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James O’Connor says he is already talking to teams about a potential Super Rugby return that would put him back in the Wallabies’ frame for the 2019 World Cup. The …

She might be returning home to Western Australia but Sabrina Frederick-Traub is keeping her fingers crossed local hopes Fremantle go down in Sunday’s AFL Women’s clash with Brisbane. Frederick-Traub, 20, …

The coach of an under siege Northern Territory AFL club says playing footy has meant the difference between life and death for many kids in a remote Aboriginal island community …

Melbourne Storm teenage sensation Curtis Scott is out to make up for lost time after his debut NRL season was derailed by a broken leg. Scott made a meteoric rise …

The New South Wales Rugby League has been forced to abandon the start of its junior league competition as Sydney’s heatwave wreaks havoc with weekend sport. It comes after Canterbury …

Retirement is still not on Cameron Smith’s radar despite fellow NRL veteran and good mate Johnathan Thurston’s decision to wind down his career. Thurston will quit representative football at the …

Melbourne’s AFL leadership transition has begun with Jack Viney joining veteran Nathan Jones as co-captains for the upcoming season. Former Hawthorn premiership star Jordan Lewis will also take on a …

Luckless Adelaide midfielder Brad Crouch is set to miss the opening round of the AFL season with his recovery from a hamstring injury taking longer than expected. Crouch will miss …

NRL boss Todd Greenberg is saddened by the plight of Newcastle star Jarrod Mullen and has used the saga to further warn players about performance-enhancing drugs. The 29-year-old Mullen’s career …

Weekend NRL trial matches due to be played in extreme heat are unnecessarily risking players’ welfare, according to Wendell Sailor. Above 40-degree temperatures are predicted to hit Sydney and surrounds …

A comeback date has not been set for Billy Slater but Cameron Smith says there is “no doubt” the veteran fullback will return to the NRL this year. Smith on …

Canterbury have pushed back Saturday’s NRL trial with Penrith by an hour to 7pm due to Sydney’s predicted weekend heatwave. The game at Belmore Sportsground will go ahead despite temperatures …

St Helens coach Keiron Cunningham hailed his side’s resilience after they ground out a 6-4 win over Leeds in the opening match of the 2017 Super League season. Leeds centre …

WHAT TO WATCH FOR IN SATURDAY’S NRL TRIALS CANTERBURY VS PENRITH – BELMORE 6PM The Bulldogs have spots open in the backs and Marcelo Montoya, Kerrod Holland and Tyrone Phillips …

Jockey Blake Spriggs remains under observation in hospital with doctors monitoring a head injury after he fell at Hawkesbury. Racing NSW said Spriggs also has a relatively undisplaced fracture to …

Second seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga needed only 45 minutes to reach the quarterfinals of the Open de Sud de France, swatting aside countryman Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-1 6-2. World No.14 Tsonga – …

After going within a short head of claiming a Sandown Guineas in his first preparation, lightly raced Ruthven kicks off his latest campaign aimed towards Classic races in two states. …

Trainer Chris Waller and jockey Hugh Bowman are keeping their cool ahead of Winx’s return at Randwick where temperatures are expected to reach record highs for February. The Australian Turf …