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Newcastle’s toughest opponents this NRL season have been themselves, according to star halfback Trent Hodkinson. In coach Nathan Brown’s first year in the Hunter, the Knights are anchored to the …

Prized West Coast recruit Lewis Jetta faces a nervous wait as coach Adam Simpson contemplates wielding the axe in the wake of his AFL team’s latest flop on the road. …

Nathan Peats is the latest player linked to being shaved off Parramatta’s roster as the club continues to search for ways to get under the salary cap by their next …

New Zealand rugby league great Hugh McGahan has called on Warriors coach Andrew McFadden to block the return of six players who breached team rules. The players, who were dropped …

Gold Coast chairman Tony Cochrane has slammed AFL icon and former Brisbane Lions coach Leigh Matthews for “short-sighted” claims that Queensland can’t support two teams. Matthews, who was initially sceptical …

Collingwood president Eddie McGuire says criticism of Nathan Buckley won’t skew the AFL club’s view of the under-siege coach. The pressure is on Buckley to turn the Magpies’ season around …

AFL icon Leigh Matthews believes there is no point persisting with two teams in Queensland. Matthews coached Brisbane to three consecutive premierships and is currently the deputy chairman at the …

Nick Kyrgios has called Kitty Chiller’s bluff, all but daring Australia’s Olympic team boss to overlook he and fellow tennis bad boy Bernard Tomic for the Rio Games. Australian Olympic …

Nick Kyrgios is set to face Milos Raonic at the Italian Open following an easy first-round win. The 21-year-old had few problems downing local wildcard Salvatore Caruso 6-1 6-2 in …

What a difference a month has made to the fortunes of the two youngest AFL clubs, who will clash in Sydney on Saturday. After three rounds the Suns were flying …

Anthony Watmough is unlikely to be the only Parramatta player to exit the Eels as the NRL club attempts to fit under the salary cap, with at least one other …

Bonus points have been hard to come by this season, but the Brumbies know they need to start laying on the tries if they are to stay in the hunt …

It may have earned the ire of Brisbane great Gorden Tallis, but Adam Blair’s chicken-wing tackle on teammate Sam Thaiday has been laughed off by fellow Broncos. Brisbane forward Jarrod …

According to Queensland coach Kevin Walters, Corey Oates is “built for Origin”. However, the Brisbane winger has claimed that simply producing form worthy of the NRL has been a battle …

Nick Kyrgios’s strong clay court form has continued with an easy first round win at the Italian Open. The Australian had few problems, dusting local wildcard Salvatore Caruso 6-1 6-2 …

Andy Murray and his coach Amelie Mauresmo have agreed to end their two-year working relationship, the British world No.3 said on Monday. Twice grand slam winner Murray lost the Madrid …

Nathan Buckley has called on Collingwood to harden up, conceding the side’s effort is the poorest it has ever been in his stint at the AFL club. Buckley, who signed …

All six Warriors players penalised for breaching team protocol with their off-field behaviour late last month have returned to the full squad, managing director Jim Doyle says. Six players were …