Canberra coach Ricky Stuart has been suspended for a week and it may become the new norm as the NRL sets a new benchmark for officials who cross the line, writes BRENT READ. Harsh but fair was how one senior club official described it. Hard to argue really. Canberra coach Ricky Stuart will be $25,000 lighter in the pocket after ...

A measly single bronze medal from Tokyo is driving a new look Australian men’s track cycling team going into the Commonwealth Games. Three-time Commonwealth gold medallist Matthew Glaetzer and young guns Matthew Richardson, Leigh Hoffman and Tom Cornish are rated the team to beat at the Games. Delivering on those expectations will prove the men’s program is back on track ...

The Manly Sea Eagles have told the seven stars boycotting the club’s pride jerseys to stay away 4 Pines Park, after a top-level meeting between Manly and NSW Police. Manly has sensationally banned their seven dissenting players from attending tonight’s big match at 4 Pines Park after a top level meeting with NSW police. The exiled players were contacted after ...

She is already Australia’s greatest ever Olympian but Emma McKeon is poised to break one of swimming’s untouchable milestones. The serial record breaker is chasing an unprecedented nine medals at one event. Already the most prolific female medallist at a single Olympics after winning seven medals at last year’s Tokyo Olympics, the unstoppable McKeon is chasing what would be a ...

Just last week under the headline “Joey opens up on ‘bulls***’ Origin outburst there was Joey Johns, rugby league Immortal, opening up on his bulls*** Origin outburst, and with some heat. The story was of the personal kind and the deeper it got the more personal it got. Johns was cut to the bone following NSW’s loss to Queensland. It ...

LIV Tour commissioner Greg Norman is reportedly targeting freshly-minted Open champion Cameron Smith and former Masters winner Adam Scott to headline an all-Australian team on the Saudi-backed rebel tour. English newspaper The Telegraph is reporting that Norman is pursuing his countrymen as part of a fresh attack on the PGA Tour that could see as many as six high-profile players ...

The desperate Wests Tigers are hoping a tour of the club’s $75 million Centre of Excellence is enough to sway Isaiah Papali’i from wanting out of the club. Over the past two months, Papali’i has repeatedly raised concerns to his Parramatta teammates and officials about joining the Wests Tigers, particularly in the wake of Michael Maguire’s axing. The Eels back-rower ...

Benji should first ask himself how this current administration and board could possibly make a promise like that given their proven history of throwing coaches under the bus. And what Benji should also remind himself is learning the art of coaching takes time and experience, both good and bad. Wayne Bennett coached for a decade in the old Brisbane competition ...

The revamped Big Bash League has landed its first international superstar, with former South African captain Faf du Plessis nominating for the inaugural draft. News Corp understands multiple clubs across the league are interested in du Plessis, although he is yet to nominate his exact availability dates which could impact on whether he is ultimately picked up for the coming ...

Former Blues skipper Paul Gallen has laid down the challenge to Queenslander Justin Hodges vowing to smash him and Ben Hannant on the same night. Gallen has issued an Origin challenge to Hodges after the fiery Maroons legend called out the NSW great after he beat Hannant by an unanimous decision on Wednesday night. The pair could now square off ...