Brisbane foundation forward Bryan Niebling fears current Broncos captain Sam Thaiday’s career is being compromised by playing in the front-row. A key member of Wally Lewis’ unbeaten 1986 touring Kangaroos …
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The NRL has another problem child on its hands, with Canberra star Josh Dugan claiming he needed time out to resolve personal issues after being stood down by the Raiders …
Continue reading Suspended Dugan battling personal demonsUrine samples, wellness indexes, homework assignments, it’s all a bit much for some former Australian Test players to grasp. And some current players. “It was just very interesting. Our players …
Continue reading All’s not well with cricket wellness indexThe Sydney Roosters will rush star signing Sonny Bill Williams in for his first NRL start since 2008 following their round one capitulation to South Sydney. Williams came off the …
Continue reading SBW gets Roosters start, Dugan dumpedVictorian strike bowler Clint McKay will miss the rest of the cricket season with a stress reaction. He is the big change to the Bushrangers’ squad for the vital Sheffield …
Continue reading Vics lose McKay for vital Shield clashParramatta-Canterbury clashes were always special for Krisnan Inu – and three years and two NRL clubs removed, nothing has changed. The Bulldogs centre will go up against his former club …
Continue reading Ex-Eel Inu keen to take on old friendsStill seething over being snubbed as NAB Cup grand final hosts, the Brisbane Lions received another blow when ruckman Matthew Leuenberger was ruled out of the decider after aggravating his …
Continue reading Lions ruckman ruled out of NAB Cup finalThe fallout over Shane Watson’s Test suspension took another twist after Cricket Australia’s high-performance chief Pat Howard claimed the vice-captain was a team player “sometimes”. Howard said on Tuesday Watson’s …
Continue reading Watson team player sometimes: HowardKumar Sangakkara and Tillakaratne Dilshan smashed unbeaten centuries on Tuesday to guide Sri Lanka to 1-230 and a 162-run lead in their second innings at lunch on the fifth day …
Continue reading Sri Lanka 1-230 v BangladeshCollingwood expect to start their AFL season without premiership stars Luke Ball, Dale Thomas and Alan Didak. And there are doubts over whether Ball and Thomas will make it back …
Continue reading Magpies’ AFL stars to miss season startAustralian Formula One star Mark Webber and former world champion Alan Jones expect a closer grid than ever when the season kicks off in Melbourne this weekend. Webber’s Red Bull …
Continue reading Webber unsure what F1 opener will bringSydney coach John Longmire says the prospective season-long absence of versatile 20-year-old Alex Johnson will not subdue his AFL side’s unyielding defence. Johnson, possessing a rare ability to man both …
Continue reading Sydney AFL defence will survive injuryPromising opener Daniel Hughes has been picked to make his first class debut for NSW in their vital Sheffield Shield clash with South Australia at the SCG starting on Thursday. …
Continue reading Daniel Hughes to debut for NSW in ShieldAFL coaching legend David Parkin has warned football codes will suffer cycling’s fate if they do not heed the lessons of the doping crisis in Australian sport. The four-time premiership …
Continue reading Parkin: football must heed doping lessonsMarc Murphy would have been Nick Stevens’ tip for Carlton captain, but the former Blue isn’t surprised that lower-profile rival Andrew Carrazzo could trump him. The AFL club will announce …
Continue reading Carrazzo could pip Murphy as Blues captainThe doping saga which has engulfed rugby league is barely raising an eyebrow at Manly, who say it’s the spectre of Newcastle’s try-scoring superstar Akuila Uate that has them sweating …
Continue reading Manly on high alert for in-form UateWhile Carlton will start as $1.33 favourites to win the NAB Cup with online bookmaker sportsbet, several smart punters will be desperately hoping the Lions can cause an upset after …
Continue reading Carlton open as favourites for 2013 NAB Cup Grand FinalThe man who advised the Cronulla board to sack four staff members and stand down coach Shane Flanagan claims the Sharks players under suspicion of taking banned substances may have …
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