His critics have their knives out for him but under-fire Wallabies playmaker Quade Cooper says he did his job in Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup mauling in Auckland. All eyes were on …
Warriors coach Andrew McFadden concedes his tiring NRL team is missing injured hooker Thomas Leuluai just as much as star halfback Shaun Johnson. The Warriors’ late-season freefall continued with a …
Wests Tigers halfback Luke Brooks will have scans after taking a knock to the thumb in his side’s loss to Newcastle, while representative stars Aaron Woods and captain Robbie Farah …
Alastair Clarkson has hailed the versatility of his forward line after Cyril Rioli starred with six goals in Hawthorn’s 36-point win over Geelong. Taller targets Jarryd Roughead and Jack Gunston …
Luckless Geelong forward Daniel Menzel could just provide the boost the Cats need to propel them into this year’s AFL finals series. Menzel, 23, hasn’t played AFL football since Geelong’s …
Mitch Marsh has underlined his importance to Australia as their wretched Ashes tour continues on a day of toil in Northampton. The three-day clash was supposed to be the tourists’ …
Matt Jones has never seriously contended at a major until now. The 35-year-old defied any sense of nerves to jettison himself into a two-stroke lead at the halfway point of …
Jason Day is once again in the mix at a major and the world No.5 is confident this time the result will be different. Day has moved into second place …
Spanish Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo has taken pole for Sunday’s Czech Republic MotoGP in Brno after setting a new lap record in qualifying. Reigning champion Marc Marquez on a Honda …
Matt Jones has continued where he left off in the rain-delayed second round of the US PGA Championship, surging to the halfway lead while Jason Day sits second at Whistling …
Wallabies skipper Stephen Moore says his side must take some harsh lessons out of Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup belting at Eden Park. Australia went into the deciding Test with genuine hopes …
Brisbane have sent Carlton crashing to the bottom of the AFL ladder with a 64-point win over the Blues at the Gabba on Saturday. The Lions picked up just their …
Mitch Marsh and Nathan Lyon grabbed a wicket but Australia otherwise endured a fruitless start to their tour match against Northamptonshire. The hosts were 2-109 at lunch on day two …
Cyril Rioli kicked six goals as Hawthorn landed another blow in the fight for an AFL top-two berth with a classy 36-point win over Geelong at the MCG. The Cats …
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves has dragged Sydney Roosters to their ninth successive NRL win as they survived a first half scare to prevail 28-18 over Parramatta at Allianz Stadium on Saturday night. …
It was a conversation he couldn’t remember having with his wife that first prompted Penrith prop Nigel Plum to consider hanging up the boots. But in the end it was …
Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has leapt to the defence of under-fire five-eighth Quade Cooper, whose second-half sin-binning on Saturday night effectively handed the Bledisloe Cup to New Zealand. Cooper’s tempestuous …
Veteran left-arm spinner Rangana Herath grabbed seven wickets as Sri Lanka stunned India by 63 runs in a thrilling first Test in Galle on Saturday. The tourists, set a victory …

