From footballers to street kids to politicians and members of the public who had never met him, Jim Stynes has been remembered as a gentleman, an angel, an inspiration, a …
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Brett Morris’s scintillating return to fullback against Wests Tigers last week has seen him handed the No.1 jersey for St George Illawarra’s NRL clash with Manly on Saturday. Morris was …
Continue reading Morris stays at No.1 for Dragons in NRLGreater Western Sydney’s marquee man Israel Folau says the aggression that threatened to cost him a place in the club’s historic opening AFL game is here to stay. Folau admitted …
Continue reading Giants’ Folau to keep up AFL aggressionSydney champion Adam Goodes believes he can lift his already-stellar game to another level this season by displaying improved efficiency in his goalkicking and skill levels. About to embark on …
Continue reading AFL star Adam Goodes says he can liftA former International Cricket Council chief on Tuesday accused India of fostering corruption in the sport, saying illegal betting in the country was the root cause of the problem. Ehsan …
Continue reading India is illegal betting hub: ex-ICC chiefThe Sydney Roosters are turning winning ugly into an artform, but centre Shaun Kenny-Dowall believes it’s only a matter of time before the struggling outfit clicks. The Roosters have won …
Continue reading Roosters vow to build on shaky NRL startEnglish rugby club Sale have signed Melbourne Rebels utility back Danny Cipriani to a three-year deal. The Sharks announced the signing on their website, the 24-year-old expected to see out …
Continue reading Rebels’ Cipriani to return to UK rugbyIn a room that represented so much of Jim Stynes’ life, a couple of hundred of the people in whom he believed so faithfully came together on Tuesday to share …
Continue reading Stynes remembered by those he helpedJim Stynes was too busy in the last week of his remarkable 45-year life to wait for death. The Irish iron man, who amazed doctors with his resilience as a …
Continue reading Inspirational Stynes dies, aged 45It only took a few hours for John Northey to calm down. But for a while, he was livid. The Jim Stynes experiment had cost Melbourne a place in their …
Continue reading Stynes one of the best says NortheyQueensland Reds winger Digby Ioane has been suspended for four Super Rugby matches for a lifting tackle on Sharks flanker Marcell Coetzee. Two previous disciplinary matters relating to dangerous tackles …
Continue reading Ioane outed for four matchesDespite his recent return to full training, Fremantle midfielder David Mundy is likely to fall just short in his bid to make the start of the AFL season. Mundy, who …
Continue reading Freo’s Mundy unlikely for AFL round oneThey described Jim Stynes as the greatest story in the history of Australian Rules football. They lauded him as the saviour of their club and their inspiration. But the young …
Continue reading Stynes lauded by Melbourne’s playersJim Stynes’ family has accepted the offer of a state funeral for the AFL legend, who has died of cancer aged 45. Stynes’ remarkable life ended at 8.20am (AEDT) on …
Continue reading Stynes to have state funeralThe AFL would like a female field umpire to be officiating at top-level matches within a decade. AFL football operations manager Adrian Anderson said the league wanted women to progress …
Continue reading Female field umpire on the cards: AFLAdelaide assistant coach Mark Bickley has refused to say whether he believes the Crows were right to force recruiting manager Matt Rendell out of the AFL club. Bickley said he …
Continue reading Rendell not racist: Bickley saysThe Brumbies plan to prove themselves “a bunch of fighters” in Saturday night’s Super Rugby showdown with the undefeated Highlanders. Far from moping about their first defeat under coach Jake …
Continue reading Brumbies keen to bounce back after lossAustralia’s struggles with the bat so far on their tour of the Caribbean have highlighted just how important absent skipper Michael Clarke is to the team’s middle order. Australia have …
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