Defender Nacho Monreal has urged Arsenal not to waste energy by taking notice of any critics and instead channel all their attention into finishing in the top four of the …
Continue reading Gunners ignoring critics, says MonrealThe chances of Darley filly Itameri putting herself in the Golden Slipper picture will rest with how well she can settle during Saturday’s Magic Night Stakes. The Peter Snowden-trained Itameri …
Continue reading Itameri’s Golden Slipper 2013 run decided in Magic Night StakesEngland coach Andy Flower admits his players will need to show significant improvement from their drawn series against New Zealand if they are to retain the Ashes against Australia this …
Continue reading England have to be better for Ashes: coachMelbourne Rebels winger Cooper Vuna will only miss one Super Rugby game for his role in the post-match fight between teammates while Wallabies star Kurtley Beale may find out his …
Continue reading Rebels Vuna to only miss one Super gameManly coach Geoff Toovey has called for an overhaul of the NRL judiciary’s grading system after Richie Fa’aoso’s grade three dangerous contact charge was reduced on Wednesday. The former Melbourne …
Continue reading Toovey wants judiciary grading overhaulManly forward Richie Fa’aoso has been successful in his bid to downgrade his grade three dangerous contact challenge at the NRL judiciary on Wednesday. Fa’aoso was facing a three-game suspension …
Continue reading Fa’aoso charge downgraded at judiciaryHooker Andrew Hore will make his return from a rib injury to skipper the Highlanders against Queensland in their Super Rugby clash on Friday night in Dunedin. Hore’s inclusion is …
Continue reading Hore, Woodcock back for HighlandersMelbourne Rebels skipper Gareth Delve says he would have no trouble playing alongside wayward Wallaby Kurtley Beale despite being punched by his teammate while on tour. Beale’s future at the …
Continue reading Rebels’ Delve feels Beale has rugby futureRichmond’s Troy Chaplin is the only recruit named by either side for Thursday night’s AFL clash with Carlton at the MCG. The Tigers’ top draftee Nick Vlastuin just missed selection, …
Continue reading Defender Chaplin to debut for AFL’s TigersA hoof injury has ruled star sprinter Hay List out of Saturday’s Group One Galaxy at Randwick. Chief steward Ray Murrihy confirmed the injury-plagued gelding would not take his place …
Continue reading Hay List to miss The Galaxy 2013Lightly-raced filly Express Power will be given the chance to race herself into Australian Oaks contention following her last-to-first win at Canterbury on Wednesday. While the leap from midweek company …
Continue reading Australian Oaks 2013 a target for Express PowerNew Zealand’s Chris Pollock, South African Craig Joubert and France’s Romain Poite will referee the three Test matches between Australia and the touring British and Irish Lions, the International Rugby …
Continue reading Referees named for Lions rugby tourJarryd Hayne could be an Eel for life after re-signing with Parramatta until the end of the 2015 NRL season but club great Nathan Hindmarsh says the superstar fullback has …
Continue reading Re-signed Hayne has to learn: HindmarshKnocked senseless by a shoulder charge gone wrong last year, Wests Tigers prop Matt Groat says any attack on the head must be eliminated from the NRL and, if the …
Continue reading Groat backs NRL ban on head contactWhen Wests Tigers pair Benji Marshall and Robbie Farah choose to flick the switch, Manly coach Geoff Toovey says there’s no one in the NRL who can go with them. …
Continue reading Tigers’ Farah, Benji unstoppable: TooveyIf Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson was worried about Fremantle poaching star AFL forward Lance Franklin, he can rest easy. Rumours were building that the Dockers were preparing to offer Franklin …
Continue reading Freo rule out bid for AFL star FranklinThere’s no guarantee he’ll play but Gold Coast utility back Steve Michaels says he’s ready to tackle Penrith on Sunday. Michaels, a regular for the Titans in the past two …
Continue reading Michaels out to prove NRL worth to TitansJohnathan Thurston has a simple solution to how the North Queensland Cowboys can rediscover their mojo: hold onto the ball. Thurston was disgusted by the Cowboys’ performance in their 34-6 …
Continue reading Thurston demands better from Cowboys
