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NRL: League nines closer to kick off
An annual National Rugby League Nines tournament that will bring millions of dollars into the Auckland economy appears set to get the green light.

NRL: Carney set to play in round one, says coach
Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan has delivered the news every Sharks fan has been desperate to hear all off-season.

Lawler unrepentant over doping claims
He kicked it. Now he has to catch it. But the biggest bomb in Australian sport is proving hard to handle for Australian Crime Commission boss John Lawler.

NRL: Nielsen set to whip up a storm for Warriors
Dane Nielsen, the Warriors' star recruit, makes his debut in an NRL trial against Penrith at Hamilton this evening as the club sets about wiping away the 2012 horrors.

Warriors expect a clean slate
He's confident the Warriors won't be implicated in the drug scandal rocking Australian sport.

Bellamy sticking with the Storm
League coaching supremo Craig Bellamy has chosen love over money by signing a new three-year deal with NRL premiers Melbourne that will keep him at the club until the end of 2016.

NRL: Scurrah hopeful over pay dispute
Warriors chief executive Wayne Scurrah is cautiously optimistic the NRL season will start as scheduled in four weeks.

NRL: Godinet has chance to claim position
Diminutive playmaker Pita Godinet and strapping super utility Carlos Tuimavave would appear to have the most to play for when the Warriors begin their trials' campaign.