Gavin Badger hopes to continue officiating until he’s close to 50, making him the oldest NRL referee in half a century. The respected whistleblower’s 300-game milestone passed last week with …
The Western Force’s Wallabies prop Tetera Faulkner will return home to Melbourne after signing a two-year Super Rugby deal with the Rebels. The 29-year-old, who grew up in Melbourne, has …
Top-seeded Rafael Nadal and No.2 seed Roger Federer have cruised to easy victories Wednesday in their opening matches at the ATP’s Rogers Cup in Montreal. Nadal breezed past Borna Coric …
Sydney coach John Longmire isn’t worried by the lack of impact from his star AFL forward Lance FranklIn over the Swans’ past two games. Franklin kicked only one goal in …
Canberra’s finals hopes are hanging by a thread but captain Jarrod Croker believes the current squad can push for a premiership. The 26-year-old goal-kicking centre has extended his contract with …
Parramatta are likely to rule out injured fullback Bevan French for Friday’s NRL clash with Newcastle as the club gears up for a finals push. Eels coach Brad Arthur is …
Greater Western Sydney forward Steve Johnson will retire at the end of the AFL season. The 34-year-old goalsneak, a star in Geelong’s 2007, 2009 and 2011 premiership sides, has played …
Talks have begun to extend Kevin Walters’ reign as Queensland State of Origin coach. And all-conquering former Maroons mentor Mal Meninga reckons they can’t re-sign him soon enough after being …
Nick Kyrgios has beaten Italy’s Paolo Lorenzi in straight sets to progress to the third round of the Rogers Cup in Canada. The Australian 16th-seed needed only 63 minutes to …
Their recent form suggests otherwise but North Queensland back-rower Ethan Lowe insists Penrith will face an improved Cowboys side under stand-in captain Michael Morgan in Saturday night’s NRL clash. The …
Australia have begun their women’s rugby union World Cup campaign with a 19-17 loss to host nation Ireland. The new-look Wallaroos conceded the first try when Irish flyhalf Nora Stapleton …
Roger Federer admits he remains astounded at how fast he was able to bounce back to near-unbeatable form following his first-ever operation 18 months ago to fix a knee problem. …
Ashleigh Barty has sent 16th-seeded Russian Elena Vesnina crashing out of the Rogers Cup in Toronto. Barty, ranked 58th in the WTA standings, beat world No.18 Vesnina 6-3 5-7 6-4 …
Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza has tamed Kirsten Flipkens 7-5 6-2 to reach the third round of the Canadian Open on a blockbuster day with eight of the world’s top 10 …
Roger Federer needed less than an hour to defeat Canadian Peter Polansky 6-2 6-1 at the Montreal Masters in his first appearance since winning a record eighth Wimbledon title in …
When the AFL grand final motorcade rolls around the MCG, the applause for this year’s retirees is likely to be something special. Luke Hodge, Nick Riewoldt and Sam Mitchell depart …
Starved of success for years, there isn’t a Richmond fan in existence who doesn’t know where the Tigers sit on the AFL ladder. Currently that’s third, a few per cent …
The Western Bulldogs are adamant they have plenty in the tank – both mentally and physically – to fuel their AFL premiership defence. And with four straight wins, they just …
