Tim Mannah has drilled into NRL strugglers Parramatta the need to start strongly against a disciplined Canterbury side, saying they can’t expect to pile on quick points as they did …
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As his long-awaited comeback looms, Melbourne Rebels captain Stirling Mortlock believes the next month will determine his rugby future. Mortlock, 34, will play his first Super Rugby match this season …
Continue reading Return brings Mortlock closer to D-DayIncreased intensity and the ability to absorb pressure will be key to the Hurricanes’ chances of picking up another win over the Blues in their Super Rugby clash in Wellington …
Continue reading Hurricanes to lift Super Rugby intensityQueensland selectors boss Des Morris will fly to Townsville on Friday to watch prop Matt Scott’s injury comeback for North Queensland against St George Illawarra. Despite not being named in …
Continue reading Scott set for NRL return as Origin loomsSydney coach John Longmire has paid rising Adelaide star Patrick Dangerfield a huge compliment by comparing him to Swans’ superstar Adam Goodes. Longmire is tipping a good old-fashioned arm wrestle …
Continue reading Dangerfield likened to AFL star GoodesMark Webber has backed Formula One’s controversial new quick-wearing tyres as the key to an exciting season. As Mercedes driver Michael Schumacher claims the tyres are turning the championship into …
Continue reading New tyres make F1 better: WebberWarriors back-rower Feleti Mateo says leaving Parramatta was the best move of his career but admits having sympathy for close friends Jarryd Hayne and Tim Mannah following the Eels’ poor …
Continue reading Mateo feels for struggling Eels in NRLSuper Rugby leaders the Chiefs have made five personnel changes to their starting 15 to face the Lions, two of them forced by injury. Experienced loose forward Liam Messam will …
Continue reading Chiefs make five Super Rugby changesQueensland defensive missile Anthony Faingaa has the Crusaders’ destructive Mr T lookalike Robbie Fruean in his sights in a timely starting return for Sunday’s clash of the 2011 Super Rugby …
Continue reading Faingaa twins aim to stop CrusadersWorld champion Casey Stoner says constant changes to MotoGP rules could lead to the undoing of the championship. The Australian says tampering by the ruling body DORNA has forced manufacturers …
Continue reading Stop changing MotoGP rules: StonerQueensland’s captain-in-waiting Cameron Smith has hit back at Ricky Stuart’s complaints about the State of Origin opener being played in Melbourne later this month. NSW coach Stuart went on the …
Continue reading Smith happy to play Origin in MelbourneGame-breaking lock Sitaleki Timani has won a promotion to the NSW starting side for the Waratahs’ must-win Super Rugby showdown with the Brumbies in Canberra on Saturday night. Timani’s last-minute …
Continue reading Timani wins start for the WaratahsTroubled batsman Jesse Ryder was omitted on Thursday from New Zealand’s 15-man Test squad to tour the West Indies, with South Africa-born paceman Neil Wagner one of two new faces …
Continue reading No Ryder in Black Caps Windies squadSwiss third seed Stanislas Wawrinka eased into the third round of the Estoril Open in Portugal on Wednesday recording a 7-6 (7-5) 6-1 win over Spaniard Ivan Navarro at a …
Continue reading Wawrinka into 3rd round of Portugal tennisChelsea were left contemplating the prospect of having to win this season’s Champions League to qualify for next term’s edition after a 2-0 defeat by Newcastle on Wednesday. Newcastle striker …
Continue reading Chelsea could miss Champions League spotWestern Bulldogs forward Liam Jones is not bothered by statistics indicating he is part of the AFL’s worst-performing attack. The Dogs’ rate of converting forward entries to goals is the …
Continue reading Dogs’ forwards not rated on goals: JonesA typically brisk 45 from captain David Hussey has steered Kings XI Punjab to a vital Indian Premier League (IPL) win over Royal Challengers Bangalore, despite a spate of late …
Continue reading Hussey leads Punjab to vital IPL winCarlton AFL player Sam Rowe has been diagnosed with testicular cancer, and coach Brett Ratten says the forward will be given all the time he needs to recover fully. Rowe, …
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