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From learning the Haka to playing five-eighth, Kalyn Ponga admits he’s feeling like a rookie. The 20-year-old is breaking new ground as part of the New Zealand Maori rugby league …

Daryl Gibson plans to depart the NSW Waratahs next year, at which point he’ll be the Super Rugby franchise’s equal longest-serving coach. Gibson, who took over as head coach from …

Penrith coach Ivan Cleary has ordered hooker Sione Katoa to transform himself into an 80-minute hooker if he wants to retain his No.9 jumper this NRL season. The dummy-half role …

West Coast coach Adam Simpson is hopeful he can get Josh Kennedy fit for the start of the AFL season despite having to “de-load” the star forward. Kennedy jogged and …

After losing Angus Crichton to their NRL arch-rivals, South Sydney claim to have snared two of the most promising rugby talents from the 15-man game. The Rabbitohs on Tuesday confirmed …

The “freakish” athleticism of Payne Haas is inspiring his Brisbane teammates as the teenage prop prepares to play for the Broncos again. The 19-year-old prop will start against Queensland Cup …

Back in the Gold Coast sunshine, Tyrone Roberts admits his stint playing in England’s Super League was an unhappy one for him and his family. Roberts cut short a lucrative …

David Pocock hasn’t played a competitive game for three months, but the Wallabies’ star has declared himself fit to play in the Brumbies’ Super Rugby season opener. The 30-year-old will …

Canterbury fullback hopeful Nick Meaney has no regrets about leaving Newcastle for the Bulldogs but you couldn’t blame him if he did. With five first-grade games to his name, Meaney’s …

North Queensland coach Paul Green says the NRL club will consider going to the open market to replace sacked fullback Ben Barba. The Cowboys have been linked with Souths Sydney’s …

Brumbies flanker Tom Cusack knows how hard it is to have to sit out the sport you love because of a concussion. The former rugby sevens’ star suffered four concussions …

Naomi Osaka has sensationally split with coach Sascha Bajin a little more than two weeks after she won the Australian Open and assumed the world No.1 ranking. The 21-year-old Osaka, …

Bernard Tomic has won his first ATP Tour match since bowing out of the Australian Open in the first round and sparking a war of words with Davis Cup captain …

NSW Waratahs coach Daryl Gibson will go into the Super Rugby season this week with his contract extended to the end of 2020. New Zealander Gibson took over as head …

He’s won an NRL premiership and a State of Origin series but playing in the Indigenous All Stars match against New Zealand Maori on Friday night will rank just as …

Naomi Osaka says she has split with coach Sascha Bajin a little more than two weeks after winning the Australian Open and assumed the world No.1 ranking. The 21-year-old, who …

Collingwood have locked in reliable duo Jack Crisp and Will Hoskin-Elliott on long-term deals which may see them play out their AFL careers with the Magpies. Crisp has inked a …

Happy Clapper’s trainer Pat Webster is used to seeing his stable star chase Winx home and expects the same in the Apollo Stakes. For Webster, the priority is that the …