Origin
Few clues for Blues as Daley has all but decided on side
Brad Walter NSW coach Laurie Daley has begun informing players that they will be named in the Blues side for the opening State of Origin match on June 5.
League
Daley's search for experience has Mason in line for Blues
Brad Walter, Tim Barrow Willie Mason is set to be recalled by NSW coach Laurie Daley for the opening State of Origin match five years after making his last appearance in a Blues jersey.
League
Stewart-Hoffman Origin battle adds extra spice to Manly-Storm clash
Brad Walter Manly lock Glenn Stewart and Melbourne's Ryan Hoffman will go head to head for a place in the State of Origin opener when they meet at AAMI Park on Monday night.
Winning Starts Monday
Player stats give Daley a running start for Origin
Brad Walter NSW coach Laurie Daley is set to enter the State of Origin series with his players in better form than their Queensland counterparts.
League
NRL to weigh in to stand-off between Sharks and ASADA
Brad Walter, Michael Carayannis NRL chief executive Dave Smith will review a transcript of Wade Graham's interview with ASADA investigators in a bid to resolve a legal dispute over the refusal of Cronulla Sharks players to dob in...
League
Farah set to fill leadership role if Gallen has to miss Origin
Brad Walter Robbie Farah is set to take over as NSW captain if Paul Gallen is forced out of the State of Origin series opener after suffering a knee injury during Cronulla's gritty 21-20 defeat of Newcastle.
League
Size matters as Daley sorts out Blues
Brad Walter NSW coach Laurie Daley must resolve the dilemma of whether to match the size of Queensland's forwards by picking four props or opting for more mobile back-rowers as he attempts to finalise his team...
Sin Bin
Benji's injury saves Kiwi selectors from having to toe the line
Brad Walter Benji Marshall's toe injury may have saved the New Zealand selectors from another tough decision about the Wests Tigers star.
League
Sheens picks mobility around ruck
Brad Walter New Zealand hooker Issac Luke's speed out of dummy half has prompted the Kangaroos selectors to choose just two specialist props for next Friday night's Test at Canberra Stadium.
Pressure goes on Cronulla as ASADA investigators come calling
Brad Walter Cronulla players are expected to begin interviews with Australian Sport Anti-Doping Authority investigators next week after meeting with legal representatives on Thursday.
League
Carney 'about to sign' when Flanagan was stood down
Brad Walter NSW Origin five-eighth Todd Carney has revealed he was on the verge of re-signing with Cronulla before coach Shane Flanagan was stood down and football manager Darren Mooney sacked.
Marshall rails against plan to stage draft if crisis grows
Brad Walter Wests Tigers superstar Benji Marshall has spoken out against a proposed player pool to supply talent to clubs hit by drugs bans.
Rugby League
Sharks boss could be the next to go
Brad Walter Damian Irvine expected to become the latest casualty of doping and salary cap scandals.
Brad Walter
When the bucks stop, trouble starts
Brad Walter According to Shane Flanagan, the Cronulla players under a drugs cloud have done nothing wrong, the football club staff sacked last Friday have done nothing wrong, and the former trainer confronted by...
Equine intervention: Sharks leave the stable door open
Brad Walter Rumours that Cronulla players were using so-called ''horse drugs'' began after one member of the squad allegedly asked what ''equine'' meant.
League
Players up in arms as ARLC outlaws the shoulder charge
Brad Walter ANGRY NRL stars have hit out at a proposed worldwide ban on shoulder charges, with Wests Tigers captain Robbie Farah calling for a review of the decision.
League
Players seek salary cap rise as union talks continue
Brad Walter NRL players want the salary cap for next season to be more than the $5 million ceiling agreed to by clubs and the ARL Commission and are also seeking a five-year collective bargaining agreement.
Boxing
League and union stars to box for charity
Brad Walter NSW Origin forwards Greg Bird and Paul Gallen will team up with Willie Mason to take on New Zealand rugby union stars in a trans-Tasman, cross-code boxing event to raise funds for cancer awareness.
Rugby league
NRL's comeback trail adding extra excitement to fixtures
Michael Chammas, Brad Walter ON 15 occasions this year, a team has come from behind to snatch victory in the final five minutes of the match.
Gallen expects Pomeroy to take big hit at judiciary
Brad Walter CRONULLA captain Paul Gallen expects Ben Pomeroy to be ''made an example of'' by becoming the first player to face the judiciary under the tough new policy on shoulder charges after a tackle that...
