Collingwood midfield star Dayne Beams says it is time to reverse a poor AFL finals record, after the best home and away season of his young career. The 22-year-old has …
Continue reading AFL finals record motivates Magpie BeamsAfter watching his club slide down the ladder late in the season, Cronulla captain Paul Gallen wants to drill home the message that they are more than just worthy finalists. …
Continue reading Gallen tells Sharks to aim even higherBrenton Sanderson reckons he stank as a player in big AFL finals. Got too wound up. “I didn’t handle big games well,” the Adelaide coach told reporters on Monday. “And …
Continue reading Crows coach tells of his AFL finals errorGeelong forward Steve Johnson and Sydney defender Heath Grundy face an AFL Tribunal battle to avoid missing this weekend’s start of the finals. Both have been hit with one-match bans …
Continue reading Cats’ Johnson, Swans’ Grundy face AFL bansWest Coast coach John Worsfold says it’s basically futile to try to block Nic Naitanui’s leap at AFL ruck contests because the flying Fijian will probably get his hands to …
Continue reading Naitanui to ruck and roll against RoosCronulla skipper Paul Gallen claims the fact Johnathan Thurston was the victim is the only reason Ben Pomeroy will fight a dangerous contact charge at the NRL judiciary on Wednesday …
Continue reading Thurston shadow looms over Pomeroy chargeGlenn McGrath has been named as successor to fellow Australian pace legend Dennis Lillee as head of the MRF foundation in India, where fast bowlers from around the world receive …
Continue reading McGrath to guide the world’s pace bowlersMinor premiers Canterbury are set to scoop the pool at Tuesday’s Dally M awards with Bulldogs fullback Ben Barba a big chance of taking home three individual honours including the …
Continue reading Dogs to scoop pool at Dally M’sIndia, needing 261 runs to win, lost free-scoring Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir as they reached 2-88 at lunch on the penultimate day of the second and final Test against …
Continue reading India lose openers after brisk start v NZVeteran lock Nathan Sharpe is confident small adjustments will make a big difference to a Wallabies team still smarting from their scoreless performance against the All Blacks. The Wallabies are …
Continue reading Small things to help Wallabies: SharpeThe AFL finals hopes of Fremantle defender Luke McPharlin appears bleak at best, with the 30-year-old expected to miss between two to three weeks with a hamstring injury. But Dockers …
Continue reading Freo’s McPharlin to miss 2-3 AFL weeksGermany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber ousted US ninth seed John Isner on Monday morning in a third-round match that equalled the latest-finishing encounter in US Open history. Kohlschreiber, the 19th seed, outlasted …
Continue reading Record late finish for US Open matchSaeed Ajmal has taken seven wickets in two one-day internationals against Australia, but the mesmerising Pakistan spinner holds no fears for Twenty20 hitter Cameron White. The former Australia T20 skipper …
Continue reading White ready to re-launch cricket careerMelbourne forward Liam Jurrah has quit the AFL club. Jurrah, due to face trial in Alice Springs in March over an alleged machete attack, moved to Adelaide in August to …
Continue reading Jurrah quits AFL’s Demons, wants SA moveSaeed Ajmal has taken seven wickets in two one-day internationals against Australia, but the mesmerising Pakistan spinner holds no fears for Twenty20 hitter Cameron White. The former Australia T20 skipper …
Continue reading White ready to re-launch careerThe captains of teams involved in this year’s NRL finals agree the competition winner will come from this Friday’s grudge match between Canterbury and Manly. The pair, going head to …
Continue reading Captains agree it’s between Manly and DogsNovak Djokovic seems comfortable enough with Andy Roddick’s retirement plan – and with good reason – the longer the American lasts, the less spotlight there is on the Serb. Djokovic …
Continue reading Djokovic goes quietly about his businessScans have cleared West Coast forward Josh Kennedy of any serious damage to his injured ankle, but the 25-year-old still needs to prove his fitness ahead of Sunday’s elimination final …
Continue reading Eagle Kennedy given the all-clear in AFL


