NSW skipper Paul Gallen faces a nervous 24 hours with a knee injury and possible suspension threatening his involvement in the State of Origin series opener following a dramatic 34-28 …
Continue reading Gallen’s NSW Origin hopes in the balanceCollingwood have suffered another serious injury blow, potentially losing premiership utility Ben Johnson for the rest of the AFL season with a shoulder reconstruction. The 31-year-old was subbed out at …
Continue reading Johnson could miss rest of AFL seasonNSW’s horrendous State of Origin I preparations may have been dealt a fatal blow with injury and suspension threatening Blues skipper Paul Gallen’s involvement in the series opener following South …
Continue reading Gallen hurt in Sharks 34-28 loss to SouthsEssendon forward Stewart Crameri could play in Saturday night’s AFL match of the round against West Coast after being cleared of serious damage to his knee. The Bombers initially feared …
Continue reading Crameri avoids big AFL injuryNSW’s horrendous State of Origin I preparations may have been dealt a fatal blow with injury and suspension threatening Blues skipper Paul Gallen’s involvement in the series opener following South …
Continue reading Gallen hurt Sharks 34-28 loss to SouthsThe South Australian Jockey Club is expecting a Sell-Out crowd for Black Caviar’s final appearance in Autralia before heading to the U.K for the Diamond Jubilee Stakes. Just 3,000 of …
Continue reading Black Caviar to sell-out crowd for 2012 Goodwood Handicap dayPort Adelaide hierarchy have guaranteed the immediate future of coach Matthew Primus, saying he deserves the chance to lift the club from the AFL doldrums. Port chief executive Keith Thomas …
Continue reading Primus safe as Port coach, says CEOPerth’s new multi-purpose sports stadium will be shorter and wider than Patersons Stadium, but West Coast and Fremantle insist they won’t lose their home-ground AFL advantage. The West Australian government …
Continue reading WA teams not fazed by shorter stadiumOn the surface Adam Goodes’ likely six-week absence is a crushing blow for Sydney’s AFL prospects, but the mind’s eye of Swans coach John Longmire can see the positives. Longmire …
Continue reading Goodes’ injury a chance for other SwansWallabies flanker Scott Higginbotham has voiced his frustration at Australian rugby’s new contracting regime which has been complicated by the cloud over a proposed Super Rugby salary cap. While fellow …
Continue reading New contracting regime annoys rugby starsWaratahs coach Michael Foley has hailed Wycliff Palu’s decision to extend his contract with NSW as a massive vote of confidence in the Super Rugby outfit’s current roster. Palu will …
Continue reading Palu keen to repay WaratahsNews Dane Nielsen will depart Melbourne at the end of the NRL season was offset on Monday by the re-signing of powerful Storm outside back Justin O’Neill. Fresh from a …
Continue reading Nielsen to leave Storm, O’Neill staysSouth Sydney prop Sam Burgess is a confirmed starter for tonight’s NRL clash with Cronulla at ANZ Stadium. The England international will start on the bench for the home side …
Continue reading Burgess to return for RabbitohsHawthorn are torn between rushing Stephen Gilham’s comeback and making sure the full-back is completely ready for a return to the AFL. While the Hawks overran St Kilda last Saturday …
Continue reading Hawthorn’s Gilham closing in on AFL returnIf history is any guide then St George Illawarra’s Matt Prior looks set for a lengthy suspension after he was referred straight to the NRL judiciary for a striking charge …
Continue reading Prior facing lengthy NRL banGeelong AFL triple-premiership defender David Wojcinski must face the VFL Tribunal on Tuesday night over a clash which broke the jaw of Melbourne draftee-in-waiting Jack Viney. Wojcinski has already accepted …
Continue reading AFL’s Cats’ Wojcinski to face VFL TribunalCarlton ruckman Shaun Hampson says he has worked too hard for his AFL berth to consider resting and giving Robbie Warnock a chance to snatch it. While several star Blues, …
Continue reading No AFL rest wanted for Blues’ HampsonWest Coast captain Darren Glass isn’t losing any sleep over accusations his team are manipulating AFL rules in the tackle, dismissing claims the Eagles are a bunch of duckers. Hawthorn …
Continue reading Eagles aren’t duckers, says Darren Glass


