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A casual conversation with three-time Hawthorn premiership captain Luke Hodge during the International Rules tour has left Brisbane skipper Tom Rockliff convinced most of their next AFL premiership team is …

A player leadership vote held recently at a camp near the country Victorian town of Healesville will go a long way to deciding if Jobe Watson continues as Essendon captain. …

Penrith have confirmed the signing of former Manly centre, Peta Hiku, on a three-year NRL deal. The 23-year-old Kiwi international will fill the void left by former NSW State of …

A player leadership vote held recently at a camp near the country Victorian town of Healesville will go a long way to deciding if Jobe Watson continues as Essendon captain. …

Roger Federer’s successful partnership with Stefan Edberg is over, with the Swiss master adding Croat Ivan Ljubicic to his 2016 coaching team. Edberg has been credited with revitalising the former …

Brett Morris says there’s no excuse for Canterbury to finish outside the NRL top four following the arrival of Will Hopoate. The addition of the NSW State of Origin back …

Former Test centre Chris Lawrence is convinced his future is in the back row as he hopes his Wests Tigers side can finally find stability after some turbulent recent NRL …

Leicester director of rugby Richard Cockerill insists Manu Tuilagi is “worth the gamble” after making the England centre the English Premiership’s highest-paid player despite his recent injury troubles. Tuilagi rejected …

Melbourne fullback Billy Slater has conceded Cooper Cronk could be on the verge of his final NRL pre-season at the Storm. The Queensland and Australia halfback is off-contract at the …

Marc Murphy accepts that his three-year Carlton captaincy is under review as part of Brendon Bolton’s reset at the struggling AFL club. The Blues’ new coach said late last month …

Gold Coast have set their sights on unwanted Canterbury centre Tim Lafai in the wake of star James Roberts’ decision to walk out on the club. The beleaguered Titans were …

Dustin Martin’s drunken incident is the subject of an AFL and Richmond investigation and has become a public relations debacle for the Tigers. Club chief executive Brendon Gale belatedly issued …

Cronulla skipper Paul Gallen has revealed a desire to play at least two more seasons in the NRL. It was initially thought 2016 would be Gallen’s last in first grade …

Prize Newcastle Knights recruit Trent Hodkinson plans to use his representative experience to bring leadership to the 2015 NRL cellar dwellers in their first season under a new coach Nathan …

North Melbourne veteran Drew Petrie says his team needs a fast start if they are to take the next step up to an AFL championship. The Kangaroos were slow out …

Richmond have belatedly taken a much stronger public stance after AFL star Dustin Martin allegedly threatened a woman in a drunken incident. Tigers chief executive Brendon Gale said in a …

Australian coach Scott Bowen has made three changes for the inaugural Cape Town Sevens this weekend. The interim coach is keen to build player depth ahead of next year’s Rio …

Veteran Parramatta enforcer Anthony Watmough has revealed he feared his NRL career was over after being forced to learn how to run again following off-season knee surgery. Five weeks ago …