Friday, May 27, 2016

Netball gets ready for its own State of Origin showdown as Swifts seek Firebirds revenge and other top stories.

  • Netball gets ready for its own State of Origin showdown as Swifts seek Firebirds revenge

    NSW looking for redemption1:37Netball: NSW will be looking to end the 21-game winning streak of the Queensland Firebirds who defeated the Swifts in last years grand final. RUGBY league doesn’t have a mortgage on State of Origin anymore.On Sunday the mate against mate, hate against hate rivalry will explode 72 hours early at Sydney Olympic Park, as netball assumes top billing as the biggest sporting event of the weekend.Sharni Layton will have her hands full with Romelda Aiken.It’s an all too fa..
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  • Deal secures Balmain's future in Wests Tigers

    Deal secures Balmain's future in Wests Tigers
    New deal: Wests Magpies will be the 75 per cent player in the Wests Tigers joint venture. Photo: Cameron Spencer Balmain's ongoing involvement in Wests Tigers has been secured after the finalisation of an $8.5 million deal giving control of the joint venture to Wests Magpies.With Balmain unable to repay a $5.4 million loan to the NRL due on March 31, there had been fears about the future of the 1908 foundation club at the elite level of the game but the Tiger..
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  • State of Origin 2016: Live Maroons training news

    State of Origin 2016: Live Maroons training news
    Cooper Cronk goes down injured while training for the Maroons0:38State of Origin: Cooper Cronk goes down injured while training for the Maroons. THE Maroons’ preparations for Origin I have been thrown into disarray after key halfback Cooper Cronk injured his ankle on Friday afternoon.Cronk lasted just 10 minutes of Queensland’s opposed session at Sanctuary Cove before he hobbled to the sidelines after rolling his ankle during a warm up game of touch football.To add to the chaos, Daly Cherry-Eva..
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  • Roughead Joins Hawks For Lions Clash

    Posted: 27 May, 2016 by AAP Roughead Joins Hawks For Lions Clash Hawks forward to travel to the Gabba just days after having a biopsy Tags: AFL, Hawthorn Hawks, Hawks (Image: Getty) Just days after undergoing surgery to determine his cancer treatment, Hawthorn star Jarryd Roughead will be looking on from Alastair Clarkson's coaching box as his teammates battle Brisbane at the Gabba on Saturday. Roughead had a biopsy this w..
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  • Jesse White leaves training early with ankle 'tweak' but Magpies confident he'll play

    Jesse White leaves training early with ankle 'tweak' but Magpies confident he'll play
    Travis Cloke: VFL footy is hard1:19AFL: Travis Cloke reveals the challenges of playing at the lower level of football in the VFL. COLLINGWOOD coach Nathan Buckley remains confident rejuvenated forward Jesse White will be right to take on the Western Bulldogs on Sunday, despite “tweaking” his ankle at training.White left the track early and spoke to the medical staff late in Friday’s session, and his injury will be assessed in the next 24 hours.“(White) just tweaked his ankle, which is not uncom..
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  • Brumbies and Wallabies captain Stephen Moore backs new Australian Test mix for England

    Wallabies captain Stephen Moore has thrown his support behind Australia's mix of experience and untested talent as coach Michael Cheika challenges international rookies to step up against England in June.But Moore is adamant the excitement of the Test squad being named will not overshadow the importance of the ACT Brumbies' clash against Super Rugby newcomers, the Japan Sunwolves, on Saturday night. Brumbies and Wallabies captain Stephen Moore has backed the balance of new and old in the W..
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  • AFL pledges Indigenous commissioner by 2018

    AFL pledges Indigenous commissioner by 2018
    AFL pledges Indigenous commissioner by 2018 AFL chairman Mike Fitzpatrick believes boosting Indigenous representation in the AFL remains a challenge. Photo: Joe Armao The AFL has announced its commitment to appointing an Indigenous commissioner by 2018.The announcement - made on Friday - had been flagged by Fairfax Media last month.The move was one of several initiatives recommended by the league's Indigenous advisory group.The league has also undertaken to..
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  • GWS utility Adam Tomlinson keen to make an impact against Adelaide Crows

    GWS utility Adam Tomlinson keen to make an impact against Adelaide Crows
    Sheedy believes in GWS0:45AFL: Former GWS coach Kevin Sheedy believes the Giants can go all the way in 2016 and win their inaugral premiership. BREAKING into a top-four team on a six-game winning streak with an average winning margin of more than 50 points is no easy task.For GWS utility Adam Tomlinson, there was only one option — some seriously hard work, both on and off the field..Tomlinson has spent the past fortnight playing in the NEAFL, trying to prove to senior coach Leon Cameron he was ..
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  • State of Origin 2016: Robbie Farah - I can forgive what Jason Taylor said to me - but I will never forget

    State of Origin 2016: Robbie Farah - I can forgive what Jason Taylor said to me - but I will never forget
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Plays of the Week From side swipes to long bombs, these are the most exciting, silly and downright crazy plays in the sport world this week. PT1M36S 620 349 Last year, Jason Taylor told Robbie Farah he should find another club and if he didn't, he would be playing reserve grade.See that over there, 200-game club legend? That's the door. Shut it behind you.Farah didn't find another club. He hasn't played reserve grade. He's about t..
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