Penrith are confident they can put friction with Jarome Luai to one side and sort out a new contract despite the star five-eighth thumbing his nose at coach Ivan Cleary with an Instagram post. A day after Cleary warned Luai should be careful what he wishes for if he takes up a more lucrative deal […]
AFL coaching great Mick Malthouse has called for Melbourne swingman Joel Smith to have the book thrown at him by the league over his positive drugs test, in the hope that doing so will deter other players. Smith was provisionally suspended by the league in early October after it was revealed he had tested positive […]
Aron Baynes has returned from his NBL suspension with a bang as the Brisbane Bullets posted their season-high score in a 108-92 win over South East Melbourne. Alan Williams’ foul trouble and Gorjok Gak’s calf injury hurt the Phoenix in a heated encounter at Nissan Arena on Thursday night. Baynes (12 points, seven rebounds), Tyrell […]
Mitch Marsh has flown home to Australia over a family issue but has told his teammates he’ll be back in India to help them lift the World Cup. The star allrounder has had to return to Perth for personal reasons but messaged his colleagues before he left to tell them he would return “to win […]
Joe Root is feeling bullish ahead of England’s clash with Australia, claiming he would “have this team every day” over their rivals despite wildly differing fortunes at the World Cup. The Ashes adversaries meet on Saturday (Sunday AEDT) at Ahmedabad’s 130,000-capacity Narendra Modi Stadium, which will also host the tournament final on November 19. Only […]
