Luke Romano has bounced back from injury to earn an unexpected start at lock for the All Blacks in Saturday’s match in Sydney. The man touted as the long-term replacement …
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A week after the extinguishing of the Olympic flame in east London, the Premier League season is set to begin this weekend with football for once on the back foot. …
Continue reading Manchester battle aheadSouth Africa have made six changes to the team held by England last June for a Rugby Championship first-round match against Argentina in Cape Town Saturday. In comes fullback Zane …
Continue reading South Africa change six for Argentina TestEngland batsman Kevin Pietersen apologised on Wednesday for sending “provocative” text messages to South African players but team officials said it was too soon to say if he would be …
Continue reading Pietersen sorry for ‘provocative’ textsTwelve months ago, Brent Tate was contemplating his NRL retirement after battling to return from yet another knee reconstruction. All the frustration of late 2011 must now seem like a …
Continue reading Tate excited as Cowboys eye NRL top fourCanterbury skipper Michael Ennis says he would welcome the introduction of a captain’s challenge to the NRL as long as such a system was properly trialled first. Under the instruction …
Continue reading Ennis keen on NRL captain’s challengeThere is no risk of a complacent All Blacks side running onto ANZ Stadium in the first trans-Tasman rugby Test since their one-sided World Cup semi-final. The 20-6 thumping of …
Continue reading No complacency among All BlacksAFL coaches association chief executive Danny Frawley says clubs risk burning out their assistant coaches if they ignore new findings on stress levels. AFL-funded research released on Wednesday found 98 …
Continue reading Don’t let AFL coaches burn out: AFLCAWith their backs against the wall, Brisbane will be fired up for their crunch Friday night NRL clash with Melbourne according to Storm fullback Billy Slater. Melbourne snapped a five-game …
Continue reading Slater expects Broncos to show fightWest Coast coach John Worsfold says it was right for the AFL match review panel to hand Geelong skipper Joel Selwood a reprimand for shoving a dazed Adam Selwood last …
Continue reading Selwood AFL reprimand was fair: WorsfoldSam Perrett says he never doubted his mid-season move to Canterbury would be a success, as he eyes off his first NRL premiership while his former club Sydney Roosters remain …
Continue reading Perrett always confident in Bulldogs moveIf Olympic athletes can perform half a world away, Melbourne players ought to be able to improve the AFL club’s sorry interstate record, coach Mark Neeld believes. The Demons are …
Continue reading Demons get Olympic perspective on AFL tripFremantle midfielder Nat Fyfe is confident he’ll be ready to tackle AFL rivals Richmond on Saturday despite his freak accident at a hotel last weekend. Fyfe’s pre-game routine of playing …
Continue reading Fyfe set for AFL return after freak injuryAustralia will play a rugby league international in Canberra for the first time next April, it has been announced. The Kangaroos will meet New Zealand in the early season Test …
Continue reading Canberra to host Kangaroos Test matchNorth Melbourne coach Brad Scott believes the return of a recharged Jack Ziebell couldn’t be more timely as his side looks to match the might of the Collingwood midfield. The …
Continue reading Ziebell return a boost for Roos: ScottThe thought may send a shudder down AFL minnows Gold Coast’s spine but Suns hardman Campbell Brown hopes recovering Hawthorn star Lance Franklin does run out against them at the …
Continue reading Suns gun keen to face FranklinThe Wallabies insist Berrick Barnes will be the man calling the shots against New Zealand on Saturday night but admit their success in the Bledisloe Cup opener depends largely on …
Continue reading Pressure on Beale in Bledisloe openerCarlton coach Brett Ratten has questioned inequalities in the AFL draw, which could cost the club a finals spot. Ratten said questions should be asked if a team which was …
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