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Willie John McBride believes the British and Irish Lions may have been saved from extinction by the performance of this year’s side in New Zealand. The Lions surprised the world …

Given he was happy to take on former Test cricketer Damien Martyn, it is probably no surprise that Clayton Oliver would argue with a Carlton fan. But the wisdom of …

WHAT HAPPENED IN ROUND 16 OF THE AFL THEY SAID IT: “I would love to see Kane. Don’t get me wrong – that his job, he’s there to write s*** …

Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin continues to vigorously defend the emerging AFL team’s culture, despite another headline-grabbing incident. The league appears certain to investigate Clayton Oliver’s animated exchange with a Carlton …

Josh Reynolds has been given a dream Belmore send-off after Canterbury produced a miracle comeback to beat Newcastle 20-18. The Bulldogs looked dead and buried trailing by 10 points with …

Port Adelaide forward Charlie Dixon booted five goals as the Power shook off their pretenders tag with a 32-point victory over West Coast in Sunday’s AFL clash at Domain Stadium. …

Canterbury coach Des Hasler has labelled the NRL’s referees the most inconsistent he’s ever seen after the Bulldogs thrilling 20-18 win over Newcastle on Sunday. Just a day after Manly …

Canterbury have produced one of the great modern NRL comebacks to break Newcastle’s heart 20-18 at Belmore Sports Ground on Sunday. The Knights looked headed for the biggest upset of …

Melbourne have bounced back from a horror week to post a frantic eight-point win over Carlton. In an error-riddled last quarter, the Demons kicked the last three goals of the …

Six-time Supercars champion Jamie Whincup has equalled Craig Lowndes all-time winning record with a drought-breaking victory in Sunday’s 200km race in Townsville. Whincup’s first win for the Supercars season was …

NSW Waratahs stalwart Dean Mumm has backed their coaches and says the onus has been on the players in a disappointing Super Rugby campaign. The retiring Wallaby lock’s last home …

Fremantle’s Ryan Nyhuis had never played as a forward before making his AFL debut on Sunday. But after booting four majors – including the match-winner – in the Dockers’ nailbiting …

No Payne, no gain. Prop Jarrod Wallace believes the Queensland pack are ready for another Andrew Fifita onslaught in Wednesday night’s State of Origin decider after his teenage “clone” Payne …

NRL referees boss Tony Archer insists his officials got it right with two controversial calls in Penrith’s 16-8 win over Manly on Saturday. Sea Eagles coach Trent Barrett was seething …

Fiji have qualified for the 2019 rugby World Cup after defeating Tonga in a qualifier. The Fijians downed the Tongans 14-10 in Nuku’alofa on Saturday to be confirmed as a …

The man hired by Manly to analyse match-fixing allegations against the NRL team last year says he isn’t surprised the matter has reportedly been cleared. Three matches involving the club …

Fremantle’s Ryan Nyhuis has booted four goals on debut to lift the Dockers to a nailbiting four-point AFL win over North Melbourne. The 20-year-old was outstanding in his first game …

Injury threatens to end the State of Origin career of another Queensland great after veteran fullback Billy Slater rolled his ankle at training in preparation for the series decider at …