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[ad_1] The billionaire owner of the A-League’s newest team has vowed to replicate his Las Vegas NHL success with Auckland FC, which was unveiled as the expansion club’s name along with a bold playing strip. Bill Foley helped build the Vegas Golden Knights into Stanley Cup champions in the NHL within five years of their … Read more
[ad_1] Australian boxing great Jeff Fenech has undergone emergency open heart surgery in a Sydney hospital on Thursday after having privately battled for almost two weeks with infection, high temperatures and “grotesque” swelling. Due to commentate Wednesday night’s hyped Wollongong showcase involving undefeated Australian Sam Goodman, Fenech was instead rushed to hospital 24 hours earlier … Read more
[ad_1] He’s been dubbed ‘Pizza Boy’ and likened to The Office’s Michael Scott – and now breakout Australian UFC fighter Steve Erceg is on the cusp of earning one of the fastest title shots in company history. Despite being only three appearances into his UFC career – and ranked at No.10 among flyweights — Erceg … Read more
[ad_1] The Broncos are on the lookout to sign a backrower, effective immediately, to help fill the void left by premiership winner Kurt Capewell. Capewell played in the grand final last year before joining the Warriors on a three-year deal which has seen Brendan Piakura promoted into the starting pack. Piakura injured his knee in … Read more
[ad_1] Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson is adamant that Spencer Leniu is not a racist hopeful that the fallout from his eight match ban for calling Brisbane’s Ezra Mam “a monkey” can lead to a “changing point” for language in sport and society. The Samoan international pleaded guilty to the slur made during the opening … Read more
[ad_1] Roosters enforcer Jared Waerea-Hargreaves has long been one of our favourite players and this latest anecdote from Las Vegas only re-enforces big JWH’s reputation. It’s been well-documented in the wake of the Ezra Mam-Spencer Leniu racism furore how a select group of Brisbane Broncos and Sydney Roosters players were considering coming to blows back … Read more
[ad_1] The Brisbane Broncos started their season with an upset loss to the Roosters in Vegas, and one journalist isn’t confident they can repeat the success of last season. The Broncos were arguably the best team in the competition last season, and if it wasn’t for a 20-minute Nathan Cleary masterclass in the grand final, … Read more
[ad_1] The Bulldogs were handily beaten by the Eels in Round 1 in what was a somewhat disappointing result for the long-suffering fans who had high hopes in 2024, however according to Matty Johns and Cooper Cronk, not all is as bad as it seems. The Bulldogs were extremely stout defensively in the first half, … Read more
[ad_1] South Sydney coach Jason Demetriou has applauded Latrell Mitchell and Cody Walker for their continued support of Ezra Mam and called out former players who said NRL stars “should be in trouble” for commenting about Spencer Leniu’s racism case before it went to the judiciary. Leniu was handed an eight-match ban for calling Broncos … Read more
[ad_1] Broncos coach Kevin Walters has snapped at reporters after being quizzed on Ezra Mam’s response to Spencer Leniu’s suspension. Roosters prop Leniu was hit with an eight-week ban for calling Mam a “monkey” when the sides clashed in Las Vegas in Round 1. Leniu denied using the slur in a racial way but the … Read more