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Maitua reveals he attempted suicide

Josh Massoud FORMER Eels star Reni Maitua has revealed a spiral into depression led him to attempt to take his life while playing for Parramatta.

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State of Origin fight night

EXCLUSIVE DAVID RICCIO STATE of Origin stars will be paid $30,000 to step into the boxing ring, with the mouth-watering fight night set for next year.

Suns deny Hunt will return to NRL

Daryl Timms UPDATED: KARMICHAEL Hunt will stay with Gold Coast after the Brisbane Broncos failed to lure him back to rugby league.

Ferguson to continue boxing

DAVID RICCIO CHIEF SPORTS WRITER BLAKE Ferguson will be allowed to continue his fight career despite being convicted of indecently assaulting a young woman.

What's the Buzz: St Nick's gift

PHIL ROTHFIELD NICK Politis has rewarded his Sydney Roosters grand final heroes with an all expenses paid trip to the United States.

'Manly board an embarrassment'

Bob Fulton MANLY legend Bob Fultom says the club's board is an embarrassment and its members are fed rubbish and kept in the dark.

Sezer finds mojo on PNG trip

Todd Balym TITAN'S playmaker Aidan Sezer found his mojo in the least likely place - in Papua New Guinea, on tour with the Prime Minister's XIII.

ASADA interview a laughing stock

JOSH MASSOUD WITH a hairstyle borrowed from 90s comedy, Dumb & Dumber, Darren Hibbert managed to turn his ASADA interview into a laughing stock.

Milford sticks by Raiders

PHIL ROTHFIELD SPORTS EDITOR-AT-LARGE WHEN Anthony Milford's flight touched down at Canberra Airport, a massive weight was lifted from Ricky Stuart's shoulders.

Hunt's three-code journey

WE take a look back at Karmichael Hunt's three-code journey as the star prepares to return to where it all began.

Storm burnout fears for 'big three'

Nick Smart MELBOURNE Storm is fearing burnout may plague its "big three" after the stars played a total of just under 100 games this year.

Rush to justice a loser

ANDREW Demetriou has hunkered down for the war of his professional life, with the AFL boss now perched on the brink of disaster.

Takairangi centre of battle at Titans

Todd Balym TITAN Brad Takairangi has welcomed competition in the centres saying he became "too relaxed" with the lack of depth in 2013.

Whare signs extension with Panthers

PENRITH say they've locked in one of the best centres in the NRL, with Dean Whare agreeing to a three-year extension.

How great it was: Cumberland Oval

Nathan Ryan WE whet your appetite for the coming season by re-living some of the great suburban football ovals of yesteryear. This week it is Cumberland Oval.

Tigers ready for life after Benji

WESTS Tigers NRL fans need not despair, skipper Robbie Farah is confident there's life after Benji Marshall.

Widdop to bring Dragons direction

Nathan Ryan ST GEORGE Illawarra prized recruit Gareth Widdop says he is hoping to bring some direction to the Dragons in 2014.

Court docs: Dank 'gave' Earl peptide

JOSH MASSOUD, JAMES HOOPER & REBECCA WILSON STEPHEN Dank's colleague has confirmed in court papers that the sports scientist provided a banned peptide to an NRL star.

NRL throws Carney hospital pass

DEAN RITCHIE WHO needs Benji Marshall when you've got NRL chief executive Dave Smith, the new sidestep king of rugby league.

Reluctant 'Gazelle' fronts ASADA

Josh Massoud DARREN 'The Gazelle' Hibbert - one of the central figures in the long-running anti-doping investigation - attended ASADA's offices in Sydney this morning.

Hoffman: Slater back for round one

Melissa Woods AAP RYAN Hoffman is expecting his World Cup-winning teammate Billy Slater to be ready for NRL round one after successful surgery on his knee.