The season-opening All Stars clash will live up to its name again with a host of guns set to take part in Townsville, despite worries that many would pull out. The Indigenous side will boast the likes of Latrell Mitchell, Nicho Haynes, Cody Walker and Josh Addo-Carr while the Maori team features Jahrome Hughes, Joseph […]
Rugby News: ‘Dropped a bollock’ – Lynagh set for surprise move in international twist, Crusaders cop another blow
Louis Lynagh, the excellent Harlequins winger and former England under-20s star, is set to make a high-profile move to Benetton, paving the way to play for Italy and, perhaps, a World Cup berth in Australia in 2027. The 23-year-old son of Wallabies legend Michael Lynagh, Louis was born in Treviso when his father was playing […]
COVID chaos rocks Aussie camp again as Marsh faces tricky captain assignment after positive test
Australia have once again been hit with COVID chaos just a day out from the first of their three T20I matches against the West Indies, with captain Mitchell Marsh testing positive. Marsh, who was named captain for the series in a likely audition for the role at June’s T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and […]
Lions cop whopping fine for ‘non-deliberate’ concussion protocol breach during AFLW GF
The Brisbane Lions have been slapped with a $20,000 fine after breaching the league’s concussion guidelines during their 17-point AFLW grand final win over North Melbourne in December. The sanction for the “non-deliberate” breach stems from an incident involving forward Sophie Conway. With about three minutes to go in the third quarter, the AFL’s concussion […]
‘Doesn’t do anyone any favours’: Pies CEO slams News Corp criticism of defender’s return from concussion
Collingwood chief executive Craig Kelly has slammed “sensationalist” reporting around Magpies defender Nathan Murphy returning to football after another concussion. Murphy, 24, was cleared to continue his AFL career after suffering his most recent concussion during the Magpies’ grand-final win last September. The premiership player was examined by the league’s concussion panel and was ultimately […]