Stuart Law, who quit this week as Bangladesh coach, has been appointed to a high-performance role at Cricket Australia’s Centre of Excellence. Law, who played one Test and 54 one-day …
Continue reading Australia appoint Law to coaching roleParramatta halfback Chris Sandow’s fall from grace continued on Tuesday when the man touted as the Eels’ saviour was ordered to play in the NSW Cup. The Eels had hoped …
Continue reading Eels’ Sandow forced to NSW CupThe ARL Commission says it has put steps in place to end farcical State of Origin eligibility tug-of-wars, but admits it’s powerless to stop brothers Tariq and Korbin Sims facing …
Continue reading Origin debate heats up over Sims confusionAll Blacks halfback Jimmy Cowan will leave New Zealand to join English club Gloucester later this year. Cowan had been rumoured to be in discussions with Gloucester for some time …
Continue reading All Black Cowan to play English club rugbyCollingwood’s spluttering AFL form means the Magpies will treat the must-win game against Port Adelaide and the Anzac Day clash against Essendon as entirely separate challenges. The Magpies and the …
Continue reading Pies focus on next AFL clashThe rumours won’t go away but Reds coach Ewen McKenzie insists his succession plan is in the best interests of Queensland rugby – not his Wallabies prospects. Indeed, McKenzie was …
Continue reading Reds, not Wallabies are my focus: McKenzieNew Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley has denied rumours of player discontent at his club but former AFL great Wayne Carey insists they are true. Buckley performed impressively at a Tuesday …
Continue reading Carey insists ‘Pies AFL rumours are trueFormer Queensland and Australian enforcer Greg Dowling says the ARL Commission missed an opportunity to draw a line in the sand forever on players’ representative eligibility by allowing James Tamou …
Continue reading Clarity sought on league eligibilityManly’s decimated forward pack will be another man down for their grudge match with Canterbury in round eight, with young prop Darcy Lussick accepting a one-match ban on Tuesday. Lussick …
Continue reading Lussick, Harrison accept one-game NRL bansWest Coast have re-signed midfielder Scott Selwood for a further three years, tying the 22-year-old to the AFL club until the end of 2015. Selwood established himself as one of …
Continue reading Selwood re-signs with Eagles in AFLWestern Bulldogs star Adam Cooney admits it has been tough accepting that he will never return to his Brownlow Medal-winning best. The 26-year-old won the AFL’s highest individual honour in …
Continue reading Cooney accepts best AFL years behind himMercurial halfback Shaun Johnson will pick his moments to play his hand when he makes his Kiwi rugby league Test debut against the Kangaroos in Auckland on Friday night. The …
Continue reading Johnson to pick moments in league TestKangaroos halfback Cooper Cronk has his feet firmly planted on the ground after being given a starting berth against the Kiwis in Auckland on Friday night. In Australia’s first rugby …
Continue reading Cronk takes nothing for granted in NZ TestNew Zealander-turned-Kangaroo James Tamou is expecting a fiery reception in Auckland on Friday night but Kiwis hard man Jeremy Smith denies he will be a special target. Palmerston North-born Tamou …
Continue reading Kiwis won’t be targeting turncoat TamouWigan have backed up their shock victory over Manchester United by beating another Premier League giant, winning 2-1 at third-placed Arsenal to boost hopes of staving off relegation. Arsenal were …
Continue reading Wigan beat Arsenal 2-1 to boost survivalIn the summer of 2009, a young West Indies fast bowler called Kemar Roach announced himself on the world cricket stage by dominating the then all-conquering Ricky Ponting. The Barbadian …
Continue reading Roach relishing Ponting rematchSo just what will Michael Clarke pull out of his baggy green cap next? Less than a week after declaring while trailing by 43 runs to give his team a …
Continue reading Clarke keeps Windies guessing in 2nd TestBrumbies flanker and Wallabies hopeful Michael Hooper is set to leave the ACT franchise next year to join the NSW Waratahs. The `Tahs weren’t commenting on Tuesday, but it is …
Continue reading Hooper to leave Brumbies for Waratahs


