Canterbury have backed coach Dean Pay to rebuild the struggling NRL club, granting him a 12-month contract extension. Pay was touted as being under pressure after his side’s winless start …
With three significant milestones and the recognition of last year’s premiership, the stage is set for a night of celebration for the West Coast Eagles on Saturday. But coach Adam …
Ashleigh Barty needed all day to book her spot in the biggest final of her career at the Miami Open. Barty walked away from tennis about five years ago, saying …
Win or lose on Saturday night, Melbourne playmaker Quade Cooper should shake Reds Super Rugby coach Brad Thorn’s hand for giving him a real crack at this year’s Rugby World …
After being public enemy No.1 in Queensland for the better part of the past 19 NRL seasons, Paul Gallen isn’t expecting a standing ovation from the people of Townsville as …
St Kilda are bracing for an Essendon backlash when the AFL teams meet at Marvel Stadium on Saturday afternoon. While the Saints escaped with a one-point win in their season …
Josh Mansour’s season was barely 40 minutes old when he got caught in awkward position and immediately feared the worst. But after being cleared of serious injury, Mansour is hoping …
It couldn’t get any worse for Gold Coast Titans coach Garth Brennan – or so he thought. The winless Titans are reeling after confirmation hooker Nathan Peats will be sidelined …
Melbourne Storm’s Marion Seve only got six minutes off the bench in his NRL debut last round, but that’s time he thought he might never get. The 23-year-old has stared …
Brisbane coach Chris Fagan says his win-starved Lions are hungry for more but have been quick to put their AFL season-opening upset of West Coast in perspective. Fagan said the …
Luckless Collingwood defender Lynden Dunn must undergo another reconstruction after re-injuring his knee in his first match back. Playing in an VFL pre-season match on Thursday afternoon, Dunn suffered the …
The Warriors believe handling the Christchurch factor best will determine the fate of Saturday’s NRL match against Manly. Which puts them in the box seat because they’ve done it before. …
Geelong are preparing to confront the all-conquering 2018 AFL version of Melbourne rather than the outfit which surrendered meekly against Port Adelaide when they square off on Saturday night at …
Leading Ford team Tickford Racing say they are “not thrilled” with Supercars enforcing technical changes after complaints of an unfair advantage by rivals. But both Tickford Racing and Ford heavyweights …
Star Richmond forward Jack Riewoldt will miss up to a month of AFL action after scans on Friday on his injured wrist. The scans revealed Riewoldt fractured the radius in …
Three-time Miami Open champion Roger Federer has produced a vintage performance to advance to the semi-finals after he overwhelmed Kevin Anderson in a commanding victory. The 37-year-old Swiss collected four …
Rugby Australia’s upbeat new director of rugby Scott Johnson says there’s no reason why the Wallabies can’t win this year’s World Cup. Johnson began his new role on Friday, overseeing …
Port Adelaide are rubbishing talk they will place a proverbial target on Carlton gun Patrick Cripps in Saturday’s AFL match. A week after chopping down Melbourne ace Max Gawn with …



















