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Robbie Farah’s dramatic decline as a dominant playmaker looms as a potential Achilles heel for NSW in State of Origin I on Wednesday night. Blues hooker Farah has been involved …

Nine-time Queensland State of Origin winning coach Mal Meninga has praised former NSW rival Laurie Daley for having the courage to make a number of contentious changes to his side …

NSW skipper Paul Gallen has predicted a spiteful State of Origin encounter when rugby league’s interstate series resumes. Gallen said a genuine dislike exists between the Blues and Queensland and …

NSW skipper Paul Gallen has accused Queensland of using halfback Cooper Cronk as a pawn in State of Origin mind games. Uncertainty continues to surround Cronk’s availability for State of …

An update Jarryd Roughead says he intends to play in the AFL again after undergoing treatment for melanoma found on his lung. The Hawthorn star has revealed he is facing …

Nick Kyrgios has laughed off Pat Cash’s suggestion that he deletes his Twitter account in order to reach his full potential as a tennis player. Cash on Monday said he …

Brisbane captain Tom Rockliff has declared himself fit for the club’s clash with Carlton on Saturday at Etihad Stadium. Rockliff has missed the past three AFL games with a hamstring …

South Africa named hooker Adriaan Strauss as captain for next month’s three-Test home rugby series against Ireland. The 30-year-old Bulls Super Rugby skipper Strauss will become the 57th Springbok captain, …

Cooper Cronk will have to train on Tuesday afternoon if he is to play for Queensland in Wednesday night’s State of Origin series-opener against NSW. But Queensland assistant coach Trevor …

Flanker Sam Cane says the impact of losing a glut of All Blacks greats won’t be felt until the heat goes on a tight Test. Cane is poised to replace …

He may not have been the first choice replacement for Mal Meninga as Queensland State of Origin coach. But in the end, few were more qualified than new Maroons mentor …

Former Wimbledon winner Pat Cash has urged Nick Kyrgios to delete his Twitter account in order to reach his full potential as a tennis player and win multiple grand slam …

They called him “The Accountant”. But Cameron Smith – the little Queenslander who could – looks set to be remembered as “The Greatest”. Maroons captain Smith will run out for …

North Melbourne coach Brad Scott has accused AFL critics of unfairly making Lindsay Thomas the poster boy of the high-contact free kick controversy. Scott said on Monday night it was …

The last time the Wallabies set up camp on the Sunshine Coast, they were a team in flux. But a year on and skipper Stephen Moore says they have to …

Adam Reynolds intends to keep Queensland guessing on his State of Origin debut. Reynolds makes his first Blues appearance at ANZ Stadium on Wednesday and coach Laurie Daley is banking …

Sydney’s Coleman Medal leader Lance Franklin is thrilling AFL followers with his long range goalkicking, but it’s his long distance chasing which has caught the eye of Swans’ coach John …

Andrew Fifita has been earmarked as a potential game-winner for NSW on what is expected to be a heavy track for Wednesday’s State of Origin series-opener. The heavens are predicted …