The Blancos idol does not see Pogba as the answer to all of Madrid’s problems but he would pose a bigger scoring threat than the current midfield Reported Real Madrid target Paul Pogba would add vital goals but little else to the La Liga giants, according to former coach Jorge Valdano. Madrid are preparing for […]
Kevin De Bruyne will not be involved against the Clarets on Sunday, but Manchester City could yet have their Brazilian midfield general available Pep Guardiola confirmed Fernandinho is nursing a knee injury but did not rule the influential holding midfielder out of Manchester City’s Premier League clash against Burnley. Brazil international Fernandinho was due to undergo a […]
Returned Rebel Luke Jones says heated competition for a starting spot is an indication of the positive changes that have taken place in Melbourne since he left the club for France in 2016. Click Here: Cardiff Blues Store Jones started in the Rebels’ 34-27 win against the Brumbies in Canberra last week but with Adam […]
Brumbies coach Dan McKellar will take a decade-old lesson into this weekend’s quarter-final against the Sharks. McKellar came to Canberra from Queensland and it was in Queensland Premier Rugby that he had his first taste of a grand final opportunity as an aspiring coach. Leading a Souths team that included Quade Cooper, McKellar helped guide […]
Melbourne playmaker Quade Cooper admits the return to Super Rugby has taken a toll early in the season, feeling wrecked physically and mentally. Cooper was sidelined from the competition last year when he was frozen out by Queensland coach Brad Thorn, but the 31-year-old has played more Super Rugby minutes than any of his Rebels […]
Reds coach Brad Thorn has come to the defence of maligned referee Angus Gardner after the whistle-blower handed out six cards in Queensland’s Super Rugby win over the Sunwolves. Thorn was left frustrated by a match which his side won but without ever getting into a rhythm – in part because of their own errors […]
Every rugby club has an arch-rival. In every town, at every school and in every club, there exists that one rivalry that brings an unmistakeable lift of intensity when the annual grudge match rolls around. Or sometimes it’s just a big party. Or both. Over the next few months, leading sports writer Matt Cleary will […]
Brumbies captain Christian Lealiifano says they will be bracing for a fired-up Lions side when they face off on Saturday. The Johannesburg outfit come to Canberra after a 42-5 loss to the Sharks at home and they will be desperate to start their tour off on the right foot. Lealiifano said they expected the Lions […]
There were a few surprises among a group that will look to win the tournament for a second straight time U.S. women’s national team head coach Jill Ellis has named her 23-player roster for the 2019 World Cup, which includes a host of expected names and a couple of surprises. Mainstays, including Alex Morgan, Megan […]
The 24-year-old midfielder has not played for the Ligue 1 champions since December as his exile from the team continues Adrien Rabiot’s mother and agent has accused Paris Saint-Germain chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi of “poisoning” the team. Rabiot is currently being exiled from the PSG first team, with the 24-year-old’s last appearance for the club coming back in […]