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Ireland must refuse to engage in Eddie Jones’ phoney war ahead of Saturday’s Six Nations clash at Twickenham, according to forwards coach Simon Easterby. New England boss Jones likened Ireland’s …

Canterbury forward David Klemmer has pleaded not guilty to a torpedo tackle and will take his case to the NRL judiciary on Wednesday night. The NSW Origin prop was hit …

Canterbury powerbroker Ray Dib has embraced coach Des Hasler’s “stable instability” as key to the Bulldogs quest for NRL title success in 2016. Hasler is seeking to take a side …

With or without the captaincy, star recruit Trent Hodkinson says he’ll still be calling the shots as Newcastle’s playmaker this NRL season. Hodkinson said it was nice to share skipper …

The AFL has warned that the next player caught using a mobile phone during a game might come off a lot worse than Hayden Ballantyne. The Fremantle star escaped with …

The AFL hopes Eleni Glouftsis will become an inspiration for more women to take up umpiring. But the league’s umpires director Wayne Campbell said Glouftsis would only end up being …

Lleyton Hewitt has drafted doubles specialist John Peers into the Australian Davis Cup squad to tackle the formidable Bryan brothers in their tie against USA next month. In his first …

The AFL will formally warn Hayden Ballantyne after the Fremantle star was caught using his mobile phone during last Friday’s pre-season match. An investigation found Ballantyne was talking to a …

Melbourne Storm skipper Cameron Smith says his squad is stronger and better prepared than it’s been in a long time heading into an NRL season. The lack of Australian Test …

Wests Tigers hooker Robbie Farah has undergone surgery on his injured knee, leaving coach Jason Taylor in a mad scramble to fill the No.9 jersey. Farah will miss the next …

Australia’s Jack Miller has no intention of taming his aggressive riding style this MotoGP season, despite breaking his leg “to pieces” a month ago. The young Queenslander fractured his right …

Luke Beveridge has no idea who the best ruckman at the Western Bulldogs is and he’s going to use the NAB Challenge to find out. The second-season coach said the …

Lleyton Hewitt is tipping Nick Kyrgios to get a huge career boost from his maiden ATP tour title triumph in Marseille. New Davis Cup captain Hewitt welcomed Kyrgios’ breakthrough as …

They may have saved his neck – literally – but Gold Coast forward Zeb Taia admits he will have a “fire in his belly” against ex-NRL club Newcastle in their …

Shaun Fensom has long been considered Canberra’s ironman. Now he’s got a metal plate and almost a dozen screws to prove it. The veteran Raiders lock broke his arm during …

Joseph Tapine will join Canberra on a four-year NRL deal, worth a reported $2 million, after being released by Newcastle. Tapine enjoyed a farewell lunch with the Knights on Tuesday …

The wounds from the last two AFL seasons have hardened up Collingwood, with coach Nathan Buckley upbeat about what lies ahead. The Magpies were well-placed with 8-3 records in 2014 …

Canberra are destined for special things, according to NRL livewire Blake Austin, after the club locked in another one of their stars for the next three years. The Raiders on …