Giant Wallabies and NSW Waratahs lock Will Skelton intends improving his lineout skills after picking up some tips in a beneficial off-season stint with European rugby champions Saracens. Quality of …

The AFL has stepped in to save an embattled Northern Territory club from a remote Aboriginal island community, helping to develop a plan to resurrect the club’s fortunes. The bottom …

Ryan James expects Gold Coast will see a far more-mature Jarryd Hayne in 2017 following the birth of his first baby. Hayne celebrated the arrival of his daughter in December, …

Scott Bolton appears to have won the battle for James Tamou’s starting spot after being named alongside Test prop Matthew Scott for North Queensland’s final NRL trial against the Wests …

It was with a mixture of pride and pain GWS co-captain Callan Ward watched the Western Bulldogs celebrate a fairytale AFL premiership. Ward had been knocked out – both figuratively …

Paul McGregor will encourage his St George Illawarra halves to take a more ad-lib approach to their football in 2017 to try to fix the NRL club’s attacking woes. The …

There isn’t a seat at the NRL table that doesn’t come hot with the expectation of success, but perhaps none more so than the premiership favourites. On the eve of …

Collingwood captain Scott Pendlebury feared that Jamie Elliott’s back injury would spell the end of his AFL career. The livewire forward is set to make an emotional return in Thursday’s …

Greater Western Sydney co-captain Callan Ward felt proud when his former club the Western Bulldogs broke their premiership drought but admitted he spent the off-season reliving the two sides’ classic …

Full to the brim with attacking brilliance, the Warriors are unlikely to need any help racking up points this NRL season. But for September-October rugby league to become a reality, …

All Blacks skipper Kieran Read admits Steven Luatua’s impending departure to British rugby comes as something of a surprise. The versatile 25-year-old has signed a one-year deal with relegation-threatened Bristol …

Essendon are set to welcome back up to seven previously banned players, including former captain Jobe Watson, for Thursday’s AFL pre-season clash with Collingwood. All but three of the 10 …

With the pre-season competition looming, the AFL and the AFL Players’ Association still haven’t struck a new pay deal but the league is confident the players won’t strike. Geelong’s Patrick …

Melbourne Demons defender Meg Downie will miss the remainder of the AFL Women’s season due to a ruptured hamstring rather than concussion. Downie was hospitalised on the weekend after being …

The Hurricanes’ frenetic defence laid the platform for their maiden Super Rugby title. Now they’re expecting everyone else to copy it. Eleven days out for their season-opener against the Sunwolves …

Three-year-olds Star Turn and Flying Artie head the early betting on the Group One Lightning Stakes at Flemington. Star Turn holds favouritism at $4.60 with Flying Artie the second pick …

Injured winger Josh Mansour remains a big piece of Penrith’s title push this NRL season, says coach Anthony Griffin. Less than three months after undergoing major knee surgery, Mansour took …

The NRL has reportedly distributed the lion’s share of increased revenue to its clubs which have been asking for a greater say in how the game is funded. New sponsorship …