Kieran Francis

1 week ago | sportingnews.com | Kieran Francis

Trent Robinson has defended Roosters enforcer Spencer Leniu after he reportedly called NRL icon Johnathan Thurston a 'f***wit' during an altercation on Friday night. Leniu and Thurston were involved in two incidents during the Broncos-Roosters match at Suncorp Stadium, one with 20 minutes to play and another at full-time.

1 week ago | sportingnews.com | Kieran Francis

Alex de Minaur is into the semi-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters after achieving the first 'double bagel' of his career against Grigor Dimitrov. The Australian only needed 44 minutes to embarrass the world. 18 6-0 6-0 to move through to the third clay-court semi-final,De Minaur will now face Italian 13th seed Lorenzo Musetti in the semi-final, with an all-Spanish semi-final on the other side of the draw between Carlos Alcaraz and Alejandro Davidovich-Fokina.

2 weeks ago | sportingnews.com | Kieran Francis

The AFL hits Adelaide for Gather Round with teams being involved in neutral venues for seven matches. An injury-hit Collingwood side looks primed to be overrun by Sydney, while the blockbuster Sunday night match looks like it has mispriced odds. A North Melbourne midfielder presents value to reach 25 disposals or more. The Sporting News has all the latest betting news for Round 5 of the AFL season. MORE: Rolling AFL All Australian team 2025All odds per bookmaker Sportsbet.. Collingwood vs.

2 weeks ago | sportingnews.com | Kieran Francis

AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon has revealed talks are ongoing about bringing State of Origin back. The annual State of Origin concept ceased to exist after the 1999 edition with lack of interest from players and crowds the driving forces. Since then, two one-off State of Origin matches have been played - a Hall of Fame tribute in 2008 and for bushfire charity in 2020.

2 weeks ago | sportingnews.com | Kieran Francis

West Coast star Tim Kelly has been sensationally dropped from the team as rookie coach Andrew McQualter makes a statement. The 30-year-old has struggled to have an impact as the Eagles have lost all four matches to start the 2025 season. Kelly - the 2023 West Coast best-and-fairest winner - only had three kicks among his 14 possessions during last weekend's 81-point defeat to GWS. It was third time Kelly has had less than 20 disposals out of four games this campaign.