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Hawthorn defender Brent Guerra has ruled himself out of Saturday’s AFL grand final. Guerra injured a hamstring in the last home and away round and had been battling to regain …
Continue reading Hawks’ Guerra out of AFL grand finalVictoria have included Test quicks Peter Siddle and James Pattinson in a 15-man squad for upcoming one-day and Sheffield Shield matches against Western Australia. Andrew McDonald will be acting captain …
Continue reading Siddle, Pattinson in Vic cricket squadsSydney coach John Longmire warns his side must improve on a last-start victory over Collingwood if they hope to be competitive against Hawthorn in Saturday’s AFL grand final. The Swans …
Continue reading Swans must get better: LongmireWhatever becomes of Ben Stratton’s emerging AFL career, Hawthorn will always thank him for saving their 2012 season. His lunging tackle on Crows star Patrick Dangerfield in the frantic last …
Continue reading Stratton’s tackle saved Hawks’ AFL seasonFormer St George Illawarra fullback Clint Greenshields will return to the NRL after a seven-year absence with North Queensland. The 30-year-old quit the NRL in 2006 after an impressive three-year …
Continue reading Cowboys sign ex-Dragon GreenshieldsJust another game. Not just another week. Melbourne know all about NRL grand finals, going into their fifth in the past seven seasons. As well as 80 minutes of the …
Continue reading NRL’s biggest week about handling hypeSydney coach John Longmire knows better than most that AFL grand finals can be heartbreaking for players, even before the ball is bounced. The former North Melbourne forward watched his …
Continue reading Hamstrung duo hopeful of AFL grand finalAustralia’s latest limited-overs big hitter, Glenn Maxwell, has the technique to carve out a future at Test level, according to Australia’s batting coach Justin Langer. Maxwell made his one-day international …
Continue reading Maxwell can push Test claims: LangerFast bowler Ryan Harris is resigned to missing Australia’s first Test against South Africa in Brisbane as he recovers from shoulder surgery. Harris underwent an operation two months ago and …
Continue reading Ryan Harris unlikely to play first TestHaving run out of legs at the back-end of 2011, Melbourne halfback Cooper Cronk claims this season’s mid-year malaise may just prove the catalyst for NRL premiership glory. The Storm’s …
Continue reading Slump sharpens Storm for title tiltHawthorn have vowed that if they win an 11th AFL premiership on Saturday there will be no repeat of the decline which followed their 2008 flag triumph. The Hawks caused …
Continue reading We’d handle it better now: HawksQuade Cooper’s latest public outburst will make the playmaker’s working relationship with Wallabies coach Robbie Deans close to untenable, says former Australia coach John Connolly. The injured Cooper spoke out …
Continue reading Cooper-Deans on rocks says ConnollySydney coach John Longmire says injured small forward Ben McGlynn is no guarantee of returning in the AFL grand final even if he’s passed fit on Thursday. McGlynn injured his …
Continue reading McGlynn in frame for Swans returnDefender Matt Maguire and youngster Rohan Bewick have both signed contract extensions with the Brisbane Lions. Maguire, 28, has signed a one-year deal with the Lions after establishing himself in …
Continue reading Lions re-sign Maguire, Bewick to AFL dealsThe famed intensity of AFL legend Norm Smith has been immortalised in bronze outside the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the stadium he ran onto so often in his storied 37-year career …
Continue reading AFL legend immortalised at MCGBlockbusting Canberra back-rower Josh Papalii has turned his back on New Zealand by pledging his representative allegiance to Queensland and Australia. Named in the Kiwis train-on squad for next month’s …
Continue reading Papalii picks Maroons over KiwisSydney Swans midfielder Josh Kennedy is being very well supported late in betting for tonight’s AFL Brownlow Medal with Sportingbet Australia. Sportingbet Australia CEO Michael Sullivan said money has been …
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