Before the first Test against India started on Friday, it would have taken a brave selection panel to separate the pace pairing of Peter Siddle and Mitchell Starc. James Pattinson …
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It wasn’t the straw that broke the camel’s back, but it was the final indicator that Ben Barba’s head space wasn’t prepared for an NRL season. Taking part in his …
Continue reading Barba’s off-field woes take their tollEngland Lions finally offered more than a yelp, but an Aaron Finch-inspired Australia A remained on course for a clean sweep in their five-match one-day cricket series. Australia made it …
Continue reading Australia A go 4-0 up over England LionsDemoted NSW prop Benn Robinson is desperate to brush aside early-season disappointment and lead the Wallabies front row in what would be a “career highlight” against the British and Irish …
Continue reading Lions clash would be career high: RobinsonGreater Western Sydney emerged as the biggest losers of the weekend’s AFL pre-season action, with defender Matt Buntine to miss up to eight weeks with a punctured lung and broken …
Continue reading GWS’s Buntine punctures lung, breaks ribHaving stood up to and at times over the Waratahs’ Wallabies-strength pack, coach Ewen McKenzie says Queensland face an equally important challenge of overcoming one of their Super Rugby bogey …
Continue reading Reds get ready for hot-stepping HurricanesThe face of the NRL is no more, with Canterbury superstar Ben Barba’s off-field life spiralling so out of control the Bulldogs claim they had no choice but to suspend …
Continue reading Suspended Barba scrapped as face of NRLARU chief executive Bill Pulver says he’ll go into bat for Robbie Deans against the Super Rugby franchises to ensure the Wallabies aren’t sitting ducks for the British and Irish …
Continue reading ARU aiming for three-week camp for LionsLeading bookmakers say the Canterbury Bulldogs have no bite without superstar fullback Ben Barba and could miss the finals if he sits out a large slice of the 2013 NRL …
Continue reading Bookies say no Barba no bite for DogsWallabies star David Pocock has welcomed the competition former Test No.7 George Smith will bring to the Brumbies backrow after signing for the rest of the Super Rugby season. Openside …
Continue reading Pocock welcomes Smith battle at BrumbiesJohnathan Thurston delivered anxious North Queensland fans half the news they wanted by declaring himself a certain starter for the club’s season-opening NRL clash with Canterbury on Saturday week. The …
Continue reading Thurston puts hand up for Cowboys’ openerGreater Western Sydney coach Kevin Sheedy won’t rush the development of his AFL side. Sheedy noted GWS have the makings of an “absolutely magnificent team” after they posted a maiden …
Continue reading Sheedy stoked, but not in a rushWith Hawthorn and Sydney knocked out, Collingwood have emerged as the new favourites to win the NAB Cup, coming in from $5.50 to $4.50 with online bookmaker sportsbet. Carlton have …
Continue reading Collingwood favourites to take out the NAB Cup 2013Shane Watson’s dismissal for 17 on the last ball before lunch has compounded Australia’s misery on Monday’s day four of the first Test against India. The tourists are in a …
Continue reading Watson falls as Australia aim to save TestJames Horwill is fighting to overcome injury and reclaim the Wallabies captaincy for this year’s Tests against the British and Irish Lions. Horwill and David Pocock are locked in a …
Continue reading Wallabies captaincy for Lions down to twoPenrith have signed former Warriors halfback Isaac John for the 2013 NRL season. John links with his old coach at the Warriors Ivan Cleary and arrives at the Panthers after …
Continue reading Panthers sign Isaac John from Super LeagueTest and Queensland Origin star Johnathan Thurston will open the NRL season on Wednesday after being called up to replace the suspended Ben Barba. Canterbury fullback Barba was on Monday …
Continue reading Thurston called in to launch NRL seasonThe Melbourne Rebels won’t shift injured five-eighth Kurtley Beale out of the firing line for the clash with his old Super Rugby side the NSW Waratahs. Beale’s shoulder “popped out” …
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