Matt Giteau will land the biggest guilt-trip in rugby history on Jonny Wilkinson if Australia dump England out of the World Cup at the first hurdle. Giteau picked ex-Toulon teammate …
England No.8 Ben Morgan insists England must summon Australia’s demons by using their pack to reopen old wounds at Twickenham on Saturday (Sunday AEDT). The rivals clash in a heavyweight …
Jarryd Hayne appears to have secured the San Francisco 49ers’ punt return job, but the NFL team is reluctant to also give him the kick return role. Local media and …
Captain Luke Hodge and forward Jack Gunston will be the centre of attention at Hawthorn’s main training session ahead of the AFL grand final. Several thousand Hawks fans will be …
Former West Coast star Daniel Chick has revealed that a toxic culture of illicit drug use was rife within the Eagles’ 2006 AFL premiership-winning team. The revelations emerged just three …
West Coast forward Mark LeCras is green with envy, and there’s only one way to cure him – with silver. LeCras has the chance to snare a long-overdue maiden flag …
World Cup-winning Wallabies coach Bob Dwyer has shone the spotlight on England’s scrum tactics, suggesting Joe Marler has been getting away with illegal scrummaging for years. The scrum has been …
While much of the attention has been on the battle up front as being the decisive factor in the Wallabies’ decisive World Cup showdown, Will Genia has warned teammates not …
Brisbane enjoy a significant big game edge in Sunday’s NRL premiership decider, with Broncos players boasting double the grand final experience of their North Queensland rivals. Of the 17 named …
Mastercoach Wayne Bennett says getting his charges to buy into an attitude overhaul and shaking them from their comfort zone has been the key to their march to the NRL …
When Wayne Bennett recruited Adam Blair as part of his overhaul of the Brisbane roster, some questioned whether he had bought a lemon, but he knew he had got a …
If North Queensland prop James Tamou had got what he wished for midway through the year, he’d be somewhere far, far away from the NRL’s decider on Sunday. The 26-year-old …
Refreshed as well as battle-hardened is how the Wallabies feel heading into their crucial World Cup pool match with England at Twickenham. While England are coming off an emotionally-draining and …
South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer sprang a surprise in naming halfback Fourie du Preez as captain for Saturday’s key Rugby World Cup clash with Scotland. Du Preez takes the role …
Johanna Konta of Britain upset top-seeded Simona Halep 6-3 3-6 7-5 to advance to the quarter-finals of the Wuhan Open on Wednesday. Sydney-born Konta, who came into the Wuhan tournament …
Injury-ravaged Wales have insisted on maintaining the physical intensity of their training sessions ahead of Thursday’s crunch Pool A match against Fiji. Coach Warren Gatland lost three of his best …
Winger Waisake Naholo returns to the All Blacks for their Rugby World Cup match against Georgia, 11 weeks after fracturing a leg bone in his Test debut against Argentina. Four …
Roberta Vinci advanced to the quarter-finals of the Wuhan Open tennis tournament on Wednesday by beating defending champion Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic. The 15th-seeded Italian defeated the two-time …
