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Interim ARLC chief executive Shane Mattiske has told NRL club bosses rugby league is in the best shape of its 104-year history. Mattiske addressed chief executives on Wednesday with the …
Continue reading Mattiske hails stellar year for leagueAustralia’s David Hussey says fellow spinner Xavier Doherty is maintaining a positive attitude for the Twenty20 World Cup in Sri Lanka despite being overlooked for the one-day series against Pakistan. …
Continue reading David Hussey backs Doherty to performMelbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy concedes his team isn’t playing as well as he hoped heading into the NRL finals but feels it’s gaining some timely momentum. Few coaches would …
Continue reading Bellamy says Storm to improve for finalsThe form guide has been thrown out the window by North Queensland ahead of their NRL elimination final against a lowly rated Brisbane Broncos in Townsville on Saturday night. The …
Continue reading Cowboys wary of BroncosTwo years ago, Fremantle ruckman Aaron Sandilands was a shadow of himself as he unsuccessfully dragged his banged-up body through the club’s 69-point AFL semi-final loss to Geelong at the …
Continue reading Fit Sandilands ready to skin AFL CatsBen Barba may have cleaned up at Tuesday’s Dally M awards, but Manly coach Geoff Toovey has backed his in-form side to keep the Canterbury superstar under control in Friday’s …
Continue reading Manly can handle Barba threat, says TooveyPort Adelaide caretaker Garry Hocking says he won’t seek the AFL club’s full-time coaching job. Port are moving to appoint a coach by the grand final, with Rodney Eade and …
Continue reading Hocking not in AFL race to coach PortAustralia’s Davis Cup hopes have skyrocketed, with Germany’s powerful line-up suddenly reduced to a one-man band for next week’s World Group playoff in Hamburg. If Australian captain Pat Rafter figured …
Continue reading Australia to face weakened GermansAdelaide defender Daniel Talia has won the AFL Rising Star award in his second senior season. The 20-year-old has played 31 matches for the Crows and will make his finals …
Continue reading Talia wins AFL Rising StarWest Coast midfielder Luke Shuey didn’t sleep well after last year’s AFL qualifying final loss to Collingwood. Shuey entered the game brimming with confidence following a breakout home-and-away campaign, but …
Continue reading Eagle Shuey ready to atone in AFL finalsEight years ago Brisbane captain Gorden Tallis’ rugby league career ended in an NRL elimination final loss to North Queensland in Townsville. One of his teammates that night, fellow Brisbane …
Continue reading Petero faces Tallis-like exitBrian Smith has coached the Sydney Roosters for the last time, with the veteran coach and the NRL club agreeing to part ways by “mutual consent”. Smith led the Roosters …
Continue reading Roosters and Smith part waysAdelaide’s only AFL premiership captain, Mark Bickley, senses a similarity between his flag winners and the current Crows crop. Now an Adelaide assistant coach, Bickley says it’s the presence of …
Continue reading Crows remind Bickley of AFL flag winnersClub great Mal Meninga agrees Canberra are a darkhorse of the NRL finals, but warns that’s because they’re largely not expected to progress beyond week one. The three-time premiership winning …
Continue reading Raiders must lift further: MeningaFormer South Sydney coach Jason Taylor is the hot $1.75 favourite with Sportingbet Australia to replace Brian Smith as head coach of the Roosters in 2013. Sportingbet Australia CEO Michael …
Continue reading Jason Taylor favourite for South Sydney coaching jobYoung Wallabies flanker Michael Hooper will attempt to replicate David Pocock’s heroic World Cup quarter-final performance when he lines up in Saturday night’s Rugby Championship clash with South Africa in …
Continue reading Wallaby Hooper primed for breakdown scrapThe All Blacks are unconvinced about Argentina’s commitment to attack in Saturday’s Rugby Championship Test. A tight, tough style was the Pumas’ default setting in their two opening Tests against …
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