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AFL News: Swans sweat on star recruit’s knee injury, Suns not panicking despite pre-season thrashing

Sydney are confident recruit Taylor Adams will be match-fit for an opening-round debut after sustaining a knee injury during the Swans’ 25-point pre-season loss to Brisbane. Adams had impressed in his first hit-out in the red and white on Thursday, before a tackle from Brisbane’s… Read More »AFL News: Swans sweat on star recruit’s knee injury, Suns not panicking despite pre-season thrashing

COMMENT: Twiggy’s version is completely wrong – this is the real reason why the Force were cut in 2017

This piece is by Melbourne Rebels board member Lyndsey Cattermole* in response to an article that appeared on The Roar last week about the machinations around the culling of the Western Force from Super Rugby in 2017. Last week I read a story on The… Read More »COMMENT: Twiggy’s version is completely wrong – this is the real reason why the Force were cut in 2017

NRL News: ‘I thought I was going to die’ – Aussie journos in scary US knife incident, PNG gets green light to host games

Members of the Australian media in the US feared for their lives after two separate incidents, including a late-night knife encounter at Las Angeles. There are hundreds of Australians in the States with four NRL teams, officials and media crews to cover the preparations for… Read More »NRL News: ‘I thought I was going to die’ – Aussie journos in scary US knife incident, PNG gets green light to host games

NBL swansong? Mills’ NBA career may be over with Hawks waiving Boomers guard after unproductive season

The Atlanta Hawks have announced that they’re waiving their popular veteran Australian point guard Patty Mills. The 35-year-old from Canberra, who’s had an 879-game career in the NBA, had not been getting much playing time with the Hawks, averaging 2.7 points, 1.1 rebounds and 10.6… Read More »NBL swansong? Mills’ NBA career may be over with Hawks waiving Boomers guard after unproductive season