Southern defensive pride and planned attacking chaos were at the heart of the Highlanders’ unexpected Super Rugby triumph. The southerners had been written off by most all season but co-captain …
North Queensland managed a rare victory without Johnathan Thurston as they stepped back into the winner’s circle on Saturday night with an 18-12 win over St George Illawarra in Wollongong. …
Gary Ablett says Gold Coast’s drugs crisis is a “wake-up call” to the destructive nature of illicit substances. The Suns captain made his long-awaited return from injury in Saturday’s 55-point …
Ryan Harris’ cricket career is over, with the Australian paceman’s degenerative knee forcing him to retire. Selectors have summoned Pat Cummins to England following Harris’ retirement. Harris was determined to …
The Highlanders have produced heist after heist all season but unleashed Super Rugby’s version of daylight robbery against the Hurricanes to claim a maiden title. The little-fancied southerners upset the …
The return of Gary Ablett has helped spark Gold Coast to their second AFL win of the season, a 55-point triumph over North Melbourne. Almost a year to the day …
GWS coach Leon Cameron says there was no malice in Toby Greene’s spit towards Anthony Miles. In the second quarter of the Giants’ nine-point loss to Richmond, Greene appeared to …
Phil Walsh’s coaching legacy will never be forgotten, according to one of his 2004 Port Adelaide premiership players Damien Hardwick. The third game of an indelibly stained round of AFL …
Richmond coach Damien Hardwick called it an ugly win and for three quarters against GWS, it was very ugly. At three-quarter time on a wet MCG, his Tigers were behind …
Steve Smith was chipped by chirpy English cricketers long before he topped the ICC’s Test batting charts. Paceman Stuart Broad and former offspinner Graeme Swann have both questioned Smith’s technique …
Mitchell Starc doesn’t have great memories of the 2013 Ashes. The same can be said of every Australian involved in that series, but Starc’s time on tour was particularly frustrating. …
Tennis Australia (TA) has returned serve after Bernard Tomic’s extraordinary attack, in which he claims to have been abandoned by the governing body. Via social media on Saturday, TA tweeted: …
The streets of Wellington are awash with black and yellow as the city counts down to the Super Rugby final. There’ll be a sellout crowd of 36,000 filling Westpac Stadium …
Becoming an AFL senior coach was a massive step for Phil Walsh and Kane Cornes is taking some comfort in his long-time friend’s decision. Cornes said Walsh, in his first …
Richmond have overcome kicking and disciplinary woes to snatch a nine-point win over Greater Western Sydney at the MCG. In a low-scoring but high tension clash, time and again the …
If there was a time for Manly halves Daly Cherry-Evans and Kieran Foran to stand up, now is it. Whether he admits it or not, Cherry-Evans has a point to …
Queensland too old? Petero Civoniceva’s heard that one before. Ahead of Wednesday’s State of Origin decider, many have commented that some of Queensland’s great players might be getting too long …
Hawthorn star Cyril Rioli can do more damage with 10 disposals than most AFL players would manage with 30. The small forward was outstanding in Friday night’s pulsating 10-point win …
