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The Panthers and Storm are the benchmark and the Eels just keep trucking along with eight wins from nine games, while the Rabbitohs and Roosters are hanging tough. Away from those heavyweights theres a host of sides searching for the consistency and composure they hope can carry them into the top eight and all the way to a premiership if things go right in September. The Sea Eagles have looked a different team with No.1 gun Tom Trbojevic back on deck while Canberra have slipped to 12th on the b...

Eight talking points from NRL Round 9 A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size A team falling out of the premiership race, injuries, controversy, and a few classic games late in the week have headlined Round 9. Here are my NRL talking points for the week that was. What role will Tom Trbojevic play for the Blues? I’ve tried to steer clear of Origin chat in this column, but it’s not all that far away, and Tom Tr...

With the Raiders nosediving after four straight losses and the players craving sunnier locales like Bradford, the euphoric days in Canberra of grand finals and tormenting Melbourne are starting to feel like a distant memory. Inevitable questions have been raised in the nation’s capital in the wake of the Raiders’ recent slump, with the dire […]

Canberra five-eighth Jack Wighton is just as bewildered as Raiders fans are as to why the Green Machine keeps running out of gas in the second half of matches. The Raiders looked to be cruising towards a morale-boosting win on Saturday against Newcastle when they led 16-0 at the break but an all too familiar tale unfolded in the second term as the Knights rose from the dead. With Kalyn Ponga leading the way the Knights laid on four tries and held Canberra scoreless as Ricky Stuarts men slumped ...

By Sports Reporter CAPS United have received a major boost ahead of the start of the season-opening Premiership cup competition set to kick off next weekend after clinching a US$30 000 sponsorship deal with a local beverage company, Coover Bottlers. The company, which is owned by Zimbabwean entrepreneur Faraimose Kutadzaushe, will cater for CAPS United’s beverage needs for the next three years according to details of the three-year partnership unveiled in Harare Thursday. Apart from providing...

By Matt Bungard6 hours ago FShareTTweetQSMSWWhatsAppBEmailGJTumblrLLinkedIn6 hours ago The Canberra Raiders have thrown away yet another half-time lead, succumbing to their fifth-consecutive loss as the Newcastle Knights came from behind to win 24-16. Ricky Stuarts men have now won just one of their past seven games, throwing away big halftime leads in four of those defeats. Canberra led the opening game of Super Saturday 16-0 as the siren sounded for the first half in Wagga Wagga today, 16-14 ...

The Leader Newspaper UNIBET PREMIER LEAGUE DARTS OWS Darts Day 1 –   Jose de Sousa claimed victory on the first day, with an 8-1 final defeat of Luke Humphries, to include an outstanding average of 114. The Portuguese thrower also enjoyed  similar averages earlier of 101 v Mach Kuivenhoven, a 111 against Brendan Dolan and a semi final 104 over Krzysztof Kcluk. ln the final, legs of 10,11,11,14 and 12 were just too much for the former World Youth Champion, Humphries. Curren...

Knights hand Raiders fifth NRL loss in row AAP 8/05/2021 Brad Watts © Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS Knights teammates celebrate with Kalyn Ponga after a try during their comeback win over Canberra. Despondent Canberra coach Ricky Stuart has admitted the Raiders have hit a "rough patch" after slumping to a fifth consecutive defeat, a run unseen by the club since 2014. The Raiders gave up a 16-0 halftime lead and failed to score in the second 40 minutes of their disappointing 24-16...

Raiders coach Ricky Stuart is confident English stars George Williams and Josh Hodgson will stay next season despite the intense scrutiny around them in recent days. After the Green Machine crashed to a fourth consecutive loss against South Sydney last week, it has emerged that Williams has told the club hes homesick, while Hodgson had stood down as co-captain before suffering a calf injury three weeks ago. The revelations have sparked interest in Hodgson from other NRL clubs, while Williams ha...

The Green Machine rolls back into Wagga Wagga with Canberra playing host to the Newcastle Knights at McDonald Park on Saturday. The Raiders were successful in their first trip to the heart of the Riverina in 2019 and will be hoping to maintain a perfect record there with the 2019 grand finalists welcoming back star prop Josh Papalii and halfback George Williams in a much-needed boost. Newcastle will also welcome a change of scenery and with Origin fullback Kalyn Ponga leading the way, and will ...