The gap between Gold Coast and Greater Western Sydney is nowhere near as big as this year’s AFL ladder suggests, Suns livewire Jack Martin says. The competition’s two newest clubs …

NSW Police are investigating claims of match fixing in a third NRL game. Officers from the state’s Organised Crime Squad are making inquiries after the Seven Network reported an $18,000 …

All Blacks skipper Kieran Read thinks the poor form of Australian Super Rugby sides will have no bearing on the Wallabies’ Rugby Championship performance. The Brumbies were the sole Australian …

Shane Flanagan has been forced to remind Cronulla firebrand Andrew Fifita to keep his cool for fear a brain snap could derail their NRL season. Flanagan admits he pulled the …

Hayden Ballantyne is Fremantle’s version of the human cannonball, and coach Ross Lyon can’t help but feel worried. Ballantyne has missed the past two games with a fractured cheekbone following …

Carlton coach Brendon Bolton is upbeat his AFL club will be a destination of choice during the off-season frenzy. The Blues collected the wooden spoon in 2015, their first in …

Sydney veteran Ted Richards says he will do all he can to crack the Swans’ senior side before he retires from AFL football at the end of 2016. The 33-year-old …

Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson is adamant he won’t rest key players in the run up to another finals campaign despite being two games clear at the top of the AFL …

Josh Reynolds wants his habit of tripping to stop as much as anyone else. But he is at a loss to know how to make it go away. The Canterbury …

Port Adelaide spearhead Charlie Dixon will be given until the last minute to prove his fitness ahead of his side’s AFL clash with Sydney. Dixon was recalled a week ahead …

Greater Western Sydney’s remarkable bid for an AFL top-two finish is poised to take another step closer to reality against an injury-ravaged Gold Coast on Saturday. The contrast between the …

Cronulla superstar Ben Barba credits a happy – and hectic – home life and the Sharks brotherhood for his spectacular return to his breathtaking best. Two years after being shown …

They missed out on Jarryd Hayne, but Parramatta are taking no chances in trying to secure coach Brad Arthur to a longer-term deal. The Eels have already opened talks with …

Canterbury coach Des Hasler won’t even think about trying to lure Kieran Foran to Belmore until he is sure the troubled NRL star has addressed personal issues. Foran last week …

Wayne Bennett’s first game in charge of England will be against France at the Parc des Sports in Avignon on Saturday, October 22. It will be England’s only match ahead …

Consistent sprinter Ruettiger is the early favourite to add further black type to his record at Flemington. The Lee and Anthony Freedman-trained sprinter is the $3.80 top choice in Saturday’s …

Sydney’s persistent rain has punters awash with speculation over whether Capitalist will run in the Missile Stakes. But Group One-winning rival Rebel Dane’s presence is certain. Trainers Peter and Paul …

Cooper Cronk is set to finish his career at Melbourne after re-signing with the club until the end of 2018. Cronk had considered a shift to Sydney, however he has …