Warriors 18-0 DragonsSharks v Tigers and Storm v Raiders still to playFour weeks after arriving in Australia indefinitely, the Warriors celebrated their first victory of the NRL season with a record-making 18-0 win over St George Illawarra.Showing no h…
They might be the fiercest of rivals on the field, but off it the two nations can be the snuggest of bedfellows when it suits themIn the end it was much ado about nothing. The fate of this year’s men’s T20 World Cup, among other agenda items, has been …
Boris Johnson’s adviser ridiculed on social mediaCutout in stand at Sydney Roosters gameDominic Cummings may be weathering the storm that engulfed him for apparently flouting the government’s coronavirus lockdown guidance but that has not stopped Boris…
Build up to kick-off and updates from Bankwest StadiumOld rivals meet in second game back since Covid-19 breakAny thoughts? Email or tweet @JPHowcroft 10.21am BST For all the afterglow of the return of live sport, it nearly ended in disaster for Brodie…
Fan In The Stand initiative means public can pay $22 each to have their portraits placed in seats The NRL’s efforts to bring fans closer to live action have reached new levels with the announcement of a scheme that would allow fans to purchase a $22 ca…
If a player contracts coronavirus he could be isolated and substituted as an extension of the concussion regulationsEngland’s Test series against West Indies and Pakistan look ever more likely to happen, albeit behind closed doors. We await confirmatio…
If a player contracts coronavirus he could be isolated and substituted as an extension of the concussion regulationsEngland’s Test series against West Indies and Pakistan look ever more likely to happen, albeit behind closed doors. We await confirmatio…
Brisbane halfback twice fails temperature check22-year-old puts high readings down to excitementThe Brisbane Broncos were given a timely reminder of what the rugby league landscape looks like in the Covid-19 era when Brodie Croft failed a temperature c…
Brisbane halfback twice fails temperature check22-year-old puts high readings down to excitementThe Brisbane Broncos were given a timely reminder of what the rugby league landscape looks like in the Covid-19 era when Brodie Croft failed a temperature c…
FFA, A-League clubs and the PFA are heading for a showdown with the broadcaster over the future of the professional gameA plan to conclude the A-League season has been announced by Football Federation Australia, A-League clubs and the players’ union. I…
Updates on the first match back since the Covid-19 breakAny thoughts? Email or tweet @mike_hytner 5.45am BST Sport! Real, actual, professional live sport! It’s been what seems like an age since Australians last had the chance to watch a sporting event,…
Waca will host one-off Test against Afghanistan insteadAustralia have not lost a Test at Gabba in over 30 yearsAustralia will host India at their Gabba stronghold in the four-Test series with Perth missing out on a match in the lucrative tour.Western A…
In an extract from his new book, Patrick Skene chronicles how the Kiwi rugby league pioneer left an indelible impression in the 1980sOn a crisp afternoon on Sunday, 30 June 1985, the Kiwis players erupted onto Carlaw Park for the second Test against th…
The most anticipated rugby league restart since the end of the Super League era arrives with a new look and a hint of trepidationThe most dissected and debated recommencement to Australian sport is finally upon us. It has been no easy course, but when …
Rugby league returns this week with a glut of live games. There was a time when viewers only had an hour with MadeleyBy Gavin Willacy for No Helmets RequiredOnly a few days to go until your rugby league famine is over. All eight of this weekend’s NRL g…
Without an income-generating competition, the three Queensland players may not be the last to walk awayRugby Australia is racing to set up a domestic Super Rugby competition that will not only see a resumption of play, but help to generate much-needed …
ICC to ban use of saliva to shine ball during Covid-19 pandemicStarc urges ICC to ensure contest between bat and ballAustralia paceman Mitchell Starc has raised concerns that the International Cricket Council recommendation of a temporary ban on using …
Positive result returned from test last yearCronulla prospect can have B-sample analysedIn a blow to hopes the NRL season would resume this week without scandal, one of the league’s brightest prospects, Bronson Xerri, has been provisionally suspended a…
Australian Medical Association president says desire to allow limited number of fans back by 1 July ‘belongs in the sin bin’ The NRL’s ambitious push to get crowds back into stadiums on match days in a matter of weeks has been dismissed as “absurd and …
The hard-nosed belligerence of Peter V’landys has paid off so far, although it is a dangerous game to be playedThey say a week is a long time in politics. In rugby league, two months may as well have been an eternity, such has been the seismic change t…
