Luckless Sydney AFL defender Alex Johnson is intent on returning to the field in 2016 despite undergoing his fourth knee reconstruction on Monday. Johnson hasn’t played an AFL game since …
Hurricanes coach Chris Boyd went to the end of the earth to expel memories of their Super Rugby final defeat. It didn’t work. Not long after the gut-wrenching 21-14 home …
Carlton list manager Steve Silvagni admits Charlie Curnow’s arrest has forced them to reassess the teenager ahead of the AFL draft. But Silvagni has defended the highly-rated midfielder, saying last …
Four years ago Sam Groth had given up on his tennis career. On Monday night he won Australia’s top annual tennis award, the Newcombe Medal. It’s a remarkable turnaround for …
New coach Eddie Jones must employ high-octane, attacking rugby to transform England’s fortunes, according to discarded national team scrum-half Joe Simpson. Simpson, who orchestrated the rapid tempo as Wasps blitzed …
Inspired by New Zealand’s World Cup triumph, Zac Guildford has vowed to give up alcohol before resuming his Super Rugby career with the NSW Waratahs. Former All Blacks winger Guildford …
Todd Blackadder will step aside as Crusaders coach after the 2016 Super Rugby season. Blackadder says his eight seasons in charge is long enough and it is time for somebody …
Melbourne’s first pick at No.3 in the AFL national draft will probably send highly-rated midfielder Callum Mills to Sydney. It’s the upshot of live bidding, a complicated new system that …
The British team arrived in Belgium on Monday afternoon for a Davis Cup final cast into doubt by the terror attacks that killed 130 people in Paris, but set to …
Former All Black centre Ma’a Nonu has arrived at Toulon and immediately set his sights on winning more silverware with the star-studded French side. The rampaging centre is fresh from …
Sam Groth is the shock winner of the Newcombe Medal, Australia’s top annual tennis prize. The big-serving 28-year-old was presented the award by John Newcombe in Melbourne on Monday night …
Thanks to his older brother, Callum Ah Chee goes into the AFL draft with his eyes wide open. Port Adelaide recruited Brendon Ah Chee in the 2011 draft but injuries …
Charlie Curnow remains a likely first-round AFL draft pick despite last week’s moment of panic and terrible timing. The 18-year-old midfielder found himself in the spotlight for all the wrong …
NOTABLE NAMES AHEAD OF THE AFL DRAFT JACOB WEITERING DOB: 23/11/97 Tall defender Certain to go to Carlton with the No.1 pick. Massive wraps on Weitering, with AFL talent manager …
He’s arrived with the bad boy reputation but former Gold Coast midfielder Harley Bennell has made a good early impression at Fremantle. Bennell started preseason training sooner than expected, taking …
The AFL’s complicated new bidding system has left likely first-round pick Matthew Kennedy a bundle of nerves ahead of the draft. The 18-year-old midfielder and half-forward will probably go to …
Former SANZAR chief executive Andy Marinos has returned to his old role to oversee the biggest shake-up in Super Rugby history next year, the organisation has confirmed. Marinos, an experienced …
The Wests Tigers are facing a fierce battle to retain Mitchell Moses with seven rival NRL clubs believed to have put forward big money offers for his signature. With the …
