Canberra will play South Sydney in a sudden-death semi-final after scoring four late tries to bury a determined Cronulla 34-16 in Sunday’s NRL elimination final at Canberra Stadium. The Raiders …
Continue reading Raiders down Cronulla 34-16West Coast unleashed an unforgiving first-half onslaught to power to a 96-point AFL triumph over North Melbourne in Sunday’s elimination final at a hot Patersons Stadium. The Kangaroos were blown …
Continue reading Eagles smash Roos in AFL elimination finalSydney are looking forward to a well earned AFL finals rest while waiting to discover if small forward Ben McGlynn will play any further part in their campaign. McGlynn hurt …
Continue reading Swans sweat on McGlynnWest Coast’s incredible start to their elimination final against North Melbourne was soured with star defender Beau Waters suffering a suspected serious Achilles injury. West Coast dominated the first half …
Continue reading Waters injured in Eagles’ final v NorthWallabies players believe superior fitness was the catalyst for their come-from-behind Rugby Championship win over South Africa on Saturday, as pressure mounts on new Springboks coach Heyneke Meyer. The former …
Continue reading Springboks coach Meyer under pressureWhen Wallabies skipper Will Genia hobbled from Patersons Stadium in Perth on Saturday night with a blown out knee, David Pocock said to him, “mate, let’s not have a captain.” …
Continue reading Captain’s curse hits Wallabies hardDan Carter has been classified as injury-prone by the All Blacks and will be given special treatment to extend a glittering rugby career. Carter will miss next week’s Rugby Championship …
Continue reading Carter’s injury raises red flag on careerGeelong coach Chris Scott fully expects his Cats to keep contending in the coming years despite suffering the earliest finals exit since their remarkable modern-day reign of AFL dominance began. …
Continue reading Scott expects Cats to keep contendingWallabies coach Robbie Deans is hoping Saturday night’s breakthrough win over South Africa will give his playmakers the confidence to stop being kick-happy for the remainder of the Rugby Championship. …
Continue reading Wallabies want to boot kick-happy playMelbourne will leave no stone unturned as they strive to avoid the heartbreak that prematurely ended their NRL premiership campaign last season. The Storm booked their sixth preliminary finals appearance …
Continue reading Storm have eye on grand final berthIf you’d followed Sitaleki Timani’s journey through three Super Rugby franchises you could never have predicted what a profound loss the giant lock will be for the Wallabies this week …
Continue reading Timani injured, but now a Wallabies starEither Brisbane legend Petero Civoniceva or North Queensland veteran Aaron Payne were supposed to end their rugby league careers in Townsville. But at one stage both appeared to have played …
Continue reading Payne survives, but all over for PeteroAdelaide will be without Daniel Talia for Friday night’s semi-final against Fremantle after scans confirmed the key defender suffered a broken arm in Saturday’s loss to Sydney. Three days after …
Continue reading Crows confirm Talia’s broken armStuart Broad insisted England could cope with the spin-friendly pitches they will face when defending their World Twenty20 title in Sri Lanka after a thumping loss to South Africa. England …
Continue reading England not in T20 spin, says BroadSouth Sydney enforcer Sam Burgess is backing the Rabbitohs’ depth to come to the fore as they attempt to cope with the expected loss of experienced centre Matt King for …
Continue reading Burgess backs Souths to cover King lossThe only thing that fazed Matt Bowen after North Queensland booked an NRL finals re-match with Manly was catering for extended family who had emerged ahead of a stunning 33-16 …
Continue reading Bowen key for Cowboys NRL title tiltAaron Cruden will get a shot at redemption after All Blacks five-eighth Dan Carter was ruled out of their next Rugby Championship Test against South Africa. Carter’s strained calf muscle …
Continue reading Carter to miss NZ’s Test v SpringboksAustralia’s captain’s curse has struck again, with stand-in skipper Will Genia to be sidelined for up to six months after scans confirmed the star halfback had ruptured the anterior cruciate …
Continue reading Wallaby skipper Genia out for six months

