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South Sydney coach Michael Maguire says Brisbane remain the NRL benchmark despite slipping from top spot. The Sydney Roosters jumped into first position with a 12-10 win over the Broncos …

Veteran All Blacks hooker Keven Mealamu will hang up his boots at the end of the year. The 36-year-old, who played his 126th Test in the Bledisloe Cup defeat of …

Peru will not host the 2016 Dakar Rally because of the effects of El Nino, the South American country’s Ministry of Foreign Trade has announced. The Dakar rally, which is …

Australia’s Daria Gavrilova has been eliminated in the first round of the Connecticut Open. The Melburnian was beaten 6-3 6-4 by tournament fourth seed and world No.6 Lucie Safarova of …

Tennis badboy Nick Kyrgios has been handed a suspended ban and fine by the ATP for his lurid verbal attack on Stan Wawrinka. In a statement on Monday, the ATP …

Gold Coast utility Daniel Mortimer’s versatility is one of his greatest assets, but it is also hampering his efforts to nail a permanent role at the Titans. Mortimer began the …

A season-ending injury to first-choice rake Michael Lichaa was supposed to bring Canterbury’s NRL finals tilt to a halt, but back-up choice Damien Cook has literally sped them up. Cook …

Statistics reveal South Sydney may have lost their winning edge after Greg Inglis underwent knee surgery on Monday. Inglis may not be back until the first week of the finals …

The issues will come thick and fast for Brendon Bolton when he most likely becomes Carlton’s AFL coach. The Hawthorn assistant is understood to have narrowly beaten Blues interim coach …

Cameron Smith is taking one positive from Melbourne’s shock 20-6 loss to Newcastle – they don’t face a side below them on the NRL ladder in the remaining rounds. Smith …

After tasting the highs of NRL coaching, Newcastle’s Danny Buderus wants more. But not right now. Buderus was beaming after his bottom-placed Knights upset the Storm 20-6 in Melbourne in …

The Barbarians have included four World Cup winners in a squad for Saturday’s clash with Samoa, in what will be the first rugby match staged at London’s Olympic Stadium. New …

Sam Burgess will find out if his decision to change codes so he can play in the rugby union World Cup has been a success when coach Stuart Lancaster names …

Frustrated Melbourne coach Paul Roos has blasted the negativity that persists at the struggling AFL club. A week after Port Adelaide thumped them by 98 points, the Demons were terrible …

Darcy Lang’s outstanding AFL season has earned him the latest Rising Star nomination. The 19-year-old onballer is among only six Cats to play every game this year. Lang had 16 …

Sydney Roosters assistant Craig Fitzgibbon will succeed Trent Barrett as Country Origin coach in 2016. Barrett will stand down from his post after taking over the reins as head coach …

Some of his on court antics would suggest he’s going to get into a fight sooner or later so it probably shouldn’t come as a huge surprise to see tennis …

Melbourne Storm have blown a golden chance to move into the NRL top four with a shock loss to cellar dwellers Newcastle. The Storm could have moved above Souths and …