Iain Thornley was re-wiring a hotel when news broke that Leigh Centurions were back in Super League – now he wants to give his playing career one final spark. The 29-year-old spent almost a decade as a full-time player after coming through the ranks at Wigan before joining Catalans and Hull KR. His switch to Championship Leigh at the start […]

Richmond's Sydney Stack has been granted bail and will be released from a Western Australian jail for the first time since mid-December. Stack was arrested on December 19 for allegedly breaching the conditions of his coronavirus exemption into the state. Richmond’s Sydney Stack has been granted bail. Credit:Getty Images A Perth judge granted Stack bail on Friday and he will […]

Former Newcastle captain Mitchell Pearce says he is "committed" to being the best man he can after relinquishing the reins at the Knights following revelations about his personal life. The former NSW halfback's wedding to Kristin Scott was cancelled late last month after he was allegedly caught sending racy text messages to a Newcastle employee. Mitchell Pearce says he is […]

It was the evening of Saturday, January 2 when Dave Clark was contacted by a friend in Cumbria, where he now makes his home, asking if he remembered one of his old players by the name of Gerwyn Price. Up until that point, the Australia-born former Wales international had no idea what had become of the young forward who had […]

Leeds Rhinos captain Stevie Ward has been forced to retire at the age of 27 due to concussions he suffered last year, saying he cannot put his health and brain at any further risk. The loose forward, a two-time Grand Final winner, has called on the sport to become more proactive in how it protects players to avoid another generation […]

Forward Josh Kerr has declared the Dragons' absence from the last two finals series "embarrassing" as the Red V strive to climb the NRL ladder this season. The Dragons have boasted a team bursting with representative stars in the last two years but the Jack de Belin saga and the Paul McGregor sacking have ensured the club's famous colours have […]

Hopes AFL clubs would be able to return to normal as they come back for pre-season training this year have not materialised, with the league again imposing group training restrictions on clubs in the wake of COVID-19 outbreaks in NSW and Victoria. With West Australian clubs affected by quarantining players and Greater Western Sydney’s AFLW team relocating to a pre-season […]

Greater Western Sydney's AFLW side will stick to its planned relocation to Albury on Friday, despite Victoria shutting its border with New South Wales. GWS announced on Wednesday that they would house their women’s team at the NSW border town and then move the players into Victoria in mid-January, but this was before the state's Acting Premier Jacinta Allan shut […]