When a mate convinced Andrew Pieper to buy a five per cent share in She Will Reign, the first-time owner was originally content for her to just make a field …
Waikato coach Dave Rennie has made sweeping changes for the Chiefs’ fourth-round Super Rugby match against the Rebels in Melbourne on Friday. It will be the unbeaten Chiefs’ first trans-Tasman …
Few can match Melbourne halfback Cooper Cronk’s poise in a tight game. But Wayne Bennett doesn’t want Ben Hunt to follow Cronk’s lead as the maligned Brisbane No.7 looks to …
Coach Nathan Buckley wants the AFL sceptics to hold fire on Daniel Wells, saying the star midfielder is exactly what Collingwood need. The Magpies confirmed on Tuesday that Wells is …
Wayne Bennett says it is unrealistic for Billy Slater to be considered for Queensland’s State of Origin side after a long injury absence. Slater, 33, will end a year-long wait …
Saturday’s Super Rugby clash between the NSW Waratahs and Brumbies will carry added significance this year, with the introduction of the Dan Vickerman Cup. A well respected and much loved …
Penrith rookie Viliame Kikau has revealed how he informed his mother of last week’s NRL debut on her way home from the funeral of his late uncle in Fiji. Kikau …
Canterbury star Josh Jackson has urged the NRL club to re-sign off-contract coach Des Hasler sooner rather than later. Hasler hasn’t missed the finals in the past 12 years as …
Gold Coast have signed Sydney Roosters centre Dale Copley in a desperate bid to boost their ailing NRL backline stocks. The Titans, hit hard with injuries in recent weeks, have …
Parramatta’s impressive early season form will be put to the test when they take on the Gold Coast without injured half Corey Norman, says co-captain Tim Mannah. The ladder-leading Eels …
NRL milestone games haven’t exactly gone to plan for Robbie Farah. He lost on debut in 2003, and has since suffered the same fate in his 50th, 100th, 150th and …
Robbie Farah says there is still plenty to achieve on his rugby league bucket list, despite being set to play his 250th NRL game on Saturday. Farah, now 33, signed …
Blues five-eighth Ihaia West has been dumped from the starting XV for the Super Rugby clash with the Crusaders on Friday. The 25-year-old playmaker had a night to forget against …
Nick Kyrgios has outclassed Alexander Zverev in the battle of tennis’ next-gen leaders to storm into the fourth round of the Indian Wells Masters. Kyrgios wowed fans with some audacious …
Rarely, if ever, has an AFL team entered a premiership season confronted with as many unknowns as Essendon will face in 2017. The Bombers have worked tirelessly to draw a …
ESSENDON Coach: John Worsfold Captain: Dyson Heppell Last five years: 11-9-7-15-18 Premiership clock: 6 o’clock – Worsfold might need a bit of time to integrate the returning stars with the …
COLLINGWOOD Coach: Nathan Buckley Captain: Scott Pendlebury Last five years: 4-8-11-12-12 Premiership clock: 4 to 6 o’clock. The list is shaping up well, but can they win consistently? Key five: …
Rafael Nadal continued his career-long dominance of Fernando Verdasco, dismissing his fellow Spaniard 6-3 7-5 to power into the round of 16 at the Indian Wells ATP Masters event. The …
