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A wiser and more mature Mitchell Pearce credits his enforced layoff from the NRL and time in a Thai rehab centre as the catalyst for his career-best form. The 28-year-old …

Now this is what a real ‘big four’ looks like. The Kangaroos will barely have time to fit in a visit to Questacon, but coach Mal Meninga insists his men …

Manly’s Jackson Hastings wants NRL clubs to do more to protect teenage prodigies from hype as they discover the pitfalls of professional rugby league. Hastings made his debut at the …

In a swipe at rival Michael Maguire, Wayne Bennett wants critics to stop their “ridiculous” whining and accept that the NRL bunker will never be perfect. Livid South Sydney coach …

Former Sydney premiership captain Barry Hall says the winless Swans’ youngsters have have been put to the sword and placed under pressure by injuries to many of their more senior …

Western Bulldogs speedster Jason Johannisen has renewed contract talks with the reigning premiers after a scintillating start to the AFL season. The Norm Smith medallist opted to put negotiations on …

Far from worrying about Collingwood’s short AFL break, captain Scott Pendlebury says it is just what the Magpies need. The Magpies have only five days between Tuesday’s Anzac Day loss …

West Coast speedster Lewis Jetta faces an uphill battle to win back his spot for Saturday night’s derby against Fremantle despite the club’s growing injury list. Jetta hasn’t played since …

Rafael Nadal has seen off Rogerio Dutra Silva 6-1 6-2 to reach the last 16 of the Barcelona Open, while Andy Murray advanced after opponent Bernard Tomic withdrew. Playing on …

Women’s Tennis Association chief executive Steve Simon has defended the wildcard entry awarded to former world No.1 Maria Sharapova for the Stuttgart Open following her 15-month doping ban. While some …

AFL premiership coach Mark Thompson has a basic warning for Nathan Buckley – the Collingwood players will save or doom you. Thompson has great sympathy for the embattled Magpies coach …

Bernard Tomic has withdrawn from his second round match against Andy Murray at the Barcelona Open due to a lower back injury. Tomic snapped a streak of five first-round losses …

For the first time in 10 years, Sydney will go in to an AFL game without either Kieren Jack or Jarrad McVeigh. Jack is set to miss at least two …

Collingwood captain Scott Pendlebury has played his worst AFL match in a decade, adding to their troubles as the pressure mounts on coach Nathan Buckley. Pendlebury said he was ill …

Canterbury look set to land Kieran Foran after one of the club’s favourite sons Josh Reynolds announced he was joining the Wests Tigers on a four-year NRL mega deal. With …

West Coast coach Adam Simpson insists his team won’t be distracted by outside criticism despite being labelled as mummy’s boys in the wake of their humiliating AFL loss to Hawthorn. …

The Wests Tigers have signed Canterbury five-eighth Josh Reynolds to a four-year NRL deal. The club announced on Wednesday night that they had inked a deal with the former NSW …

Gareth Widdop is set to miss six weeks with a knee injury, a blow that is threatening to derail St George Illawarra’s stellar start to the NRL season. Widdop has …