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FIVE BIG QUESTIONS AHEAD OF THE AFL SEMI-FINAL BETWEEN GEELONG AND SYDNEY AFL second semi-final Friday, September 15, MCG, 7.50pm AEST * CAN BUDDY BE TAMED? Unless a corked quad …

West Coast’s Luke Shuey has branded the debate over his contentious last-minute free kick against Port Adelaide as irrelevant. With his side trailing by four points with less than 30 …

Greater Western Sydney are the next obstacle in West Coast’s path as they attempt to keep their unlikely AFL premiership tilt rolling. After the first weekend of finals, the Eagles …

Port Adelaide chairman David Koch has put his AFL club’s players on notice – play for premierships or play somewhere else. The Power chairman spoke of his blunt warning at …

Sydney were grateful for the AFL’s pre-finals bye. But they’re equally delighted there are no more delays on their way forward this season after steamrolling Essendon in their elimination final. …

Halfback Aaron Smith will return to the All Blacks’ starting side for their Rugby Championship match against resurgent – and also unbeaten – South Africa in Auckland on Saturday in …

Melbourne will have Queensland prop Tim Glasby available for their preliminary final in two weeks after he escaped anu further sanctions for an apparent chicken wing tackle. Glasby was penalised …

NSW State of Origin firebrand David Klemmer is the leading contender to take the prestigious Brad Fittler medal at the state’s annual awards night on Monday. Despite starting from the …

Referees boss Tony Archer has backed the NRL’s bunker over the two crucial calls which Manly coach Trent Barrett blamed for ending the Sea Eagles’ season. Barrett was livid after …

FIVE BIG QUESTIONS AHEAD OF THE AFL SEMI-FINAL BETWEEN GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY AND WEST COAST GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY v WEST COAST AFL first semi-final Saturday, September 16, Spotless Stadium, 7.25pm …

The Wallabies face plenty of set-piece schooling this week as they attempt to fix scrum and lineout woes hampering their efforts to become regular winners. The Wallabies’ scrum has been …

WEEK ONE OF THE AFL FINALS AT A GLANCE RESULTS * Qualifying final: Adelaide 12.12 (84) def Greater Western Sydney 6.12 (48) * Qualifying final: Richmond 13.13 (91) def Geelong …

Only time will aid the All Blacks in overcoming their opponents’ defensive line speed, halfback TJ Perenara believes. So destructive in attack throughout 2016, the All Blacks have found themselves …

Wallabies hooker Tatafu Polata-Nau is still coming to grips with the demise of the Western Force and says fans of rival Super Rugby franchises need to become more like the …

West Coast hero Luke Shuey has branded the debate over his contentious last-minute free kick against Port Adelaide as irrelevant. With his side trailing by four points with less than …

It’s a team game but Richmond captain Trent Cotchin says the Tigers are reaping the rewards of letting individuals be themselves in their dream AFL season. And no one is …

Matt Moylan shouldn’t reclaim his spot in Penrith’s halves even if he is declared available for this week’s NRL semi-final against Brisbane, says Andrew Johns. Moylan hasn’t trained with the …

Sloane Stephens crowned one of the great comebacks in tennis with a maiden grand slam title, then revealed how doubters tried to turn her away. Ranked 957th in the world …