Serena Williams has overwhelmed Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro 6-2 6-2 to reach her 14th Wimbledon quarter-final where she will not have to face top seed Ashleigh Barty. The world No.1 …
Ashleigh Barty’s Wimbledon charge has come to a shuddering halt at the hands of free-swinging American Alison Riske. Bidding to become the first Australian woman to make the quarter-finals at …
John Longmire is adamant that continuing external speculation over his intentions isn’t distracting his Sydney players, and says Rhyce Shaw is doing a good job as North Melbourne’s caretaker AFL …
Carlton have lost Caleb Marchbank for the rest of the 2019 AFL season, the young defender suffering a fractured neck late in the Blues’ tight loss to Melbourne. Marchbank received …
Cronulla youngster Kyle Flanagan has somehow escaped NRL suspension despite kneeing Brisbane prop Matt Lodge in the head on Sunday. Flanagan on Monday accepted the early guilty plea for his …
Port Adelaide backman Tom Clurey is forecasting a torrid time for Brisbane spark Eric Hipwood in Sunday’s high-stakes AFL encounter. Clurey says the Power are moving on swiftly from Saturday’s …
NRL head of football Graham Annesley admits some of the mistakes being made by the game’s referees just isn’t “good enough”, but has ruled out mass sackings. Annesley met with …
Former bad boy James O’Connor is flying out to link with the Wallabies squad in South Africa even before signing to return to Australian rugby. O’Connor got the chance after …
Serial offender Ben Cunnington’s AFL misdemeanours have left him $15,000 lighter in the pocket this season alone but the North Melbourne midfielder has again avoided suspension, this time for striking …
As he prepares for his own NRL return, South Sydney captain Sam Burgess says the Rabbitohs are getting on with things following his brother George’s devastating nine-week ban for eye …
AFL Players Association president Patrick Dangerfield is all for donating his brain to post-mortem concussion research. Late last month, the disease CTE was found in the donated brains from two …
Geelong’s AFL scoring wobble has Patrick Dangerfield warning that there’s no need to jump at shadows. While the Cats remain a game clear on top of the ladder, and with …
Gold Coast hooker Nathan Peats has implored his teammates to ignore the uncertainty surrounding coach Garth Brennan’s future and focus on their own questionable attitudes. Brennan is the subject of …
NRL boss Graham Annesley will meet with the game’s referees on Monday afternoon to address a concerning spike in officiating errors. Annesley admitted at least four costly mistakes were made …
West Coast ruckman Tom Hickey says he needs to prove himself as a reliable forward if he is to achieve his long-standing dream of playing finals football. Hickey has never …
Newcastle back-rower Lachlan Fitzgibbon is facing at least a month on the sidelines after dislocating his elbow in Saturday’s NRL defeat to the Warriors. The Knights confirmed on Tuesday that …
NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg says the organisation is doing all it can to manage and prevent concussion with the looming threat of legal action by former players. Two law …
ROUND 17 OF THE AFL SEASON COULD SHAPE THE FINALS * WEST COAST (2nd, 44 points) v COLLINGWOOD (3rd, 40pts), Optus Stadium, Friday 8.10pm AEST Talk about an eight-point game. …



















