The Warriors are wary of a Wests Tigers side who have their NRL season back on course, even if skipper Robbie Farah will be missing this week. Farah will be …
Continue reading Warriors wary of Tigers despite no FarahBrisbane great Chris Johnson says Lions players, not coach Michael Voss, are responsible for the AFL club’s lack of progress. After bottom-four finishes in the past two years, the Lions …
Continue reading Lions players letting Voss down: JohnsonBen Cummins and Matt Cecchin have been named as the referees for next Wednesday’s State of Origin opener in Melbourne. The match will be Cummins’ second Origin, after he officiated …
Continue reading Cummins and Cecchin to ref Origin openerGoalkicker Taylor Walker’s two-game suspension is a significant blow as Adelaide seek to establish their AFL finals credentials, Crows defender Ben Rutten says. The Crows and Walker opted not to …
Continue reading Walker’s AFL ban a blow for CrowsRugby World Cup-winning Wallabies captain Nick Farr-Jones has been confirmed as chairman of the New South Wales Rugby Union by the board at its May meeting. Farr-Jones, 50, joined the …
Continue reading Farr-Jones confirmed as NSW Rugby chairmanMidfielder Sharrod Wellingham says Collingwood will be out for retribution in Friday night’s AFL blockbuster against reigning premiers Geelong. The Cats kicked clear in the final term of last year’s …
Continue reading ‘Pies aim for AFL retributionAdelaide star forward Taylor Walker has been urged not to let an AFL suspension dull his aggression. Crows games record-holder Andrew McLeod said he liked the aggressive streak the powerful …
Continue reading Crows’ Walker urged to keep AFL aggressionIndia’s cricket board called an emergency meeting on Tuesday after a sting operation by a local TV channel alleged corruption in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and other domestic competitions. …
Continue reading TV sting alleges IPL cricket corruptionJason Winderlich’s injured hamstring is feeling tight and the Essendon AFL speedster’s return date has been set back another month until after round 12. Winderlich, who played only four games …
Continue reading Winderlich AFL return for Bombers delayedHaving embarrassed themselves against Richmond, co-captain Jarrad McVeigh says Sydney need to make a statement against winless Melbourne. The Swans have dropped two matches on the trot heading into Saturday’s …
Continue reading Soft Swans must make statement: McVeighControversial AFL administrator Jason Mifsud insists there has been no fallout with clubs following discredited allegations about Melbourne coach Mark Neeld. The league’s community engagement manager was in Brisbane on …
Continue reading No fallout over Demons debacle: MifsudFinally, brothers Glenn and Brett Stewart will line up alongside each other in the sky blue of NSW. It is a coming together, seemingly five years in the making, since …
Continue reading Stewart brothers finally get Origin shotWales are leaving no stone unturned in their attempt to beat the Wallabies in Australia for the first time since 1969. Although the Six Nations champions have a Millennium Stadium …
Continue reading Welsh rugby stars to arrive earlyWest Coast goalsneak Josh Hill has credited his move back to Western Australia for reinvigorating his AFL career, saying he feels far more settled being closer to family. Hill showed …
Continue reading Josh Hill finds his AFL feet at Eagles“Welcome to the most extreme golf in the world,” says the European Union ambassador to Afghanistan, as half-a-dozen heavily armed bodyguards fan out around him and scan the Kabul Golf …
Continue reading Afghanistan course home to ‘extreme golf’Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy has appealed to NRL players to stop staying down and milking penalties for head-high contact, saying it’s a bad look and causes too many breaks in …
Continue reading Storm coach concerned by NRL milkingLleyton Hewitt could be a shock French Open starter after making a another typically-speedy recovery from foot surgery. Hewitt wasn’t expected to return to the court until next month’s Wimbledon …
Continue reading Hewitt set for shock French Open returnCarlton coach Brett Ratten says alarm bells are ringing over the ease with which St Kilda pierced his AFL side’s defence. The Blues’ coach is also worried his players have …
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