Nine months after arriving at Carlton as a No.1 draft pick and a “ready-made” footballer, Sam Walsh is set to be crowned the AFL’s Rising Star. Walsh is all but …
Canberra are determined not to repeat their “missed opportunity” in 2016 as the club approaches its second NRL finals appearance in seven years. The Raiders finished second in 2016 but …
Beats getting a real job. When Luke Hodge packed up his locker at Hawthorn’s Waverley Park headquarters for the last time in 2017 his mind had to start thinking about …
Up to 10 NRL clubs are said to be queuing up for David Fifita’s signature but Brisbane coach Anthony Seibold insists they will retain the in-demand Queensland State of Origin …
Frenchman Esteban Ocon will join Australian Daniel Ricciardo at the Renault Formula One team next season, the French manufacturer has announced. The 22-year-old Mercedes protege, filling the reserve driver role …
Ireland coach Joe Schmidt will give a number of fringe players the opportunity to seal a Rugby World Cup squad place and try to make up for last weekend’s dismal …
North Queensland Cowboys have ended the Bulldogs faint NRL finals hopes 15-8 in the last NRL match to be played at 1300Smiles Stadium in Townsville. With an under-pressure coach, retiring …
Carlton co-captain Patrick Cripps has claimed the AFL Players’ Association MVP award, capping off a superb individual season with the struggling club. Cripps received 832 votes to comfortably win the …
Valtteri Bottas will stay at Mercedes for another year, the Formula One champions confirmed on Thursday. The 30-year-old Finn, who joined the team in 2017 after Nico Rosberg’s sudden retirement, …
There will be no Matthew or Tom Boyd, no Dale Morris, no Luke Dahlhaus. Jake Stringer won’t be there and neither will Joel Hamling, Clay Smith, Jordan Roughead, Shane Biggs …
NRL premiership-winning forward Sika Manu has announced he will retire from rugby league at the end of the current Super League season. The 32-year-old has had a decorated career, winning …
The AFL’s best-laid plans might have gone awry but it’s hard to see anything stopping Sam Walsh from taking out the Rising Star award. Walsh is all but certain to …
Former Carlton AFL coach Brendon Bolton has joined Melbourne rivals Hawthorn as director of coaching. Bolton was sacked in June this year, having coached the Blues in 77 games between …
The hype behind retiring great Paul Gallen’s final NRL home game for Cronulla has ensured a sell-out crowd for Sunday’s clash with Canberra. But Gallen admits he is not getting …
Luke Thompson will play at a fourth Rugby World Cup after being included in tournament host Japan’s squad. The 38-year-old New Zealand-born lock was one of the more experienced players …
Orazio Fantasia has delivered a double dose of good news for Essendon fans, declaring himself fit for their sudden-death AFL final against West Coast while shutting down talk of an …
Manly’s much-vaunted middle are bracing themselves for their biggest forward battle of the season in Saturday’s crunch clash with Melbourne. Regarded among the competition’s best, Manly’s starting trio of Martin …
Gold Coast have agreed to let Jai Arrow’s management receive offers from other NRL clubs in a bid to speed up negotiations with the in-demand forward. Arrow is under contract …
