Nathan Cleary has left Penrith’s clash with the Bulldogs before half time with a suspected reoccurence of his hamstring injury, throwing Michael Maguire’s NSW Origin plans further into disarray. The halfback has missed several weeks with…
Sadly, on Thursday the owners of WNBL club the Melbourne Boomers handed back their license which has been transferred to a Geelong-based consortium. The Melbourne Boomers have been a part of the WNBL for 40 years. For the majority of their…
Ben Hornby says Latrell Mitchell has become a changed man during his suspension but warns South Sydney can’t expect the fullback to be their saviour on his return. Saturday’s game against St George Illawarra will be Mitchell’s first since…
Former Fremantle and GWS forward Cam McCarthy has passed away, aged 29. According to a report by The West Australian, he was found unresponsive at Lake Coogee in Perth’s south on Thursday evening. His death is not being treated as…
Disgraced former North Melbourne player Tarryn Thomas is once again at the centre of a police investigation, after being accused of harassing an ex-partner. According to the Herald Sun, Thomas has repeatedly called the woman, whom he…
Seven months after the Springboks sensationally elected for a scrum from a mark inside their 22-metre line during their run to a fourth Webb Ellis Cup, World Rugby has tweaked the law to ensure it doesn’t happen again. Springboks fullback…
Tom Trbojevic is set to miss the entire Origin series after suffering a hamstring injury against the Dolphins on Thursday night, with the early prognosis that the Manly fullback will be out for six to eight weeks. It is a hammer blow for…
Craig Bellamy is to go around again with the Melbourne Storm after announcing he will take up the option in his contract until the end of 2025. It will take him to his 23rd year with the club and, by the end, close to his 600th game…
Port Adelaide is not playing the sort of footy that brings a team any sort of success - and mixed with Ken Hinkley’s unacceptable approach, it will lead to disastrous results.
Just four teams remain in the hunt for the 2023/24 A-League Championship and the action will be intense in the opening legs of the semi-finals. Central Coast Mariners return to Australia with Asian silverware in hand and face up against…
The third ever Miami Grand Prix is in the history books and finally Lando Norris has tasted the victory champagne. That is one of the many things to discuss as we get to the latest edition of F1 talking points. Norris breaks the maiden…
Every sacked NRL coach can point to a string of injuries precipitating the form slump which eventually cost them their job. While he took an unusually high level of accountability for a coach after getting punted, Jason Demetriou pointed…
The Timberwolves as a franchise have never even made the Finals, but this season's roster has the size and the scoring to trouble the other remaining teams.
For the Wallaroos to again qualify for the top tier WXV 1 tournament later in the year they need to get at least one win over the next couple of weeks.
In Round 2 of last season, Jeremy Cameron took on Carlton at the MCG and nearly beat them singlehandedly. Fast forward a year and six weeks, and it was another modern great fighting a lone hand against an overwhelming Blues assault at…
Tom Trbojevic limped out with a hamstring injury as Manly again threw away a commanding lead to lose, this time 30-24 to a Dolphins side that is going places fast in 2024. Turbo had already sent a scare through the Sea Eagles camp – not to…
David Fifita has agreed to join the Sydney Roosters after opting to walk out on Gold Coast at year’s end and turn his back on three-time defending-premiers Penrith. Fifita told Roosters officials on Thursday he would take up a four-year…
It’s blockbuster week in Super Rugby Pacific for Round 12 – on both sides of the Tasman. In Australia, we have the Waratahs and the Brumbies locking horns in Sydney, while up north, the Reds will be looking to keep their home final chances…
As two-time World Cup Wallaby Scott Sio put pen to paper to extend his stay at Exeter, New Zealand Rugby is trying to bring back one of their stars from Japan. Ever since Richie Mo’unga moved to the Japanese League One competition, new All…
Gold Coast defender Wil Powell has been banned for five matches after using a homophobic slur during the Suns’ loss to Brisbane. Powell was hit with a ‘conduct unbecoming’ verdict from the AFL, ruling him out at AFL and VFL level until…
A new era of the Wallaroos begins in earnest this weekend, with new coach Jo Yapp naming her side to face Canada ahead of their first clash at Allianz Stadium in Sydney. In total, there are three new faces with Hera-Barb Malcolm Heke and…
Nathan Lyon believes Australia would have won the 2023 Ashes series 4-0 if he hadn’t broken down with injury. But the veteran spinner says it’s still on his “bucket list” to be back for the 2027 Ashes series to earn the series win that was…
Real Madrid will go for their 15th European title against Borussia Dortmund at Wembley at the start of June after a stunning late turnaround saw them ditch Bayern Munich out with just six minutes to spare. Joselu, rejected by Real as a…
After a supremely tough Round 8 on the tipping front, Round 9 brings up a whole new host of difficult games to decide on. But it’s fair to say if we thought times are hard for us tipsters, it’s nothing compared to Luke Beveridge’s…
Everything about the Wallabies in 2024 is new: new coach, new assistants, new expectations, but the same 23 matchday jerseys to fill. Form throughout the Super Rugby Pacific season has allowed certain positions to have their Wallabies…
Well, Round 9 was a turn-up for the books. The NRL had started to get into a familiar rhythm where the favourites seemed to be winning way more often than not. And then the Raiders upset Manly at Brookvale, the Roosters knock over the…
Ivan Cleary is right when he says NRL clubs that produce their own talent should be compensated when rival teams plunder the players they have developed. But when you are playing in a competition like the NRL where vested interests and…
Season 2024 is now one third of the way complete, and it’s fair to say that Western Australian-based fans will be enjoying what they’ve seen. West Coast have put together a block of rigid, yet exciting football, while Fremantle have…
After a double fault saw Novak Djokovic exit the Monte Carlo Masters to Casper Ruud at the semi-final stage, the Serbian’s hopes of a fourth French Open title seemed to be ebbing away. While he will still need to improve massively on his…