An exciting 30-minute spell during last month’s City-Country clash in Mudgee was enough to convince NSW coach Ricky Stuart that Robbie Farah was the right man to select at hooker …
Continue reading Stuart comfortable with Farah selectionBesieged Parramatta coach Stephen Kearney has had a week to forget but he insists he can see a way through. Even after a verbal hammering from fans at the Eels’ …
Continue reading Raiders win, Eels’ woes continueTwo years after his NRL debut, Matt Gillett will become the 50th Brisbane Broncos player to pull on a Queensland State of Origin jumper. Selectors will make 23-year-old Gillett the …
Continue reading Gillett set to make Origin debut for QldCronulla coach Shane Flanagan hopes critics will take his team seriously after they became the first side to beat the Melbourne Storm this NRL season. The Sharks are third on …
Continue reading Sharks beat Storm in NRL thrillerKorean golfer Kim Bi-o cruised to a five-stroke victory on Sunday in the OneAsia event at Namseoul Country Club in Seaul. The 21-year-old shot a four-under-par 68 to finish at …
Continue reading Kim Bi-o wins Korea OneAsia golf by 5Midfielders Matthew Boyd and Ryan Griffen powered Western Bulldogs to an upset 18-point win over North Melbourne in their AFL round-seven clash at Etihad Stadium on Sunday. The Bulldogs claimed …
Continue reading Bulldogs upset KangaroosThe Jekyll-and-Hyde Queensland Reds roared back to their entertaining best with a withering second-half to knock the Chiefs off the top of the Super Rugby table in Brisbane on Sunday. …
Continue reading Reds in Super comeback to roll ChiefsBrett Stewart has won the race for the contentious NSW fullback spot, edging out Josh Dugan to end a four-year absence from rugby league’s State of Origin series. The 27-year-old …
Continue reading NSW Origin 1 team named, Stewart fullbackBrett Stewart has won the race for the contentious NSW fullback spot, edging out Josh Dugan to end a four-year absence from rugby league’s State of Origin series. The 27-year-old …
Continue reading Stewart back as NSW Origin fullbackNSW squad named on Sunday for the opening 2012 State of Origin rugby league match in Melbourne on May 23 (in alphabetical order):- Greg Bird, Jamie Buhrer, Todd Carney, Ben …
Continue reading NSW Origin squad for Origin 1 namedCronulla’s stand-in captain Jeremy Smith was the hero as Melbourne suffered their first loss of the NRL season in a dramatic 12-10 Sharks’ victory on Sunday. In an incredibly tense …
Continue reading Sharks beat Storm 12-10 in NRL thrillerComparisons between the AFL’s two expansion sides are fraught with danger, but the early signs are Greater Western Sydney have gotten a lot more right. It’s foolish to judge a …
Continue reading GWS’s contested ball mantra topples SunsCanberra withstood a late Parramatta revival before narrowly securing a much-needed 40-34 NRL victory at Canberra Stadium on Sunday. After trailing 24-6 at halftime, Parramatta looked out for the count …
Continue reading Raiders hold off Eels for 40-34 NRL winNorth Melbourne’s AFL finals hopes suffered a crushing blow as Ryan Griffen gave a brilliant performance to lead Western Bulldogs to a confidence-boosting 18-point win on Sunday. Showing a greater …
Continue reading AFL Bulldogs upset KangaroosMarcos Ambrose registered his best result of the NASCAR season, finishing ninth after a late charge in the Southern 500 at Darlington, South Carolina. The Tasmanian was outside the top …
Continue reading Ambrose 9th in Darlington NASCAR raceSt George Illawarra winger Jason Nightingale admits he’s relieved to see Michael Jennings out of the Penrith side for Monday’s NRL clash but is still wary of the struggling Panthers. …
Continue reading Dragons boosted by Jennings’ NRL axingThe Brumbies face a dilemma if new recruit Peter Hewat proves a saviour and plays a key role in getting them into the Super Rugby finals. The Brumbies announced on …
Continue reading Hewat joins Brumbies but can’t play finalsSt Kilda’s ruck depth faces a huge test in Monday night’s AFL round-seven clash with Carlton at Etihad Stadium. The Saints (3-3) are battling to stay in touch with the …
Continue reading AFL Blues to test Saints’ ruck depth
