In a bid to determine the likelihood of Barba ever returning to the NRL, The Sunday Telegraph contacted St Helens management in the English Super League last Thursday. “Let us reaffirm that Ben is ...

NRL CEO Todd Greenberg has backed a push to have Ben Barba serve his 12-match drugs ban in rugby union, saying: “I think collaboration between sports is important”. Speaking after a CEOs conference in ...

ST HELENS chairman Eamonn McManus has hit back at speculation linking Ben Barba with a return to the NRL and insists his star fullback’s going nowhere. Barba has been sensational for the Super League ...

BEN Barba’s hopes of returning to play NRL in Sydney appear to be dashed with a host of clubs shutting the door on any potential Barba comeback. The Wests Tigers and Canterbury are among the ...

THE CRONULLA Sharks have sacked grand final superstar Ben Barba after he tested positive to cocaine four days after their premiership victory. In a statement this morning, Sharks chief executive Lyall ...

UPDATE: The Cronulla Sharks have confirmed Ben Barba has left the country after testing positive to cocaine just days after the grand final win. The news comes as the club moved to dump the troubled ...

North Queensland’s hierarchy are delighted with the progress former Dally M winner Ben Barba has made since joining the club. After a two-year absence from the NRL, Barba has been training at the ...

IT has been a long and successful career, but one marred by failed drugs tests. This is a lookback at Ben Barba’s career over the last five years. Barely a month after helping Cronulla to their first ...

Barba’s grand-final resurrection with Cronulla on Sunday is sweet reward for the traumatic year at Red Hill that culminated in a crushing meeting with Broncos coach Bennett. Barba arrived at Brisbane ...

RUMOURS are swirling forgotten rugby league star Ben Barba will return to the NRL soon. The Cronulla premiership player has been in red-hot form for English club St Helens and is the front-runner to ...