Fresh informations

THE purge at Carlton is well under way with more heads set to roll in the next few months.

ESSENDON’s problems grow worse by the day. The sacking of Kevin Sheedy highlighted both the arrogance of the club and its ineptitude.

SCOTT PRINCE returns from injury to square off against the team he led to the premiership two years ago, but the Titans skipper insists any personal challenge is insignificant, given the dire situation the Gold Coast finds itself in five weeks out from the finals.

CANADA’s first nomination for the Melbourne Cup will bring a fairytale-like chapter to the $5million feature if he starts at Flemington on the first Tuesday of November.

THE Bulldogs were in talks with Channel Nine last night over the use of the network’s cricket technology in a bid to clear captain Andrew Ryan of a high tackle charge at the judiciary.

FEARS that the AFL will plunder the best of Ireland’s young talent have become so great that the Gaelic Athletics Association may consider introducing sanctions to stop the talent drain.

THERE was a lot of chuckling in sporting circles this week.

THE second Test between India and England at Trent Bridge has been a bad-tempered affair, marked by indiscrete sledging, a shoulder-charging incident and a well-directed bean ball.

THE hunt for a new Socceroos coach has taken another twist with Dutchman Pim Verbeek, who quit as coach of South Korea last week, in pole position to take the reins from Graham Arnold.

SUSPENDED dual international Wendell Sailor will be unable to sign a contract with St George Illawarra until his drug ban ends next year.