HOW QUEENSLAND SHAPE UP FOR ORIGIN I Fullback Darius Boyd. Origins played: 26 2017 kick return metres per game: 30 2017 try assists: 6 Held out the great Billy Slater …
A high attrition rate means Brisbane star Hopfgarten has made the field for the Group One Kingsford Smith Stakes after fears he might miss out. Queensland has at best six …
Nick Kyrgios is starting to make a believer of one of his harshest critics, seven-time grand slam champion John McEnroe. McEnroe calls world No.19 Kyrgios the most gifted player of …
The Queensland Reds have named a settled side for Friday night’s must-win Super Rugby clash against the Western Force. With the Reds fresh from the bye, coach Nick Stiles has …
Fremantle’s hopes of beating Adelaide on Saturday night have been dealt a massive blow after ruckman Aaron Sandilands was ruled out with a hamstring injury. Dockers coach Ross Lyon said …
The video of Dominic Thiem’s surprise win over Rafael Nadal last week in Rome will be in high demand for those harbouring hopes of stopping the Spaniard’s march towards a …
Port Adelaide will summon Aaron Young as the replacement for injured Chad Wingard for Thursday night’s AFL match against Geelong. Wingard is expected to miss a fortnight because of a …
Johnathan Thurston is expected to know whether he will recover from a shoulder injury and play in next week’s State of Origin opener by Sunday. The Queensland playmaker believes if …
Parramatta have been dealt another injury blow, with former NSW Origin centre Michael Jennings to miss a month with a quad injury. Jennings limped off the field in the second …
NSW playmaker James Maloney says he’s been scrutinised by the NRL referees and it’s helped make him the game’s most penalised player. The Cronulla five-eighth has been pinged 22 times …
All Blacks skipper Kieran Read says a move overseas was never an option as he prepares to lead the Test side into the 2019 World Cup. The 31-year-old loose forward …
Second-seeded Kei Nishikori of Japan eased into the Geneva Open quarter-finals, beating Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan 6-4 6-3 on Tuesday. World No.9 Nishikori took a wildcard entry after a wrist …
Pat Hyland is a relieved trainer with Lizard Island pulling up in good order after a comeback trial at Cranbourne. The rising five-year-old, who has been gelded since his last …
Broadside looks capable of doing the hard yards over winter, but asking him to race over consecutive weekends for the first time in his career is probably a stretch. Co-trainer …
Leading trainer Darren Weir has the horses to be competitive in all forms of racing. It doesn’t matter if it’s a sprint race, a middle distance or a staying race, …
Australia’s top-ranked player Samantha Stosur has easily accounted for Madison Brengle to reach the last eight at the WTA’s Strasbourg International. Stosur’s 6-0 6-1 victory over American Brengle was the …
Forward Chad Wingard will miss Port Adelaide’s next two AFL matches due to a calf injury. The 23-year-old was injured at training this week ahead of the Power’s Indigenous Round …
Kieran Read wants to be at the helm of the All Blacks when they pursue a hat-trick of Rugby World Cup titles. The world-class forward surprised nobody when announcing on …

















