Canberra bosses feel vindicated for sticking by coach Ricky Stuart but insist it wasn’t the difficult decision it may have seemed. Few in rugby league divide opinion like Stuart and …
Japan’s stunning 19-12 victory over Ireland set them on course for top spot in their Rugby World Cup pool but that hard-earned advantage will be largely undone if they do …
He doesn’t boast the flashy skills of rivals but the records show Cooper Cronk must to be added to the debate for rugby league Immortality. Be it for sheer weight …
HOW THE GREAT HALVES OF THE PAST FOUR DECADES STACK UP COOPER CRONK (Melbourne 2004-2017, Sydney Roosters 2018-2019) Games: 371 Win percentage: 70.89 Premierships: 5 Grand Finals: 9 Finals appearances: …
Canberra skipper Jarrod Croker stops short of describing the Raiders’ NRL grand-final match-up against the Sydney Roosters as a battle between the haves and have-nots, but he’s happy to claim …
MATCH UPS TO DECIDE THE NRL GRAND FINAL Fullback – James Tedesco (Roosters) v Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad (Raiders) The reigning Dally M (NRL), Wally Lewis (State of Origin), Brad Fittler (NSW …
Uruguay will get a good measure of their progress over the last four years after naming a seasoned team to face the Wallabies at the Rugby World Cup in Oita. …
Michael Hooper has grounds to call himself the most durable rugby player on the planet as he closes on a Test landmark that may never be beaten. Because of his …
If this the end for Jordan Rapana at Canberra, then at least he’s got there. The Raiders star has given his biggest indication yet that Sunday’s NRL grand final could …
Sydney Roosters skipper Boyd Cordner says there’s no way to stop Canberra wrecking ball Josh Papalii – all you can do is limit the damage. Papalii has found career-best form …
Naomi Osaka has beaten American Alison Riske 6-4 6-0 in the China Open in Beijing to set up a quarter-final clash with US Open champion Bianca Andreescu. Osaka, who won …
Ireland began to resurrect their Rugby World Cup campaign after their shock loss to Japan with a scrappy 35-0 bonus-point victory on Thursday over a stubborn Russia in Kobe that …
Australia’s John Millman has stormed into the last eight at the ATP Tour’s Japan Open in Tokyo with a 6-3 6-3 victory over unseeded South African Lloyd Harris. Millman exacted …
Argentina have left five-eighth Nicolas Sanchez out of their match day squad for the first time in three years for their must-win clash against England in Tokyo. Sanchez has not …
Italy skipper Sergio Parisse has exchanged messages with astronaut Luca Parmitano after World Rugby arranged for the keen Azzurri supporter to have a live feed of Friday’s World Cup clash …
South Sydney winger Campbell Graham is in line to make his debut for Scotland after being named in their train-on squad for the 2021 World Cup European qualifiers. The 20-year-old, …
Off contract Brisbane hooker James Segeyaro has been provisionally suspended by the NRL after testing positive to a banned substance. The NRL confirmed on Thursday night that the PNG international …
Japan have made three changes to the starting line-up that stunned Ireland for Saturday’s Rugby World Cup Pool A match against Samoa, including bringing Michael Leitch back to captain the …
