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Newcastle have secured their best halfback since Andrew Johns’s retirement after Trent Hodkinson signed a three-year deal with the Knights. While the recruitment of the NSW halfback is a coup …

They’re the coaching quartet that helped guarantee Shaun Burgoyne would enjoy a great AFL career. Burgoyne hit the jackpot when he joined Port Adelaide in 2000 to have Phil Walsh, …

Stuart Broad isn’t a bad bloke. The news may come as a shock to some Australians, who subjected the England paceman to all manner of insults during the most recent …

He’s getting stars Lance Franklin and Kurt Tippet back and he’ll have to do without injured speedster Gary Rohan, but Sydney coach John Longmire intends throwing different forward looks at …

AFL legends have slammed the match review panel’s decision to clear Port Adelaide forward Jay Schulz for a sling tackle similar to the one that sidelined Bryce Gibbs. Schulz’s ferocious …

Adam Voges’ World Cup dream was crushed a year ago, but Darren Lehmann gave him hope of a Test debut at the same time. Voges was naturally dubious. The right-hander …

Queensland suspect State of Origin subterfuge, but NSW coach Laurie Daley insists injured hooker Robbie Farah could still play in Wednesday’s series decider with a final decision on his fitness …

Freed from the onerous demands of defending against Greg Inglis, Josh Morris is set for a breakthrough attacking performance in State of Origin III. Morris’s defensive efforts on Inglis have …

NSW captain Paul Gallen has distanced himself from a fake Facebook posting made under his name lending support to his under-pressure State of Origin counterpart Cameron Smith. Smith came under …

For the record, “another round” with NSW young gun David Klemmer does not interest Queensland veteran Corey Parker. However, Maroons teammate Johnathan Thurston admits the Blues’ Klemmer has “ruffled feathers” …

(EDS: Warning language in the 3rd par) SYDNEY, July 6 AAP – Newcastle coach Rick Stone has come to the defence of Cameron Smith over his handling of the Alex …

Richmond ruckman Ivan Maric is set to miss a Friday night date with Carlton after being served a one-week ban for striking. The important Tiger tall caught GWS youngster Jack …

Matt Giteau and Drew Mitchell didn’t miss a beat in their first training session back in the Wallabies fold, coach Michael Cheika says. The France-based pair, who are the first …

Newly-returned Wallabies captain Stephen Moore isn’t interested in crystal-ball gazing. So if you ask him how deep Australia can go into the Rugby World Cup or if this might be …

Alex McKinnon could expect a compensation payout even greater than the $10 million being spoken of within two years over the tackle that ended his NRL career last year, a …

One of the most challenging weeks of Cameron Smith’s career has led Queensland to rally around their captain just days ahead of Wednesday night’s State of Origin decider in Brisbane. …

Replacement speedster Pat Cummins insists he’s ready for the rigours of Test cricket, despite being starved of first-class games the past two years. The 22-year-old will join Australia’s Ashes squad …

Adelaide’s interim coach Scott Camporeale says he will steer the grieving AFL club along the path set by Phil Walsh. The Crows returned to training on Monday, three days after …