DTH van der Merwe wiped away tears to score the best try of the World Cup so far in Canada’s heartbreaking 23-18 loss to Italy on Saturday. The 29-year-old South …
JP Pietersen’s hat-trick of tries helped under-pressure South Africa rebound from their shock defeat by Japan to notch up a resounding bonus-point 46-6 victory over Samoa on Saturday to get …
The All Blacks believe rugby’s showpiece tournament is in danger of becoming a turn off for fans as “the perfect storm” of excessive stoppages mars the spectacle. Laboured reviews by …
Italy have squeaked past a determined and inventive Canada 23-18 to keep alive their Rugby World Cup quarter-final hopes. Tries from Michele Rizzo and Gonzalo Garcia plus 13 points from …
Nico Rosberg stormed to pole in Saturday’s qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix, edging out Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton after Red Bull’s Daniil Kvyat survived a hair-raising smash. World champion …
The Prime Minister’s XIII have beaten Papua New Guinea 40-12 in a spirited rugby league clash in Port Moresby on Saturday. The game was played in front of a packed …
Johnathan Thurston is set to miss Monday’s Dally M function in Sydney as he turns all of his focus towards securing a maiden NRL title for North Queensland. The Cowboys …
West Coast will meet Hawthorn in next week’s AFL premiership decider after overcoming an early scare to beat North Melbourne by 25 points in Saturday night’s preliminary final at Domain …
West Coast have come from behind to book their AFL grand final berth with a 25-point win over North Melbourne at Domain Stadium. The Eagles were the hot favourites going …
Rugby league has its first all-Queensland grand final after North Queensland, led by Johnathan Thurston and Michael Morgan, defeated Melbourne 32-12 in the second preliminary final. The Cowboys led 16-12 …
North Queensland have set up the first all-Sunshine State NRL decider by beating Melbourne 32-12 in the preliminary final at AAMI Park. Justin O’Neill, Michael Morgan and Gavin Cooper have …
North Queensland’s Johnathan Thurston might have come up with the win but Melbourne’s Cooper Cronk made him work for it. The NRL’s best halfbacks delivered a masterclass on Saturday night …
Serbian Jelena Jankovic beat Denisa Allertova of the Czech Republic in straight sets on Saturday to win the WTA Guangzhou International Women’s Open. Fourth seed Jankovic defeated Allertova 6-2 6-0 …
Nico Rosberg clinched pole position ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton on Saturday as Mercedes dominated qualifying for Sunday’s Japanese Formula One Grand Prix. The final session ended early after a …
Unheralded qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich continued her sensational run at the WTA Korea Open, knocking out Slovakia’s rising star Anna Karolina Schmiedlova in the semi-finals on Saturday. The Belarusian world No.136 …
Ireland’s star centre Robbie Henshaw will miss his country’s second World Cup match against Romania on Sunday because he is still not match fit. Ireland coach Joe Schmidt, whose inspirational …
Rising teenage star Belinda Bencic cruised past top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki 6-2 6-4 on Saturday in the Pan-Pacific Open semi-finals in Tokyo. The eighth-seeded Bencic had beaten Wozniacki in all three …
Former New Zealand international Krisnan Inu is to extend his stay in Super League after signing a new 12-month contract with Catalans Dragons. The 28-year-old centre, who had been linked …
