosehill Guineas 2013 dayFremantle coach Ross Lyon says there’ll be nowhere to hide for the Eagles or Dockers when the nation’s AFL fans turn their attention to Saturday’s western derby. With only two …
Continue reading Eagles, Dockers braced for AFL spotlightThis week is the last leg of the Florida Swing on the PGA Tour and we finish it with the ‘Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard’ at the Bay Hill …
Continue reading Arnold Palmer Invitational 2013 PreviewNew Zealand batsman Ross Taylor says an Eden Park pitch for the deciding Test against England similar to the one at the Basin Reserve should make for an exciting series …
Continue reading Taylor’s pitch hopes for 3rd England TestThe AFL has been praised as a world leader for introducing a temporary substitute rule which gives clubs a 20-minute window for concussion testing. The AFL’s new concussion guidelines are …
Continue reading AFL praised over concussion sub systemThe Melbourne Rebels have two new speedsters in Cooper Vuna and Jason Woodward as they try to replicate the Brumbies with a Super Rugby victory over the Sharks. The unbeaten …
Continue reading Rebels’ Vuna back from Super Rugby injuryInjury-plagued former Test paceman Ryan Harris is hoping for a stint in English conditions this year in a desperate bid to make Australia’s Ashes squad. Harris, who has played just …
Continue reading Ryan Harris in bid for Ashes call-upIt’s been a stellar season for Sheffield Shield player of the year Ricky Ponting, if you don’t count the three biggest cricket games he played. That’s the former Test skipper’s …
Continue reading Ponting award won’t mean Test comebackThe NRL’s shoulder charge ban appears to have missed the mark, with South Sydney powerhouse Sam Burgess claiming there was little deterrent in using the tactic. The NRL’s crackdown on …
Continue reading Burgess backs use of shoulder chargeA five-week break between runs is just what Black Caviar has needed to be back to her brilliant best to stretch her winning sequence to 24 on Friday night at …
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