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Flanker Matt Todd has signed on to remain with the All Blacks and Crusaders until the end of 2018. Todd, 28, has played eight matches for the All Blacks since …

Sydney backline stalwart Nick Smith recognises it’s going to be tough for his part of the team to hang onto all their young guns this AFL season. One key factor …

Richmond are primed to build some much-needed early momentum when they take on Carlton in Thursday night’s AFL season-opener. The Tigers will start strong favourites against the rebuilding Blues in …

Western Force coach Dave Wessels says the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the future of the franchise is hindering his chances of recruiting star players for next year. The Force is no …

Cronulla signing James Segeyaro has declared himself ready to return to the NRL this weekend but admits it will take some time to regain top form. Officially signed to the …

They joke about sharing digs and candlelight dinners but the friendship between Red Bull teammates Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen may be put to the test in the Australian Grand …

They laid down the first stone, now it’s time to rebuild the fortress. One week after claiming their first victory of the NRL season, Manly players have vowed to break …

Off-contract Wests Tigers captain Aaron Woods insists he won’t be rushed into deciding on his future until the club appoints a long-term NRL coach. The joint venture is on the …

Daryl Gibson believes the NSW Waratahs will profit from Israel Folau’s 14-game stint in the centres after ending the “experiment” for the greater good of his fallen Super Rugby champions. …

Former ASADA boss Richard Ings has weighed into the debate surrounding West Coast’s 2006 premiership win. Ings, who was the ASADA chief from 2005-2010, told Melbourne radio station 3AW that …

Gold Coast co-captain and forward Tom Lynch aims to play it cool in his side’s first fixture of the 2017 AFL season. The Suns take on Brisbane in a match-up …

Geelong coach Chris Scott is taking no notice of how round-one opponents Fremantle performed last year, believing their miserable four-win campaign was an aberration. Having contested finals in each of …

Doncaster Mile-bound It’s Somewhat has continued his preparations for the $3 million race with a solo gallop between races at Warwick Farm. The John O’Shea-trained gelding won the Group Two …

Richmond will take a new-look lineup into Thursday night’s AFL season-opener against Carlton in what shapes as a make-or-break year for coach Damien Hardwick. Highly-rated recruits Dion Prestia, Josh Caddy …

Journeymen Dale Copley and Daniel Vidot are viewing their call-up to an injury-depleted Gold Coast side to take on North Queensland on Saturday as a shot at finding an NRL …

Rising Red’s second to Gingernuts in the New Zealand Derby has boosted his trainers’ confidence heading to the Australian equivalent. The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained Rising Red is an …

Will the ghosts of West Coast’s drug era ever go away? It’s a question the Eagles must be asking themselves every day, especially after the leaking of a 2008 document …

Veteran Test prop Wyatt Crockett will step in for the rested Joe Moody when the Crusaders take on the Western Force in Christchurch on Friday. The 34-year-old loosehead has come …