Guiding Sydney to Saturday’s AFL grand final has made John Longmire the coach of the year, according to his peers. Second-year coach Longmire, whose Swans will meet Hawthorn in the …
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Kurtley Beale will take on the Wallabies’ playmaker role in their Rugby Championship Test against South Africa after winning over coach Robbie Deans. The Australian coach was openly critical of …
Continue reading Beale looks the goods in Wallabies’ No.10Canterbury have the utmost respect for Melbourne’s `Big Three’, but Bulldogs skipper Michael Ennis says his side can’t get caught up in one-on-one battles in Sunday’s NRL grand final. Ennis …
Continue reading Dogs can’t get caught up in duels: EnnisAs the sprint and conditioning coach who worked with NRL flyer Jarryd Hayne at Parramatta, Hayden Knowles knows the sort of speeds that fast footballers can clock. Knowles is the …
Continue reading Jetta could be sprint star: KnowlesHe didn’t quit and he wasn’t sacked, yet after ten years at the helm, Tim Sheens will no longer be the coach of Wests Tigers. The man who steered the …
Continue reading Tigers cut Sheens from head coaching roleAustralia’s South Africa-born coach Mickey Arthur can’t wait to take on his old side in Sunday’s World Twenty20 Super Eights clash, but it’s the Test series in November which really …
Continue reading Aust coach on high for T20, Test v SAfricaFast bowler James Pattinson feels Cricket Australia has his best interests at heart despite bowling him when it had been warned he was on the verge of serious injury. Australian …
Continue reading Cricket Australia delicate with PattinsonRafael Nadal said in an interview published on Tuesday that he has not picked up a racquet since limping out of Wimbledon nearly three months ago and will only return …
Continue reading Injured Nadal not sure of returnTwo-time Dally M medal winner Johnathan Thurston and Clive Churchill medallist Scott Prince believe the composure and experience of Melbourne’s halves will get them across the line in Sunday’s NRL …
Continue reading Storm hold historical halves advantageSydney midfielder Kieren Jack says the bitter grand final memories that still haunt his father, rugby league legend Garry, are providing fierce motivation ahead of the AFL premiership decider against …
Continue reading Grand final defeats drive Swans’ JackSydney’s in-form ruck duo of Shane Mumford and Mike Pyke can lead the club to premiership success according to co-captain Adam Goodes. Goodes says Mumford and Pyke have played key …
Continue reading Swans have ruck advantage, says GoodesGrand final rivals Des Hasler and Craig Bellamy offered no surprises when naming their sides for the NRL decider on Sunday. As expected Bellamy recalled winger Sisa Waqa, who overcame …
Continue reading No surprises in NRL grand final teamsFormer Test seamer Trent Copeland says he has returned from the best and worst season of his career with his damaged confidence rebuilt. After a stunning introduction to representative cricket …
Continue reading Copeland hopes to bounce back with BluesMelbourne coach Craig Bellamy has laughed off the efforts of his Canterbury counterpart Des Hasler in claiming underdog status for Sunday’s NRL grand final. The Storm are narrow favourites with …
Continue reading Bellamy says Storm are NRL underdogsHawthorn’s Luke Hodge says he would have been “useless” as a player and captain had he tried to defy illness and play in Saturday’s AFL preliminary final. Struck down by …
Continue reading Hawks’ Hodge hungry for AFL grand finalWinger Sisa Waqa forced his way into Melbourne’s extended 21-man squad for Sunday’s NRL grand final after overcoming a knee injury, while Canterbury named an unchanged lineup on Tuesday. Waqa …
Continue reading Waqa in for Storm, Dogs unchanged for GFJosh Gibson has a message for any Sydney forward tempted to lure him out of position in Saturday’s AFL grand final. “I’m a defender so my focus is beating my …
Continue reading Gibson wary of Swans’ AFL tacticsSydney small forward Ben McGlynn has been ruled out of Saturday’s AFL grand final due to his hamstring injury. McGlynn did not take part in the Swans’ main SCG training …
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