Aliir Aliir has been working overtime with legendary ruckman Dean Cox to hone his new AFL craft, with Sydney’s versatile big man keen to keep Essendon guessing in Saturday’s crunch …
Nathan Brown won’t make the mistake of focusing on State of Origin storylines in the leadup to his overhauled Knights hosting a desperate Warriors side in Newcastle. The game-breakers in …
NSW skipper Boyd Cordner says the Blues are prepared to combat any Queensland go-slow tactics in next week’s State of Origin decider. After their forwards were dominated in game one, …
Richmond’s depth has been tested in 2019 but they can still roar towards AFL finals thanks to their unheralded young talent. Tigers half-back flanker Derek Eggmolesse-Smith will make his AFL …
Record-breaking whistleblower Shane McInerney says there is still plenty of room for improvement when it comes to abuse directed at umpires from the crowd at AFL matches. McInerney will break …
Adelaide forward Josh Jenkins has surprised himself with a miraculous AFL recovery from a knee injury. Three weeks after fearing his season could be over, Jenkins is a certain starter …
Adelaide coach Don Pyke is adamant out-of-favour veteran Bryce Gibbs isn’t finished as an AFL player. Pyke has dropped the 30-year-old for a fourth time this season with Gibbs to …
It wasn’t too long ago that Geelong enjoyed a big win over the Western Bulldogs, but Luke Beveridge believes his AFL side has gathered plenty of momentum since their last …
Steve Hansen has issued not just the Crusaders, but his own All Blacks, with a warning about the ominously strong state of Argentina rugby. Veteran New Zealand Test coach Hansen …
Fremantle skipper Nat Fyfe is yet to be officially crowned a western derby hero, but he has been given 211 reasons to think that drought will end on Saturday night. …
Carlton caretaker coach David Teague has asked Blues fans to show patience towards underperforming AFL star Mitch McGovern. McGovern has kicked just 17 goals from 12 games since joining Carlton …
North Queensland have released PNG winger Nene Macdonald by “mutual agreement”. The Cowboys said in a brief statement on Friday it was decided Macdonald needed time away from the game. …
Rookie second-rower Briton Nikora has needed only half an NRL season to underline his talent and earn a contract extension at Cronulla until the end of 2022. The rising New …
Mike Moroney is sticking to what has been working with sprinter Milwaukee who is favoured to improve on an already strong straight-track record at Flemington in the Victorian Sprint Series …
With a rested body and a clear mind, Hugh Bowman returns to race riding at Randwick ready for the next chapter of his career. Not only has he made peace …
Roger Federer has quietly extended his record for third-round appearances at grand slam tournaments by advancing at Wimbledon along with Rafael Nadal and Kei Nishikori. Despite being relegated to Court …
Nick Kyrgios concedes he doesn’t have the necessary desire to contend for grand slam titles after suffering another premature exit from Wimbledon. Unseeded for the first time in five years …
Rafael Nadal has condemned Nick Kyrgios’s “dangerous” antics in a bitter post-script to their gripping Wimbledon grudge match. Kyrgios refused to apologise for slapping a series of scorching forehands straight …




















