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West Coast AFL coach Adam Simpson insists his players won’t be out partying this weekend as they rest their bruised and battered bodies ahead of next week’s preliminary final. The …

North Queensland co-captain Johnathan Thurston says the Cowboys are determined not to fall victim to their NRL finals jinx again. Thurston said the Cowboys only had themselves to blame for …

Hawthorn must doubly defy AFL history in the next three weeks if they are to add a fourth premiership to their latest golden era. Friday night’s qualifying final loss to …

Jarryd Hayne’s NFL regular-season debut for the San Francisco 49ers drew a television audience of 116,000 for ESPN in Australia, topping last season’s record mark of 107,100 for the Super …

Fremantle tagger Ryan Crowley will thrive under the finals heat if he earns a dream recall for the club’s push for premiership glory, according to teammate Lee Spurr. Crowley’s 12-month …

Adelaide’s Brodie Smith has missed training again but the Crows say there’s no alarm over the backman ahead of Friday night’s AFL semi-final against Hawthorn. Smith, troubled by an ankle …

Australia are gunning for Andy Murray, intent on wiping out Great Britain’s spearhead one way or another in this weekend’s Davis Cup semi-final in Glasgow. As in Britain’s quarter-final victory …

Canterbury halfback Moses Mbye has credited their current six-game winning streak to the first half hammering they copped in their last clash against the Sydney Roosters in round 21. The …

North Queensland five-eighth Michael Morgan’s size and power rather than his speed are what make him so dangerous in Saturday’s NRL semi-final against Cronulla, Sharks back-rower Wade Graham says. Curtailing …

The Rugby World Cup has become a huge business machine generating record revenues this year and aiming for even more in the future. World Rugby is targeting commercial revenues of …

Taulima Tautai has never played in a grand final and if the Wigan Warriors are to make it there this season then it would rate higher than his wedding day …

Star winger Valentine Holmes is expected to take his place in the Cronulla side for Saturday’s NRL semi-final against North Queensland despite battling a quad injury. Holmes left the field …

If anyone can get Japan to punch above their weight at the Rugby World Cup, it’s Eddie Jones, the grizzled former Wallabies coach looking to go out with a bang. …

Like Australia, Wales go into the Rugby World Cup with just two established hookers, Scott Baldwin and Ken Owens, but versatile prop Aaron Jarvis says he is ready to step …

He comes with “bad-boy baggage” but the NSW Waratahs have finally done a deal with former All Blacks winger Zac Guildford over a month after he was linked with the …

Canterbury players have been winding up teammate Sam Kasiano for his keenly-anticipated rematch with Sydney Roosters counterpart Kane Evans in Friday night’s NRL semi-final. Evans floored fellow giant prop Kasiano …

Cronulla star Valentine Holmes is expected to be fit to take his place in the Sharks’ side for Saturday’s NRL semi-final against North Queensland despite battling a quad injury. Holmes …

The NSW Waratahs have finally done a deal with former All Blacks winger Zac Guilford over a month after he was linked with the Super Rugby club. The Waratahs announced …