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Captain Kieran Read is dismissing any suggestion a change of referee will help the All Blacks clean up their messy breakdown work against Wales. South African Jaco Peyper will control …

A sizzling day of practice has Jamie Whincup confident about his chances at this weekend’s Supercars event at Darwin’s Hidden Valley Raceway. The Holden superstar was quickest across two sessions …

GWS Giants medium to long term future just looks rosier and rosier, with Tom Scully joining the growing number of key personnel re-committing to the AFL’s youngest club and emerging …

Queensland utility Michael Morgan has backed Cowboys teammate Kyle Feldt to step up if he has to replace injured winger Dane Gagai in next week’s second State of Origin game …

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika says a representative of the team will meet with referee Craig Joubert prior to the second Test, despite declaring two days ago he had no intention …

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has revealed Rob Simmons was dropped from the team for Saturday’s second Test against England – not ruled out through injury. Simmons sustained a lower back …

Roger Federer hurried into the quarter-finals of the Gerry Weber Open in Halle on Thursday, wrapping up a 6-3 7-5 victory over Tunisia’s Malek Jaziri in 69 minutes. The top …

Western Force skipper Matt Hodgson may be left with no choice but to play for a rival club next season in the wake of coach Michael Foley’s sacking. Foley was …

Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge is backing the Bulldogs’ pack mentality to curb the influence of rampant Geelong superstar Patrick Dangerfield. Beveridge won’t assign a tagger to run with the …

Tariq Sims is promising an x-factor for spluttering St George Illawarra as the NRL’s worst attack takes on the best defence at WIN Stadium on Saturday night. Dragons coach Paul …

Retiring NSW skipper Paul Gallen predicts a changing of the guard for the Blues no matter the outcome of this year’s State of Origin series. The Blues enjoyed a rest …

Outside back Luke Morahan and forwards Ben McCalman and Toby Smith will be new faces on the Wallabies bench for Saturday’s must-win second rugby Test against England. The trio had …

Sydney have vowed to turn the pressure back on against high-scoring Melbourne, after their urgency fell away during their round 12 AFL loss to Greater Western Sydney. When the third-placed …

Canterbury and New Zealand Under-20 rugby coach Scott Robertson has been appointed to succeed Todd Blackadder at the Crusaders. Blackadder is stepping down at the end of this season after …

NSW State of Origin star Andrew Fifita is backing disgraced former rugby league player Matthew Lodge to make it back to the NRL. Lodge was this week handed a good …

You’ll forgive Justin Leppitsch from getting giddy about the news West Coast’s ruck division comes to Queensland severely undermanned. The under-fire Brisbane coach hasn’t had too much good news in …

Call it NSW’s Mission Impossible. The Blues’ mission, if they choose to accept it, is to exorcise their Suncorp Stadium demons and defy an all-conquering Queensland on Wednesday night. If …

HOW NEW ZEALAND AND WALES STACK UP AHEAD OF SATURDAY’S SECOND TEST IN WELLINGTON: SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 7.35pm New Zealand v Wales at Westpac Stadium Head to Head: All Blacks …