Wests Tigers centre Chris Lawrence has confirmed his ankle injury is worse than first thought with the NRL star expecting to be out for six weeks, as the fallout continues …
Continue reading Tigers’ Lawrence out of NRL for six weeksBerrick Barnes says there wasn’t anything malicious about Quade Cooper’s high tackle on him that resulted in his rival five-eighth being suspended, as the pair battle it out for the …
Continue reading Cooper rugby tackle not malicious: BarnesTalks might not have officially started but Brisbane Lions captain Jonathan Brown won’t envy coach Michael Voss when he assesses club great Simon Black’s AFL future. Black, 33, has an …
Continue reading Brown won’t envy coach on Black AFL talksCronulla skipper Paul Gallen will be given until game day to prove his fitness although coach Shane Flanagan is confident he will play against Penrith on Saturday. The Sharks’ workhorse …
Continue reading Flanagan confident Gallen will playAustralians Matthew Ebden and Marinko Matosevic scored first-round wins on Tuesday at the Los Angeles tennis open. Sixth-seeded Matosevic downed compatriot and qualifier Chris Guccione 3-6 6-3 6-3, while Ebden …
Continue reading Ebden, Matosevic win first up at LA tennisNRL coaches Des Hasler and Shane Flanagan feel NSW shouldn’t abandon the model of having a full-time State of Origin coach, even if it means losing current mentor Ricky Stuart. …
Continue reading Coaches unsure on Stuart dual league roleWest Coast will receive a timely double-boost for Sunday’s AFL encounter with Brisbane at Patersons Stadium, with forward Josh Hill and star midfielder Luke Shuey to return to the side. …
Continue reading Shuey and Hill to return for Eagles in AFLBrisbane AFL skipper Jonathan Brown says Travis Cloke’s contract negotiations are big news simply because he plays for Collingwood. Brown says the Magpies’ out-of-form power forward needs to find a …
Continue reading Brown sympathises with Cloke’s AFL dramasFrom backyard idol to good mate, Canterbury sensation Ben Barba has long had an association with North Queensland veteran Matt Bowen. Barba revealed his respect and admiration of Bowen ahead …
Continue reading Barba excited by Bowen NRL match-upFremantle coach Ross Lyon has urged fans not to expect miracles from returning midfielder Nat Fyfe, saying the 20-year-old will need time to reacclimatise to the “brutal” AFL competition. Fyfe, …
Continue reading Returning Fyfe no AFL miracle man for FreoFormer Pakistan cricketer Waqar Younis has revealed he’s no longer in the running to become Australia’s new bowling coach. Cricket Australia interviewed the ex-Test paceman as they continue their hunt …
Continue reading Waqar knocked back by Cricket AustraliaAs Alastair Clarkson prepares to face the heat for abusing an official at his son’s under-9s football game, West Coast AFL coach John Worsfold says everyone in the community has …
Continue reading We should all be role models: WorsfoldJake Friend has dispelled any talk of discontent within the Sydney Roosters camp and said he owes Brian Smith a debt of gratitude for helping him salvage his NRL career. …
Continue reading Friend determined to repay Smith’s faithIf anyone knows how to mastermind a stealth attack on the NRL premiership then it’s Canterbury coach Des Hasler. But the Bulldogs mentor believes his team’s opponents on Saturday, North …
Continue reading Cowboys are NRL’s stealthiest: HaslerAFL superstar Adam Goodes says he is definitely back to full match fitness, and believes he might only need to pinch-hit in the midfield because of the Swans’ fantastic form …
Continue reading AFL star Goodes back to full fitnessAdelaide forward Taylor Walker has had some special skills training to avoid another AFL suspension over his aggressive tackling techniques. While fellow spearhead Kurt Tippett will miss Saturday’s clash with …
Continue reading Walker back with controlled AFL aggressionConcerned North Queensland NRL coach Neil Henry has called for an urgent crackdown on the potentially-dangerous “prowler” tackle which he warns is a far bigger risk to players’ health than …
Continue reading Henry wants crackdown on ‘prowler’ tackleNorth Melbourne coach Brad Scott says he’s excited by news the AFL club’s former No.1 ruckman Hamish McIntosh will make a comeback from a knee injury in the VFL this …
Continue reading McIntosh to make VFL comeback for ‘Roos

