Rio 2016: Sally Pearson slams those doubting her chances at the Olympic Games
Tell her she can't do it.Sally Pearson has been hearing as much for the past three years that she won't come back, that she won't win another major title, that too many injuries and not enough time to come back from them will end her career sooner than later. Australian Olympians show off Rio uniforms Australian Olympic athletes and Rio hopefuls unveil the official uniforms to be worn by the Australian Olympic team during the 2016 Olympic Games. On Tuesday, the defending Olympic wom..>> view originalNew Zealand Warriors halfback Shaun Johnson offers to be waterboy for Auckland club team
Giving back to grassroots: Shaun Johnson. Photo: Getty Images New Zealand Warriors' star halfback Shaun Johnson will play waterboy on his day off this weekend after posting on his Facebook page on Monday asking teams to reply and express their interest in having him fulfil the role.The Warriors have Saturday off ahead of their Anzac Day clash against the Storm in Melbourne on Monday and the No. 7 wants to take the chance to get out among the Auckland club sc..>> view originalMelbourne Rebels winger Dom Shipperley suffers serious knee injury and will miss 2016 season
Rebels press conference6:47Super Rugby: Melbourne Rebels coach Tony McGahan and captain Nic Stirzaker address the media following their round 8 loss to the Hurricanes. MELBOURNE Rebels winger Dom Shipperley’s Super Rugby season is over.Scans have confirmed Shipperley, who has made 19 appearances for the Rebels since switching from Queensland Reds, ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in his side’s loss to the Hurricanes at AAMI Park last Friday night.“We’re shattered for Dom, he’s been a con..>> view originalRoosters rookie still flying high after NRL debut
His side mightn't have left Allianz Stadium with the win, but Roosters debutant Connor Watson is still buzzing after his first taste of NRL action. The 19-year-old Holden Cup star managed 19 minutes against the Panthers, making eight tackles and nearly scoring with his only run of the game. As the side's utility player, Watson had prepared himself for a second-half stint against tiring forwards, but was instead thrust into the action inside five minutes after five-eighth Jayden Nikorima left th..>> view originalNBL names All-Australian side to play Chinese national team in China
Picked for the all-star team: Melbourne United's Majok Majok. Photo: Mick Connolly The NBL will send an Australian all-star side to China for three games against the Chinese national team next month.The NBL All-Australian team will be coached by Boomers coach Andrej Lemanis and play China in Nanning on May 6, Guangzhou on May 8 and Beijing on May 10 with China's CCTV5 televising all three games to a potential audience of over a billion people.Melbourne United..>> view originalOver 30 could be Hawks' prime: Burgoyne
Over 30 could be Hawks' golden years, says Burgoyne Travis King April 19, 2016 11:19 AM 300 games of pure silk Shaun Burgoyne has had a stellar career at Port Adelaide and Hawthorn Shaun Burgoyne won't hear talk of the veteran Hawks slowing down SHAUN Burgoyne says Hawthorn's veterans are drawing inspiration from 400-gamers Brent Harvey and Dustin Fletcher amid ongoing speculation about their longevity in the game. Burgoyn..>> view originalAFL blows the siren on grand final replays
No winners: Collingwood and St Kilda players react to the drawn Grand Final in 2010. Photo: Getty Images UPDATE: The AFL has scrapped grand final replays in the event of scores being tied at the end of the league's biggest game of the year.The AFL has introduced two more halves of five minutes plus time-on to be played and then if scores remain tied at the end of the second additional period a "golden point" rule will apply and the team to score next will win..>> view originalAll or nothing for NRL golden point: Green
Last year's grand final could be the last decided by golden point. (AAP)North Queensland coach Paul Green wants an all-or-nothing approach to reported amendments to the NRL's golden-point system.The Cowboys' boss, whose team won the 2015 grand final after a golden-point field goal by Johnathan Thurston, says having one system for the regular season and one for the finals is wrong.According to Fairfax Media, the NRL's rules committee is poised to discuss eliminating golden point from finals match..>> view originalRio 2016: Chef de Mission Kitty Chiller 'shocked' at Grant Hackett's in-air clash
Video will begin in 5 seconds. Hackett breaks silence over plane scandal Grant Hackett expresses regret for his behaviour through a statement admitting he has "stuffed up more than once" and is embarrassed by his actions. (Vision courtesy Seven News Melbourne) PT2M23S 620 349 Australia's Chef de Mission, Kitty Chiller, says a decision on whether troubled former champion Grant Hackett would be granted accreditation for the Rio Games if confirmed as a swimming team mentor is yet..>> view originalAFL season 2016: Bombers 'disrespected' by call to be stripped of Anzac Day
Essendon captain Brendon Goddard says the Bombers will treat the Anzac Day clash like a final. Photo: Getty Images Essendon captain Brendon Goddard says it was disrespectful to suggest that the Bombers should have been stripped of playing on Anzac Day and has vowed his team will treat the clash as if it was a final.Commentator Dennis Cometti wrote in March that "the Bombers should have been sidelined for the greater good" after they had been thumped by Geelon..>> view original
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