Essendon coach James Hird believes Jobe Watson will overcome the disappointment of an early finish to season 2014 and come back stronger next year. Watson spoke of his frustrations with …
Tyrone Roberts has taken news of Trent Hodkinson’s impending move to Newcastle in his stride, even though it has put his NRL future under a cloud. The current Canterbury and …
West Coast chief executive Trevor Nisbett says it’s still too early in the grieving process to name a trophy in honour of slain Adelaide coach Phil Walsh. Walsh, who was …
GWS Giants forward Jonathon Patton will play his first game back from a second knee reconstruction the same weekend his AFL side tries to shackle their former teammate Josh Bruce. …
Paul Gallen called it the most-emphatic win in top flight rugby league, let alone State of Origin in recent memory. Blues coach Laurie Daley never saw it coming and was …
South African No.8 Warren Whiteley will make his first start for the Springboks against a World XV in Cape Town this weekend ahead of their Rugby Championship opener against the …
A private memorial service for slain Adelaide Crows coach Phil Walsh will be held next week at Adelaide Oval. “Family, friends and the football community will celebrate the life of …
Operation Fedberg is in full swing at Wimbledon, but faces its sternest test yet in a semi-final blockbuster on Friday. Taking his silky grasscourt game to another level in his …
Novak Djokovic is vowing to turn up the heat on Richard Gasquet as he eyes grand slam redemption in a Wimbledon final showdown with Roger Federer or Andy Murray. Djokovic …
With Wallabies coach Michael Chieka preparing to swing the selection axe, his players remain in the dark as to who among them faces the chopping block. Cheika will cull a …
Melbourne are the bookmakers’ favourites for their clash against Essendon but Paul Roos isn’t sure why. The Bombers are coming off a 110-point thrashing by St Kilda and have just …
The NSW fightback starts now. Following their 52-6 State of Origin mauling at the hands of Queensland on Wednesday night in the series decider, the Blues will waste no time …
Essendon coaching great Kevin Sheedy has given James Hird a stirring reminder of what is possible in AFL with the right attitude. With Hird’s side slumping to their worst loss …
Australia’s Davis Cup squad is so strong that it doesn’t matter that top player Bernard Tomic is banned from next week’s quarter-final, says Kazakhstan captain Dias Doskarayev. The dark horse …
Newcastle forward Tariq Sims reckons he’s got the secret to surviving the “cold and miserable” trip to Canberra: a tube of Deep Heat. Temperatures are expected to drop below five …
Captain Jamie Lyon insists Manly are backing themselves to make a late-season finals charge despite languishing in 14th position on the NRL ladder. Lyon says his side are more than …
Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy has defended his captain Cameron Smith but says it’s up to him to tell his side of the story following paralysed Knight Alex McKinnon’s television …
The news doesn’t get any better for St George Illawarra, with powerful forward Trent Merrin to miss the next month for his part in a lifting tackle in NSW’s State …


