He’s not hitting the panic button just yet, but Canterbury coach Des Hasler knows his side needs to turn good performances into NRL wins. After a brilliant start to life …
Continue reading Dogs need to start winning again: HaslerNRL serial bad boy Arana Taumata could be in line to make his Penrith debut against Melbourne on Saturday with Luke Walsh set to be sidelined with a knee injury. …
Continue reading Injury-hit Penrith eye Taumata in NRLCollingwood’s Scott Pendlebury wants to see AFL umpires pay more attention to the holding and pushing tactics employed by midfield stoppers such as Fremantle’s Ryan Crowley. Crowley’s performance against Carlton …
Continue reading Pendlebury asks AFL umpires to crack downWestern Force flanker Ben McCalman will miss the club’s two-game Super Rugby tour of South Africa due to a shoulder nerve injury. McCalman missed three games earlier this season with …
Continue reading McCalman to miss Sth African rugby tourWest Coast will be without their two best AFL forwards for the next three months after Josh Kennedy joined Mark LeCras on the long-term injury list. Kennedy is expected to …
Continue reading AFL Eagles floored by Josh Kennedy injuryCanberra coach David Furner is reserving his right to wield the axe ahead of the Raiders’ away NRL clash with Manly after demanding his starting players bring the right attitude …
Continue reading Raiders on notice for Manly NRL clashThe AFL match review panel have suffered another blow to their credibility, with St Kilda onballer Leigh Montagna beating his charge in remarkable circumstances. Only a couple of hours before …
Continue reading Saints beat AFL striking chargeNSW assistant coach Trent Barrett claims the expected loss of super-sub Kurt Gidley only adds to the adversity the Blues can use as motivation to finally end Queensland’s State of …
Continue reading Gidley loss can spur on NSW: BarrettWallabies great Michael Lynagh has been released from a Brisbane hospital after suffering a stroke. “Almost exactly 2 weeks after my stroke, I have been released from hospital,” Lynagh tweeted. …
Continue reading Lynagh released from hospitalStar Fremantle midfielder Nat Fyfe will miss the next 12 weeks of the AFL season after suffering another dislocation of his reconstructed left shoulder. Fyfe experienced the latest setback at …
Continue reading Freo’s Fyfe to undergo shoulder surgeryIf Sydney Swans coach John Longmire wants to keep his unbeaten team on their toes, he might want to refer them to the record books, as they prepare to face …
Continue reading AFL record book warning for SwansIf a skinny 18-year-old can survive a debut against the fearsome Jonah Lomu, another 99 games of Super Rugby shouldn’t come as a surprise. Mark Gerrard plays his 100th game …
Continue reading Gerrard to play 100th Super Rugby gameRicky Ponting’s chances of earning another crack at Ashes redemption remain alive after Australian coach Mickey Arthur backed the 37-year-old to continue on until at least next year’s Test tour …
Continue reading Arthur backs Ponting to bat on in AshesTravis Waddell’s exile from Canberra’s NRL starting line-up has lasted just one week, with the hooker being recalled following an injury to Glen Buttriss. Buttriss hurt his knee in the …
Continue reading Waddell recalled for Raiders in NRLManly five-eighth Kieran Foran admits the constant speculation about his future affected his NRL form this season. The 21-year-old, who will sit out the Sea Eagles’ clash with Canberra on …
Continue reading Foran’s Manly deal a weight off his mindNewcastle NRL centre Timana Tahu described the mood in the Knights dressing room on Monday night as that of a side that had been flogged. The Knights had just beaten …
Continue reading Knights sombre despite NRL winCollingwood’s bid to climb back into the AFL’s top eight took a sizeable step forward on Tuesday with premiership stars Ben Reid, Dale Thomas and Heath Shaw pushing for senior …
Continue reading Magpies hope to regain star trio in AFLWallabies great Michael Lynagh will be released from hospital in Brisbane on Wednesday after suffering a stroke two weeks ago. The Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital released a statement on …
Continue reading Lynagh to be released from hospital

