Melbourne Victory are into the A-League Men grand final after a semi-final win for the ages, with Chris Ikonomidis’ extra-time goal defying Wellington Phoenix. Victory emerged triumphant from a titanic struggle at Sky Stadium on Saturday, where a best-ever Phoenix crowd of 33,297 willed the… Read More »Ikonomidis winner sends Victory into A-League grand final
Tomorrow morning we’ll see Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Uysk dispute the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world in the heat of Saudi Arabia, and if the pair spent 12 rounds taking lumps off each other, it might not equal this. The Sharks and Roosters lit… Read More »Sharks announce themselves as major contenders after downing Roosters in high-scoring Magic Round epic
Michael Maguire’s start to life in the NSW hot seat has been wrought with bad luck – and it only got worse at half time of the first game of Saturday at Magic Round as Bradman Best was confirmed to have suffered a hamstring injury.… Read More »Hamstring curse strikes again with Bradman Best latest to fall as two Daves put on masterclass in Knights win
The ACT Brumbies have ended a 15-year winless drought against the Crusaders, winning a nail-biter 31-24 after a penalty try was awarded to the home side in the final minute of the match. With seconds left, Noah Lolesio’s match-winning penalty attempt from out wide hit… Read More »Brumbies end 15-year drought against Crusaders as 80th minute penalty try seals remarkable finish
Suliasi Vunivalu’s return to Suva has ended in devastation after being sent off for two trips during the Queensland Reds’ 28-19 defeat to the Drua on Saturday afternoon. After being “punched in the face” early by the home side, who scored two tries inside the… Read More »Reds denied a losing bonus point by Drua in Fiji as Suli Vunivalu is sent off for tripping