The NRL has announced that the rules of the game will stay roughly the same for another year, with only the restarts after dropouts set to change. With almost every club favouring short dropouts in 2023, the punishment for failing to make 10m or sending… Read More »NRL holds tight on rules – but adds one tweak to promote ‘unpredictability of the game’
It is a sad state of affairs that midway through the second session of Australia’s First Test against the West Indies that there’s an air of resignation that this will be another lopsided mismatch. The outclassed Windies didn’t bat terribly and they showed some fight… Read More »Windies’ tale of woe worsens as Australia bowl outclassed tourists out on day one of Test mismatch
Alex de Minaur has shifted up a gear to power into the Australian Open third round at Melbourne Park. A man on a mission, de Minaur crushed Italian Matteo Arnaldi 6-3 6-0 6-3 in bang on two hours on Wednesday to storm into the last… Read More »‘Today was revenge’: De Minaur makes good on Davis Cup promise to crush Italian as deep Aus Open run beckons
Six years after equalling the Australian record for the most tries in a single Super Rugby season, wrecking ball Taqele Naiyaravoro has made the first steps towards a return to the competition. The Roar can reveal the giant winger is currently on a train-and-trial contract… Read More »‘One of very few players who on their day is undefendable’: Force close in on former Wallabies wrecking ball
Ajla Tomljanovic insists there is no bad blood between her and Jelena Ostapenko as the two rivals prepare to square off in the second round of the Australian Open. Tomljanovic set up a rematch of her infamous clash with the Latvian at Wimbledon in 2021… Read More »‘Been a while’: No bad blood with fiery Latvian ahead of second-round showdown despite spicy history – Tomljanovic