FACING former teammates is becoming a habit for Gold Coast Titans centre Steve Michaels, even though he is playing only his second game for the club.

WILLIE Mason has been secretly discussing a comeback to the Dogs - the club he bitterly departed in 2007.

SPORTS bodies are waging a losing battle over the explosion in fake Facebook sites for athletes.

JARRYD Hayne's head might be in the clouds but his manager's feet are firmly planted on the ground.

IF Israel Folau's AFL defection wasn't enough, he is planning to rub the NRL's nose in it.

PARRAMATTA have emerged as a possible saviour for injured blockbusting winger Taniela Tuiaki.

WILLIE Mason says he has not ruled out finishing his career at the Bulldogs following revelations the Cowboy has discussed a comeback to Belmore.

BULIMBA has come from behind four times to beat Pine Rivers St Andrews to seal a place in the Brisbane Hockey League finals.

HE hasn't been seen on a football field for nearly nine months, but Justin Hodges is on the verge of his comeback - possibly in three weeks.

DARREN Lockyer plans to extend his career until 2012 after receiving assurances he will not be squeezed out by salary cap pressures.

PENRITH yesterday became the first NRL club to controversially ban their players from using the social networking websites Facebook and Twitter.

PINE Rivers quiet achiever Paul Jopson says he is "not going in scared" as he enters the semi-finals of the BCiB Queensland Open singles.

BRISBANE coach Rodger Smith was ejected from Carina basketball stadium at the weekend after a prolonged argument with a referee over a technical foul.

DARREN Lockyer might be a 33-year-old dad but women still fancy him. He was second to Billy Slater in a poll for women's favourite NRL player.

WITH 71 days to go to Commonwealth Games in Delhi, Emily Seebohm has emerged as the shining light from swimming's fast suit dark ages.

PAT Pilkington plays two, sometimes three, games of netball a week, coaches junior teams and is in her 26th year as president of her club.

UQ won the battle of the universities, Easts stayed unbeaten at home and Commercial plundered 13 goals in round 16 of the BHL.

A Commonwealth Games snubbing has enabled Karen Murphy to focus on big singles events starting with the $40,000 Queensland Open.

GPS kept its finals hopes on life support with a thrilling 24-22 upset win over second-placed Sunnybank in Round 14 of Queensland Premier Rugby.

BRISBANE'S basketball teams face crucial late-season games as they attempt to secure finals berths in the South East Australia Basketball League.