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Already missing skipper Trent Cotchin, Richmond must muscle up to fellow AFL flag favourites West Coast without first-choice ruck Toby Nankervis and breakout 2019 campaigner Sydney Stack. Nankervis was limited …

The Wallabies have adopted a deliberate low-key approach to ending their Bledisloe Cup heartache, ignoring the wall of history in front of them if they’re to topple the All Blacks …

Fremantle coach Ross Lyon says his team can’t rely on the emotion surrounding their departing champions when they take on a bristling Essendon outfit at Optus Stadium on Saturday night. …

KEY QUESTIONS AHEAD OF LIONS-CATS AFL CLASH: * Will the Lions wilt on the big stage? After starting the season in hot form, Brisbane drew a sellout crowd to the …

Poised to claim the NRL minor premiership, Melbourne’s Craig Bellamy has taken great pleasure in proving the doomsayers wrong this season. Ahead of their clash with third-placed Canberra at AAMI …

Captain Kieran Read says the All Blacks are built for the sort of crushing pressure they face this week when Australia try to put an end to 17 years of …

Nearing full strength and with a healthy Sam Burgess finally back on deck, South Sydney are threatening to click into top gear a month out from the NRL finals. The …

The last time Newcastle plunged to this kind of low, skipper Mitchell Pearce turned to his running game and the Knights raced into the NRL top four. Now, after seven …

St Kilda star Jack Steven has been given a licence to roam in Saturday’s AFL clash with Carlton after making his return to the AFL with a bang. The 29-year-old …

Champion Winx has again been celebrated as the NSW horse of the year for her final season during which she was again unbeaten. The mare has been named the NSW …

Brett Deledio might have spent 2017 grand final day at Taronga Zoo rather than watching his long-term AFL club win a flag, but he’ll always be welcome at the Richmond …

Captain Grace Hamilton says pride and credibility are at stake when the Wallaroos take on the seemingly insurmountable Black Ferns at Eden Park. Picked apart 47-10 at Perth by world …

With bigger fish to fry, Wayne Bennett denies being the “master puppeteer” orchestrating South Sydney’s escalating war of words with Melbourne over the Storm’s controversial wrestling tactics. Souths boss Shane …

Wayne Bennett has led a chorus of NRL coaches to throw their support behind the introduction of a transfer window, saying: “I can’t believe we haven’t done it.” Newcastle coach …

The spectre of Collingwood ace Brodie Grundy has prompted Adelaide coach Don Pyke to buck his long-held tradition. For the first time in his four-year tenure as Crows coach, Pyke …

It’s the big blip in Brisbane’s otherwise highly impressive 2019 AFL season. After a bumper crowd poured into the Gabba on Easter Thursday for the round five fixture between the …

Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley admits there’s risk in defender Ryan Burton’s AFL recall, but says the reward is too great to ignore. Burton will return for Saturday night’s crunch …

With turbulent off-field episodes behind them, Richie Mo’unga, George Bridge and Sevu Reece are set to be the spark plugs of a faltering All Blacks machine in the Bledisloe Cup …