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Greater Western Sydney are primed to produce a big performance for coach Kevin Sheedy’s first game against his former club Essendon, as they prepare to christen their new home after an early season AFL odyssey.
The Queensland Maroons will once again start favourites for this year’s State of Origin series.
In what truly has been one of the more even Super Rugby competitions in recent memory, the time has finally come to rule the line through some teams for 2012.
NSW skipper Paul Gallen has revealed his desperation to play in State of Origin I was not personally motivated, but rather a desire to ensure his team was in the best shape possible to beat Queensland.
Wallabies star James O’Connor must wait four weeks before returning to contact training, ruling him out of Australia’s mid-year Tests against Scotland and Wales.
Melbourne Renegades’ hopes of signing all-time great Adam Gilchrist for the Big Bash League (BBL) appear dashed after he announced his playing days are over.
After a week of this year’s Giro d’Italia, and the Tour of California, cycling fans Australia wide are getting to work late and tired.It’s great.
As a sports fan I have a confession to make. Like the squeaky clean muesli bar spruiking Olympian gobbling down steroids and bedding a string of wanton women out of public view, I have been keeping a dirty secret for many years.
At halftime in the Stormers – Waratahs match at Cape Town, admittedly in the wet, one of the commentators remarked that Berrick Barnes had created a ‘world record in kicking up-and-unders.’
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Where has it all gone wrong for North Melbourne? What should have been a season that saw a fairytale return to the finals has instead become a waking nightmare.
As June 5 approaches, the flak aimed at John O’Neill and the Australian Rugby Union gains momentum over their scheduling. Misplaced flak.
Both channels of SBS made for compelling viewing at about 7.30 am on Sunday morning – on the main channel Chelsea were lifting the Champions League Cup after an epic come from behind win and on the second, another story of persistence and rebound was unfolding in the Mountains of California.
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Your sports opinion. Write your own articleMemories of the great Robbie McEwen
By Sean Lee, TodayAge has finally caught up with Robbie McEwen. The colourful sprinter is over halfway through his final race and finding the going tough.
What AFL can learn from other sports
By bpres43, Today
As we sit here eight rounds into the AFL season, we get the news that AFL CEO Andrew Demetriou will be jetting off to the London Olympics to learn from the worlds greatest sporting event.
Nicolas Almagro, a French Open surprise packet
By zacbrygel, Today
Coming into the French Open for 2012, and a different Spaniard is in top form for a go at the title. 26-year-old Spaniard Nicolas Almagro has all the credentials to be the perfect surprise packet at Roland Garros.
Reviewing the Super Rugby action from round 13
By KiwiDave, TodayFollowing the upsets of the previous round, some sense of normality returned this week. Seven of the top eight teams registered victories.
Why Cooper must be left out of Wallabies
By Sam, Today
Just as the Wallabies team seemed to be taking shape as the June Tests approach, Queensland threw a spanner in the works by starting Quade Cooper at fly-half for the Reds on the weekend.
Is this the end of the football salary cap?
By Midfielder, TodayFootball Australia, in their National Competition Review, have suggested that they will be moving away from the salary cap towards a points based system.
How a State of Origin weekend could work
By Chibba, Today
Well, its State of Origin time again, and that inevitably means certain debates are going to come up.
What happened to Saturday afternoon NRL?
By jamesb, TodayFor years, rugby league fans have been treated to “NRL Super Saturday” on Fox, with three games across the evening. However, with the first match kicking off at 5:30pm, there have been no Saturday afternoon matches.
Who should partner Horwill in the second row?
By jeznez, Today
To drive a big nail, you need a big hammer. Who should be the Wallaby locks during the coming internationals?
Brumbies cement position atop Australian conference
By fortheloveofsports, Today
The questions surrounding the Brumbies eligibility as Australian conference leaders have been answered with a somewhat scrappy win over the Hurricanes in Wellington.
Cowboys victory converts followers
By sajjittarius, TodayIt’S not often I try and convert the masses to the wonders of rugby league. For one, someone has to want to be converted and those who don’t follow rugby league tend do so for a reason.
Carlton and Melbourne: don’t believe the hype
By Baldrick44, Today
Hype is a strange thing in professional sport. Some teams can ride the wave of expectation to greater heights, whereas others just seem to drown in it.
Both sides of the Origin selection coin for Wednesday’s Game 1
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Cameron says: "There are two aspects of NRL that are better than AFL - the NRL has more than half of its teams outside the one capital and a team in a little place called New Zealand..." Oh no, I can feel some dreaded merger and relocation talk come up very sho...
Viscount Crouchback says: I think you'll find England are the Number 1 Test-ranked side, old bean....
xaviercrane says: The goal for RL administrators should be to make every game as close to SOO as possible. Obviously its not realistic for every club game to match SOO in regards to interest, crowds, intensity etc.....but its what the blueprint should be. Quite sim...
kingplaymaker says: Johnno don't count on it. Read this news report on what the Tahs chief executive said today with horror: 'Allen admitted he was well aware of public and media calls for Foley, indeed for the entire Waratahs coaching staff, to be sacked but he was...
Cameron says: Says on their website they are hoping to get 20000. Don't know about that but I am betting there will be more Essendon than giants supporters there on Saturday....
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