NSW State of Origin coach Laurie Daley admitted concern when the talismanic forward Paul Gallen went down just three minutes into Cronulla’s upset NRL win over Newcastle on Sunday.

The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority investigation into alleged doping practices at NRL club Cronulla has stalled amid uncertainty over how much information players have to divulge.

Promising North Queensland rugby league player Alex Elisala has died on Monday after his life support was switched off.

Abandoned by big name players and fans, is the traditional NSW Origin trial in jeopardy?

The Kangaroos scored four tries in a withering second-half burst which turned a tight 6-6 rugby league contest into a blowout – the Kiwis paying the price for moments of laziness and a first half of missed opportunities.

Australians in the UK will be able to cheer their nation to victory after Premier Sports announced they will be providing live coverage of all 28 games of the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. BBC Sports will provide coverage of England’s group games, a quarter final, semi-final and the final.

Canberra prop David Shillington has put himself back in the box seat for Kangaroos selection two weeks out from the Test against New Zealand with a dominant display against the Sydney Roosters.

The NRL will push ahead with a planned meeting with wild child Josh Dugan this week despite the weekend social media rant which put his return to the field in serious doubt.

Queensland politician Bob Katter has claimed that Australian professional football players deserve “a fairer tax rate” in order to compensate for their relatively short careers in professional sport.

Sacked Canberra star Josh Dugan has suddenly become the prize in an NRL signing tug-of-war between a cashed-up St George Illawarra and Brisbane side desperately needing some attacking strike.

Despite Ben Barba returning to training for the first time since he was indefinitely suspended, he will not make appearance when Canterbury take on Melbourne Storm in a grand final rematch this Thursday.

AOC president John Coates has conceded Australian sports international reputation has been tarnished by the ACC report into doping and the recent Stilnox swimming scandal.

Tim Sheens, head coach of the Australian Rugby League team, is in the UK preparing for the Rugby League World Cup 2013. He talked to SHANNON LOVES about team selection, and how Australia can avoid complacency going into the competition as early favourites.

Visiting team the Melbourne Storm emerged victorious at the World Club Challenge at Headingly in Leeds, taking out the cup in a nail-biting 18-14 finish against the former Super League Champions, the Leeds Rhinos.

The Canterbury Bulldogs have indefinitely suspended star fullback and Dally M winner Ben Barba claiming that the rugby league player had breached the club’s code of conduct and needed time to seek “professional help” for personal issues Barba was facing off the field.

The London Broncos were no match for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Sunday afternoon, going down 28 to 0 at Twickenham Stoop.

Anthony Cherrington has become the third Sydney Roosters forward to depart the NRL club in the past two months after signing with rivals Penrith.

SIX Rugby League clubs have come forward and confirmed they were named in the Australian Crime Commission report into match fixing and doping in Australian sports after being notified by the NRL last night. The AFL are yet to pass on further details to specific clubs involved in the scandal.

A government investigation has found widespread use of banned drugs in Australian professional sport and links with organised crime.