Forget running into a burly Canterbury forward, the only thing that could make Melbourne veteran Ryan Hoffman take a backward step in their NRL grand final re-match is cotton wool. …
Continue reading Bulldogs hold no NRL fears for HoffmanCoach Matthew Elliott believes the Warriors can learn a lot from the way Cronulla are playing despite the NRL doping crisis that continues to swirl around the Sydney club. The …
Continue reading Warriors can learn from Sharks in NRLOpener Ed Cowan has backed Shane Watson to lead Australia in the fourth Test against India starting on Friday if Michael Clarke is unfit, describing him as a very different …
Continue reading We’re hoping Pup is ok for 4th Test: CowanSouthampton took a big step toward avoiding relegation from the Premier League on Saturday by beating Liverpool 3-1 to provisionally move seven points clear of the drop zone. Goals from …
Continue reading Saints beat Liverpool to boost hopesChiefs coach Dave Rennie has made several changes to his team to play the Highlanders in Friday’s Super Rugby match at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton. Co-captain Craig Clarke will sit …
Continue reading Chiefs changes for Highlanders Super RugbyCanberra NRL forward Josh Papalii says he’s been given more than he wanted in his recently signed Raiders contract after controversially backing out of a deal with Parramatta. The 20-year-old …
Continue reading Papalii: Raiders gave me more than enoughTerming Sydney’s AFL derby match the Battle of the Bridge irks Swans midfielder Josh Kennedy. Kennedy, who won the inaugural Brett Kirk medal, awarded to best on ground in the …
Continue reading Swans don’t like Battle of the Bridge tagReigning NRL rookie of the year Adam Reynolds claims he has a target on his head this season after copping two head cuts when kicking in the opening fortnight. The …
Continue reading Souths half Reynolds feels targetedFormer Australian captain Ricky Ponting has ruled out a comeback to the struggling national team for this year’s Ashes series. Receiving the award as Australia’s Sheffield Shield player of the …
Continue reading Ponting rules out Ashes comebackASADA has turned its investigation from NRL clubs to players, with 31 individuals to be issued notices this week that they are required to be interviewed by the anti-doping body. …
Continue reading NRL players, not clubs in ASADA’s sightsA flattered Mike Hussey insists he’s happily retired from Test ranks and won’t consider a shock return in time for this year’s Ashes series in England. With Australia flailing badly …
Continue reading Hussey turns down Ashes SOS callUS Open tennis organisers plan to increase annual prize money to $US50 million ($A48.5 million) by 2017 – almost double last year’s total – and switch back to a Sunday …
Continue reading US Open tennis to double prize moneyNeil Werrett said they would not face-off in the All Aged Stakes but who would salute if Black Caviar and half-brother All Too Hard went hoof-to-hoof? Online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au has …
Continue reading Black Caviar favourite to beat her brother All Too HardFormer Brisbane great Darren Lockyer says cashed-up NRL clubs must be more frugal about the money they throw at players. And he says those players getting the big offers have …
Continue reading NRL clubs need to watch spending: LockyerThe Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority has told the NRL it wants to interview 31 current players to assist with its investigation into alleged doping. ARLC chief executive Dave Smith told …
Continue reading ASADA to interview 31 NRL playersCollingwood midfielder Luke Ball isn’t banking on being back from injury for the AFL club’s much-anticipated round-two clash with Carlton. While the knee he injured in round three last year …
Continue reading No AFL comeback date set for Magpies’ BallAllrounder Glenn Maxwell could come back into the selection frame for the fourth cricket Test against India starting on Friday on a turning track in Delhi. The 24-year-old offspinner claimed …
Continue reading Maxwell in frame for 4th Test in IndiaCanterbury have put to rest Melbourne’s suspicions that troubled superstar Ben Barba could play in Thursday night’s NRL grand final rematch. As the Bulldogs boarded their Melbourne-bound plane in Sydney …
Continue reading No Barba for Bulldogs in Storm NRL clash

