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The playing futures of veteran Manly stars Brett Stewart and Steve Matai appear even bleaker, with the duo not named by their club for the NRL’s season guide or on …

The AFL has defended its public silence over James Hird’s health crisis, with Gillon McLachlan saying the league had offered support through an intermediary. The league’s chief executive also revealed …

The AFL continues to look at an overhaul of how the season is structured, with the 17-5 model appearing the most likely option if a change is made. League chief …

AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan has defended being paid more than the game’s top players, saying the comparison is invalid. It emerged early last year that McLachlan was paid $1.7m …

The playing futures of veteran Manly stars Brett Stewart and Steve Matai appear even bleaker, with the duo not named by their club for the NRL’s season guide. The pair, …

A clash with Winx can wait for Global Glamour with the Thousand Guineas winner confirmed for a more conservative return to Sydney racing. Co-trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott caused …

England face the prospect of fielding a rookie back-row against a feared all-Lions Wales trio with Tom Wood in doubt for Saturday’s Six Nations rugby trip to Cardiff due to …

Matthew Ebden displayed plenty of grit before beating Agustin Velotti to reach the second round of the Ecuador Open on Tuesday. Ebden lost the opening set 6-2 but then beat …

Cronulla centre Jack Bird has revealed his intentions to resist overtures from strugglers Newcastle and stick loyal to the NRL premiers. After snaring North Queensland rookie Kalyn Ponga for 2018, …

Former NRL star Ben Te’o has grabbed attention in Britain by disclosing a plan to go backpacking in North Korea with England rugby teammate Johnny May. Te’o has been discussing …

Nine games – and just three starts – in the NRL have been enough to convince Queensland great Trevor Gillmeister that Cowboys backrower Coen Hess will play State of Origin …

Newcastle have confirmed the signing of Anthony Tupou, with the veteran given a one-year NRL contract to boost the club’s depleted forward stocks. The 33-year-old former Kangaroo had been plying …

Gold Coast have re-signed midfielder Touk Miller until the end of the 2019 AFL season. Miller, who was already contracted until the end of this year, was voted into the …

Ryan Hoffman is gutted to lose the Warriors captaincy but thinks the Auckland-based NRL club might benefit with a switch from generation X to Y. Fullback Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, 23, will …

Twelve months ago, Wayne Bennett told Darius Boyd he would be Brisbane’s 2017 NRL captain. Yet Boyd, 29, still needed more time to grasp the enormity of his transformation when …

Jarryn Geary says he doesn’t ever think he’ll get used to the tag of AFL captain. “It doesn’t sit very comfortably,” he said on Wednesday. But it’s one he will …

The thought of becoming Brisbane’s next AFL captain sits well with Dayne Zorko. But the Lions’ midfielder admits he will need to wait another month before their 2017 season leader …

Time is ticking on the Wests Tigers to finally start delivering and stop offering up their youth as an excuse. That’s the view of a tough-talking Mitchell Moses who says …