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The door may be ajar for Ash Taylor at Brisbane but Benji Marshall says the Gold Coast playmaker must avoid a Broncos return if he wants to regain his mojo. …

Elliott Whitehead hadn’t even watched an NRL grand final until age 19, but on Sunday he’ll fulfil a lifelong dream by running out in a first-grade decider. One of four …

The recruitment of Billy Walters has not stopped Wests Tigers coach Michael Maguire from tipping out of favour utility Josh Reynolds to become the NRL club’s first-choice hooker in 2020. …

Nic White has warned critics not to get carried away with the starring form of Wallabies bench players at the Rugby World Cup. Australia’s phenomenon of slow starts and strong …

Leading try scorer Maika Sivo is a glaring omission after the NRL unveiled the nominees for their award categories ahead of Wednesday night’s Dally M Medal ceremony in Sydney. Parramatta …

NOMINEES FOR THE DALLY M MEDAL AWARD CEREMONY CATEGORIES ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT FULLBACK OF THE YEAR James Tedesco (Sydney Roosters) Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad (Canberra) Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (Warriors) Clint Gutherson (Parramatta) Jahrome …

He’ll be without a job once the fulltime siren sounds on Sunday but retiring halfback Cooper Cronk has ruled out a move into the NRL coaching ranks. Cronk will pull …

Essendon vice-captain Zach Merrett has won his second Crichton Medal as the AFL club’s best and fairest player. The 2016 winner polled 427 votes to finish ahead of fellow onballer …

Richmond midfielder Dion Prestia has capped his best individual AFL season by winning the club’s best and fairest award. Prestia won the Jack Dyer Medal three days after playing in …

Uruguay hooker Facundo Gattas has been suspended for three games, effectively ending his Rugby World Cup, after he received a red card in his side’s loss to Georgia on Sunday. …

Canberra crowd favourite John Bateman has dropped a contract bombshell in NRL grand final week, revealing he could ask for a release if he can’t secure an upgrade. Signed with …

France coach Jacques Brunel will make use of his full World Cup squad as they prepare for their Pool C showdown with England. Brunel’s men, who began the tournament with …

World No.1 Ashleigh Barty will look to put some distance between her and the chasing pack after she eased in to the third round of the China Open in Beijing. …

Canberra chief executive Don Furner has backed Raiders’ fans to outnumber Sydney Roosters supporters on their home turf in the NRL grand final on Sunday. The Raiders progressed to their …

Novak Djokovic made amends for his doubles exit at the Japan Open by progressing to the second round of the singles on Tuesday. The top-ranked Serb – attempting to win …

Canberra star forward Josh Papalii has accepted he must shut down Sydney Roosters enforcer Jared Waerea-Hargreaves if the Raiders are to end a 25-year NRL premiership drought. Papalii has led …

It was the loss defending NRLW champions Brisbane had to have. At least that is what Broncos skipper Ali Brigginshaw reckons, claiming their historic last round defeat to the Warriors …

The Wallabies are set to maintain a Rugby World Cup tradition and completely overhaul their team to face Uruguay in Oita. Despite the patchy nature of their opening win over …