UPDATE: THE Manly Sea Eagles claim ASADA has informed them that none of their players have tested positive to banned substances.

PENRITH, Canberra and the Cowboys are the first NRL clubs to admit their involvement in the ACC's investigation into drugs and corruption in sport.

WADA has called on the federal government to provide greater detail on its investigation into drug use and match-fixing in Australian sport.

THE North Queensland Cowboys have rewarded one of their biggest improvers and most consistent players by re-signing centre Kane Linnett.

COMEBACK Cowboys Tariq Sims and Robert Lui showed encouraging glimpses in their NRL trial win against the Broncos in Mount Isa.

PLAYERS and clubs who stand accused of doping and with possible links to organised crime will still be allowed to start the NRL season.

JAMES Tamou has urged front-row cohort Matt Scott to stay loyal to the Cowboys despite a $2 million-plus offer from Parramatta.

RUGBY league's new CBA will be reviewed after three years with the wording of a few clauses relating to player rights the only remaining concerns.

AUSTRALIAN captain Cameron Smith has backflipped over comments the NRL season start could be in jeopardy due to a player revolt.

IT kills him to say it, but Matt Bowen says he is at peace with NRL partner-in-crime Johnathan Thurston leaving the Cowboys.

COWBOYS superstar Johnathan Thurston has hit out at an experimental rule to be used in the Indigenous-NRL All Stars clash.

TARIQ Sims is sick and tired of talking about broken legs and bad luck - now the 105kg wrecking machine just wants to get back on the field.

WAYNE Bennett reckons the NRL is on a winner with an innovative rule change designed to get rid of illegal go-slow tactics in the ruck.

THEY say loyalty is a sentiment now dead in professional sport.

THE Titans have withdrawn from the race to sign Johnathan Thurston, with the playmaker's pricetag too much for the Gold Coast club.

THE six NRL clubs at the centre of doping allegations have been revealed - and the names of implicated players could be known this afternoon.

THE NRL's beefed-up salary cap has arrived just in time for the North Queensland Cowboys who are closing in on a new deal for Matt Scott.

COWBOYS star Johnathan Thurston has been cleared of serious injury after undergoing scans on his wrist today.

JOHNATHAN Thurston says Queensland selectors can no longer ignore Ben Barba after the dynamic duo starred for the Indigenous All Stars.

THE Indigenous All Stars ran out 32-6 winners over the NRL All Stars at Suncorp Stadium. See how we covered all the action.

THE NRL has responded quickly to a report revealing widespread drug use in Aussie sport, which implicates "more than one (NRL) player and club".

THE Broncos and Cowboys will swelter through their first pre-season trial in Mount Isa in temperatures forecast to be high as 37C.

ROBERT Lui will play his first game for the Cowboys in a year and Tariq Sims also returns in Saturday's NRL trial against Brisbane.

THE Cowboys offer some intriguing purchases this year, including potential buy of the year Tariq Sims.

REVEALED: The $2.2M plan to launch the NRL season with a festival of nine-a-side rugby league.

JOHNATHAN Thurston's fiancee says she will fully support him if he decides to play Origin I on the night their first child is due to arrive.

EXCLUSIVE: IT has taken Mother Nature to do what nobody in a NSW jumper has been able to for years - stop Johnathan Thurston in Origin.

VETERAN Brent Tate has hailed the efforts of the Cowboys' next generation after they made the jump to the NRL squad.

OSCAR-nominated actor Mickey Rourke helping the North Queensland Cowboys to find a hooker?

A CLASS divide between players has emerged as the finishing touches are put on the long-awaited collective bargaining agreement.