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ARL Commission chairman John Grant has conceded the bunker needs to lift its game as the NRL’s central command centre continues to be hit hard by criticism. Sydney Roosters coach …

For the second time, Manly skipper Jamie Lyon has announced his retirement from the NRL, but this time he says it’s going to stick. The game’s longest serving player on …

Catalans Dragons have suffered a major blow with centre Krisnan Inu ruled out for the rest of the season with a knee injury. The former New Zealand international, who joined …

Samu Kerevi is flattered Wallabies coach Michael Cheika is considering him for June’s three-Test series against England. But the Queensland Reds powerhouse says he needs to carry on his rich …

The V8 tag is going, but the engines are here stay. That’s according to boss James Warburton, who confirmed the championship will be changing its name early after securing a …

St George Illawarra back-rower Joel Thompson will contest his high-tackle charge on Wednesday night at the NRL judiciary. Thompson faces a two-match ban if found guilty of the grade-two hit …

Wests Tigers coach Jason Taylor refuses to concede his head is on the chopping block even as his NRL team sit on the cusp of unwanted history. Taylor’s critics are …

Adelaide coach Don Pyke doesn’t expect winless and injury-hit Fremantle to be easy road kill in Saturday’s AFL game. Pyke says he’s wary of the Dockers, who will travel for …

What do Travis Cloke, Alex Rance, Lance Franklin, Jack Riewoldt, Harry Taylor, and Cale Hooker all have in common? They’ve all turned down Fremantle’s millions – and it’s no laughing …

Forget about North Melbourne’s tall timber exposing an understrength Western Bulldogs defence, Friday night’s AFL blockbuster will be all about winning the footy. The first-placed and unbeaten Kangaroos meet the …

The absence of injured NRL star Blake Austin for another week could prove a blessing in disguise for Canberra, according to hooker Josh Hodgson. Austin had been expected to return …

An angry Paul McGregor has hit back at suggestions his players stayed down to milk penalties during their 20-18 Anzac Day win over the Sydney Roosters. Both Roosters coach Trent …

The 18 giants stood in the middle of palm tree-lined Aviation Field in Redondo Beach, California, curiously holding Sherrin footballs. They tried to bounce them but, instead of returning to …

Fremantle coach Ross Lyon insists there’s been no brutality behind closed doors despite the club’s disastrous start to the AFL season, but admits even his own family are asking him …

Port Adelaide have slammed suggestions of disunity at the AFL club as farcical. Power defender Tom Jonas says players are laughing at such talk because it’s so far off the …

North Queensland’s NRL premiership window will remain wide open for several years with title-winning fullback Lachlan Coote re-signing until the end of 2018. Coote was a major plank of the …

Australia’s V8 Supercars championship will drop its reference to V8s six months early after securing a new title sponsor. The category will simply be known as Supercars from July 1, …

Lachlan Coote will remain with North Queensland until at least the end of 2018 after signing a two-year NRL contract extension. Coote, who reportedly knocked back a higher and longer …