With his team 80 minutes away from achieving the greatest feat in Australian rugby history, coach Michael Cheika is in no mood to look backwards. Victory in Saturday’s (Sunday 0300 …
Four players are in line to make their New Zealand debuts while co-captain Adam Blair has been declared fit to play the first rugby league Test against England in Hull. …
They’ve racked up thousands of views on YouTube. They’re emblazoned on the front of T-shirts. They’ve put some of the world’s burliest sportsmen in their place. The put-downs and quips …
Garbine Muguruza reached the WTA Finals last four unbeaten on Friday after a tough win over Petra Kvitova – who also qualified for the semis with help from her fellow …
Quade Cooper’s Wallabies career has hit a significant hurdle, and his rugby sevens dream looks dead in the water, with the talented five-eighth set to be unveiled as a Toulon …
Governor-General Peter Cosgrove says he’s sure the Wallabies “will make all Australians very proud” in their Rugby World Cup clash with the All Blacks. On the eve of the final …
Dynamic Wallabies’ back-rowers David Pocock and Michael Hooper are set to lock horns with All Blacks stars Julian Savea and Dan Carter for player-of-the-year honours as well in as Saturday’s …
THE ALL BLACKS HAVE A HABIT OF LOSING ON HALLOWEEN – HERE’S A LIST OF THEIR OCTOBER 31 FRIGHT NIGHTS: LLANELLI 9 NEW ZEALAND 3 (Stradey Park, October 31, 1972) …
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key is on the hunt for some shorter companions to accompany him into the All Blacks changing room after what he is confident will be …
An international search for Quade Cooper’s Super Rugby replacement has been launched by Queensland. But Jake McIntyre hopes to remind the Reds the solution might be in their backyard with …
Even before he’d made his Super Rugby debut, David Pocock was making news in Australian rugby. Except you didn’t know him as David Pocock initially – on one January afternoon …
Omar Slaimankhel has emerged as a surprise contender to fill Roger Tuivasa-Sheck’s vacated Sydney Roosters fullback spot, according to NRL club great Anthony Minichiello. The son of Afghan refugees, Slaimankhel, …
Scott Sio’s life has been so wholly defined by rugby union’s quadrennial tournament he should be known as Mr World Cup – even if he refers to the showpiece event …
Chasing a historic third Rugby World Cup triumph and the world No.1 ranking, nothing short of lifting the Webb Ellis Cup will satisfy Wallabies coach Michael Cheika. Cheika on Thursday …
Mal Meninga says he won’t be leaving Queensland “in the lurch” if he takes over as Kangaroos coach. Meninga said Queensland had “never been stronger” as he emerged as the …
TAUPAU’S NOT ALONE: THE NRL’S STRANGEST CONTRACT WRANGLES By Scott Bailey MARTIN TAUPAU 2015 Martin Taupau’s move from the Wests Tigers to Manly was expected, but no-one expected it to …
ALL BLACKS WORLD CUP FINAL PENPIX BEN SMITH (fullback) Age: 29. 1st World Cup; 47 Tests; 95 points (19 tries) Israel Folau gets all the raps this side of the …
Hawthorn premiership player Jonathan Simpkin and St Kilda veteran Farren Ray were among the casualties as AFL clubs trimmed their squads ahead of Friday’s list lodgement deadline. Simpkin, 28, was …
