South Africa captain Adriaan Strauss has announced he will quit international rugby at the end of the 2016 season. The Springbok hooker took over the captaincy of the side this …
Collingwood AFL spearhead Travis Cloke looks set to join the Western Bulldogs after telling the Magpies he wants to be traded. Cloke on Thursday night told the Nine Network’s The …
Brazilian Felipe Massa has announced he will retire from Formula One at the end of the season. The 35-year-old Williams driver, who won 11 races for Ferrari from 2006-08 and …
AFL minor premiers Sydney have dominated a new-look All Australian team, supplying almost a quarter of the players. Lance Franklin, Dan Hannebery, Josh Kennedy, Luke Parker and Dane Rampe were …
Veteran forward Nick Riewoldt has confirmed 2016 will be his last AFL season as captain of St Kilda. Riewoldt is the Saints’ longest-serving skipper, having led the club on 220 …
Sacked Brisbane coach Justin Leppitsch says he has no hard feelings towards the Lions after his dismissal following three AFL seasons at the helm. Leppitsch was released on Monday from …
Brisbane have come from behind against the Sydney Roosters to secure captain Corey Parker a victory in his final NRL regular-season match. The Broncos overcame a sloppy opening 30 minutes …
Renault driver Kevin Magnussen has been given the green light to race in Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix after passing a fitness check at Monza, the Formula One team said on …
The NRL is to introduce a controversial cap on football club spending. Chief executive Todd Greenberg revealed the radical equalisation measure had been agreed to in principle by all 16 …
Record-breaking Fremantle midfielder Lachie Neale has undergone shoulder surgery but it won’t be the only operation he has this month. Neale is recovering in hospital after repairs to ligaments in …
Wallabies veteran Adam Ashley-Cooper will return to France this week and take no further part in Australia’s Rugby Championship campaign. Ashley-Cooper was one of four Europe-based players called up for …
The NRL has declined to increase the prizemoney for the minor premiers and finalists, defending the $1 million on offer over the next five weeks. The governing body was on …
NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg has launched an impassioned defence of the suspensions handed to players charged with touching a referee. The issue has been a constant source of conflict …
Wests Tigers players have welcomed the possibility of out-of-favour veteran Robbie Farah farewelling the club in this weekend’s last regular-season game. Farah is believed to be on the verge of …
West Coast coach Adam Simpson has refused to buy into the trade talk surrounding out-of-favour defender Eric Mackenzie, saying rival clubs shouldn’t publicly target players who are still in the …
Former Wallaby Greg Martin has launched a blistering attack on the Queensland Reds over the reported acquisition of NRL player Lachlan Maranta. On the same day the Super Rugby franchise …
North Melbourne skipper Andrew Swallow has dismissed calls for Drew Petrie to be dropped in week one of the AFL finals. Petrie is one of the four much-loved veterans at …
Rafael Nadal looks to be in good touch at the US Open, defeating Andreas Seppi 6-0 7-5 6-1 to reach the third round. On Wednesday, the fourth-seeded Spaniard hit the …
