JustHorseRacing

The inaugural NRL women’s premiership match has been robbed of one of its biggest names, with star Sydney Roosters forward Ruan Sims ruled out with a hamstring injury. Sims will …

Penrith coach Cameron Ciraldo has indicated he now has a better understanding with NRL officials after meeting with referees boss Bernard Sutton ahead of their elimination final against the Warriors. …

Lance Thompson will be watching from above, cheering on the Red V this weekend. That’s the earnest belief of St George Illawarra coach Paul McGregor after former Dragons and Cronulla …

Canterbury’s Mad Monday dramas have cost them one of their long-term major sponsors, with Jaycar ending their nine-year partnership with the NRL club on Friday. A sponsor of the Bulldogs …

From the moment Luke Parker played through the pain of a broken jaw as a 19-year-old against GWS it was clear he was cut from a different cloth. Parker will …

Richmond forward Josh Caddy is $3000 out of pocket for two misconduct incidents involving Hawthorn tagger Daniel Howe in the AFL qualifying final. But Caddy and fellow key teammates Trent …

St George Illawarra enforcer Jack de Belin is no certainty for their do-or-die NRL final against Brisbane. Dragons coach Paul McGregor admitted the NSW Origin back-rower was racing the clock …

Wests Tigers insist star playmakers Josh Reynolds and Luke Brooks have nothing to answer for after they were subject to a police drug search at a strip club last weekend. …

West Coast don’t expect Josh Kennedy to have a case of the wobbles when the star spearhead makes his AFL return in Saturday night’s qualifying final against Collingwood. Kennedy has …

Coach Steve Hansen’s extended World Cup trial continues when an under-strength All Blacks meet Argentina in Nelson. Fresh from their Bledisloe Cup extermination of Australia, the world champions are short-priced …

Cooper Cronk’s time to deliver at the Sydney Roosters when it matters most has arrived as the club look to reverse recent history in the NRL finals. The biggest name …

Hawthorn’s two disastrous shots on goal when the AFL qualifying final was in the balance might sum up the concept of referred pressure. They were certainly sliding doors moments. One …

Quade Cooper’s audition for a Super Rugby lifeline heads to Fiji on Saturday as the Melbourne Rebels circle the out-of-favour playmaker. The former Queensland and Wallabies star is reportedly close …

Wallabies skipper Michael Hooper is pleased the keys to the team’s attack have been tossed to Kurtley Beale, saying they’ll be better off the more he sees of the ball. …

Curbing the immense influence of Lance Franklin will make or break GWS’s hopes of advancing to an AFL semi-final at the expense of Sydney. As the Giants found out three …

Defending US Open champion Rafael Nadal and two-time winner Novak Djokovic are one victory away from renewing their rivalry, with both expected to get through their semi-finals on Friday. World …

Australia’s hopes of avoiding their worst ever world ranking have taken a major hit, with star flanker David Pocock ruled out of Saturday’s vital Rugby Championship Test against South Africa. …

Three years with the Wallabies is helping Mario Ledesma transform the Pumas into a more disciplined and, ultimately, better team. Argentina coach Ledesma faces his stiffest test since taking charge …