Rob Kearney is expected to be fit for Ireland’s Six Nations grand slam with England at Twickenham despite nursing an ankle issue. Kearney sat out training on Tuesday, but assistant …
Serena Williams admits she has “a long way to go” to get back to her peak after being knocked out of the Indian Wells Masters by sister Venus. The younger …
North Queensland’s Gavin Cooper has refused to back down from claims Cronulla targeted the surgically-repaired knee of Matt Scott. The Queensland Origin forward further inflamed tensions between the two rivals …
World No.1 Roger Federer needed less than an hour to dispatch Filip Krajinovic at the Indian Wells Masters in California, mixing overpowering serves and pinpoint groundstrokes to advance to the …
Criticism doesn’t surprise Anthony Milford but the Brisbane playmaker admits he did not expect the heavy scrutiny that has come with being the Broncos’ marquee man in 2018 The knives …
Jorge Taufua is making up for lost time. After having his 2017 NRL season cruelly cut short by a torn ACL, the hard-running Manly winger signalled he was ready to …
Melbourne Rebels chief executive Baden Stephenson got a sense that something special was brewing at the Super Rugby club during the pre-season. But even he’s been surprised by the domination …
Versatile Canberra veteran Sia Soliola says the demons of last year won’t haunt the Raiders despite a devastating last-gasp loss to open the NRL season. Ricky Stuart’s team dropped eight …
Luke Keary is set to give the Sydney Roosters a much-needed shot in the arm after being named to make his NRL return against Canterbury. Keary was kept in cotton …
West Coast midfielder Liam Duggan insists he isn’t worried about the club’s recent pre-season flop, saying the heavy loss to Fremantle has lit a fire under the team’s belly. The …
Scoring the match-winning try in his coach’s NRL debut was an easy way for Gold Coast centre Konrad Hurrell to get onside with Garth Brennan. But the rookie Titans mentor …
Melbourne NRL coach Craig Bellamy says Billy Slater is the best fullback he’s seen play the game and that he’s changed the position for the next generation of players. Slater …
Gary Ablett’s manager says the dual Brownlow medallist is a certainty to play for Geelong in the opening AFL round. But his Cats teammate Patrick Dangerfield remains in doubt with …
Venus Williams has beaten her sister Serena for the first time in four years, reaching the fourth round of the Indian Wells Masters 6-3 6-4. Venus finished off the 36-minute …
Venus Williams has broken sister Serena’s first two service games in the second set as she wrapped up their fourth round match at the WTA event in Indian Wells 6-3 …
It was the heroic round-one performance that almost never was. Penrith centre Waqa Blake had accepted being ruled out of their season-opening clash against Parramatta after undergoing a shoulder reconstruction …
AFL players whose careers are ended by concussion will be eligible for payouts under a new injury and hardship scheme. The AFL Players’ Association has allocated $24.7 million to the …
NSW Waratahs coach Daryl Gibson is eager to see where his side measures up in the Australian conference as they prepare for their first derby of the Super Rugby season …

















