Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from the Birmingham Classic at Edgbaston as she rests ahead of Wimbledon. The 31-year-old, a two-time winner of the tournament, has suffered an injury-plagued start to …
Adelaide remain unsure whether injured pair Rory Laird and Tom Lynch will be available for their must-win AFL clash against Hawthorn. The Crows are waiting to see how Laird (hand) …
Reagan Campbell-Gillard admits he’s learnt his lesson after lighting a fire he didn’t need ahead of his State of Origin debut. The Penrith forward was barely 24 hours into his …
Gold Coast rookie Alexander ‘AJ’ Brimson appears to have worked his way into the Titans’ long-term plans but the future of the man he has replaced is far less certain. …
Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge has warned the AFL to tread carefully in its bid to revitalise the game. AFL footy boss Steve Hocking is canvassing opinions and will look …
West Coast coach Adam Simpson insists he isn’t worried about the club’s horror record at the SCG but you can bet Lance Franklin has been giving him nightmares of late. …
Sydney played very little part in last year’s AFL trade period, but the off-season acquisition of West Coast champion Dean Cox as an assistant coach has proven a masterstroke. Cox …
Darius Boyd’s abrupt representative retirement may have shocked most but Brisbane teammate Corey Oates reckons it could not have been timed better, saying the Broncos need their captain “now more …
St George Illawarra star James Graham has hailed the club’s decision to send a medical staffer to Denver as the club attempts to navigate a heavy representative period. Graham and …
Craig Lowndes will be up against it as he looks to equal the Supercars’ record at Darwin’s Hidden Valley raceway. If the Holden veteran can win one of the two …
Stuart Hogg will captain Scotland for the first time when they take on the USA in Houston. Dark Blues head coach Gregor Townsend has named a revamped starting XV following …
England received a major boost ahead of the must-win second Test against South Africa when lock Joe Launchbury was passed fit to play, after coming through training. The Wasps captain …
Wimbledon champion Roger Federer has made a winning return to action as he recovered from a set down to beat Germany’s Mischa Zverev 3-6 6-4 6-2 to make the quarter-finals …
The enigmatic Bernard Tomic has recorded his first win over a top-50 player in almost a year just weeks after bombing out of the French Open to lucky loser Marco …
Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from next week’s traditional Wimbledon warm-up tournament at London’s Queen’s Club. “I have spoken to my doctors and I need to listen to what my body …
Matt Suckling has joined the casualty list and the Western Bulldogs have dropped Jordan Roughead for their must-win AFL clash against Port Adelaide. Suckling had been among their best players …
Match committee meetings have rarely been straightforward this AFL season at the SCG, but that will ring particularly true ahead of Friday night’s blockbuster between Sydney and West Coast. The …
North Queensland lock Jason Taumalolo has again snubbed New Zealand after confirming his allegiance to Tonga ahead of their Pacific Test in Sydney. Taumalolo turned his back on the chance …
