Penrith have sent an ominous warning to week-one finals opponents Canterbury with a first-half demolition of Manly in the final NRL game of the regular season. Panthers skipper Matt Moylan …

Will Hopoate is an unlikely starter for Canterbury’s NRL elimination final against Penrith after the match was scheduled for next Sunday. Brisbane will host Gold Coast in the first elimination …

Coach Ricky Stuart is confident star Canberra fullback Jack Wighton won’t be cited by the NRL over a shoulder charge, after Michael Ennis escaped charge for a similar offence. Wighton …

Finally. Parramatta’s season from hell is over. And they finished in style, thumping the New Zealand Warriors 40-18. A hat-trick to rookie fullback Bevan French showed Eels fans they have …

With Robbie Farah finally gone, Wests Tigers coach Jason Taylor believes he has a side capable of playing the style of football that will earn an NRL finals berth in …

The Warriors have ended their 2016 NRL campaign on a sour note, going down 40-18 to Parramatta in a listless display in Auckland. Careless errors and defensive frailty condemned the …

Coach Ricky Stuart has declared a new era of NRL success in the nation’s capital with Canberra securing a top-two finish with a final-round thumping of Wests Tigers. The Raiders …

After travelling to the Rio Olympics with the Australian rugby sevens squad, winger Henry Speight has been included in a 33-man Wallabies’ squad for upcoming Tests against South Africa and …

AFL club Carlton intends to lodge a complaint with police after its recruitment strategy for the national women’s league was allegedly published. The Blues released a statement on Sunday, outlining …

Josh Hodgson has hoisted Canberra to a top-two NRL finish, with the Raiders’ 52-10 final-round victory also ending Wests Tigers’ top-eight hopes. The Green Machine will host Cronulla in the …

Cronulla hooker Michael Ennis is free to play in their NRL qualifying final against Canberra after he escaped any charge for his hit on Melbourne five-eighth Blake Green. Ennis took …

John McEnroe has challenged Nick Kyrgios to quit professional tennis if his heart isn’t in it. Commentating on American television, McEnroe was scathing of Kyrgios’s demeanour before the Australian retired …

North Melbourne forward Drew Petrie was “mentally drained” in the last round of the AFL season but is adamant he can fire up in finals. Petrie, Brent Harvey, Nick Dal …

Venus Williams has moved within two wins of a possible sisterly showdown with Serena in the semi-finals of the US Open by beating German 26th seed Laura Siegemund to reach …

Former Formula One champion Jenson Button will move into semi-retirement next season as McLaren Honda promotes Stoffel Vandoorne into the second driver spot alongside Fernando Alonso. McLaren chairman Ron Dennis …

Nick Kyrgios is out of the US Open after Australia’s last singles hope was forced to retire from his third-round match against Illya Marchenko with a hip injury. Kyrgios was …

Tyson Frizell will be available for Kangaroos Four Nations selection despite missing St George Illawarra’s final NRL match this season due to a knee injury. NSW star Frizell missed the …

An older and wiser Tom Hawkins is looking to play a leading role in Geelong’s finals campaign after tasting premiership success as a youngster in a seasoned AFL team. Hawkins …