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It is, according to former Italy international Walter Rista, a sport with respect for the rules written into its DNA. So what could be better than rugby union as a …

Even best mate Greg Inglis was sceptical. Earning Queensland State of Origin selection just two NRL games back from serious injury was no mean feat. But it seemed the true …

Warriors centre Konrad Hurrell says it’s a difficult process, but he’s determined to change his running style after shattering Cronulla backrower Anthony Tupou’s jaw with a raised knee. Hurrell has …

Three Super Rugby games should still be enough for Quade Cooper to prove his Wallabies World Cup worth, according to Queensland Reds coach Richard Graham. The Reds have taken a …

Melbourne have been dealt a blow with classy youngster Christian Salem ruled out for up to a month with a hamstring injury. Salem, 19, suffered the injury during Saturday’s 105-point …

The AFL has retained its standing as the fourth-best attended sporting competition in the world, despite the addition in recent years of two expansion teams in states which historically favour …

Last-start victor Nico Rosberg is seeking to complete a rare hat-trick of successive Formula One wins in Monaco this weekend. The 29-year-old ended a spell in the shadow of his …

Daniel Ricciardo believes Red Bull is “not strong anywhere” at the moment on a Formula One track, having lost its advantage around high-speed corners. While the Renault-powered machine has never …

NSW Blues enforcer Beau Scott is making no secret of a plan to resume targeting Queensland playmaker Johnathan Thurston in next Wednesday’s State of Origin opener. Thurston was left fuming …

New Zealand’s Crusaders are to play English Premiership club Saracens in New Orleans on August 1, in a fixture designed to capitalise on growing US interest in rugby union. The …

Quade Cooper will have to wait one more week to make his Queensland Reds return from injury after missing selection for Friday night’s Super Rugby clash with the Sharks. Cooper …

Mal Meninga isn’t laughing at the Dad’s Army gags. Newly-resigned as Queensland coach, Meninga insists there is ample evidence that he is regenerating the Maroons, despite criticism that selectors have …

Cronulla hooker Michael Ennis says he hopes Michael Gordon hasn’t walked out on the NRL club because the fullback is “so valuable” to the team. The Sharks on Tuesday dismissed …

Mumbai Indians are on the verge of completing a remarkable Indian Premier League turnaround under Ricky Ponting after becoming the first team through to the tournament final. Mumbai, who lost …

NSW Waratahs coach Michael Cheika predicts his side will be entering a Super Rugby war zone against a rested Crusaders side on Saturday. There’s plenty at stake for the 2014 …

Geoffrey Boycott says the way in which English cricket has been run lately amounted to a “shambles” ahead of this week’s first Test against New Zealand. England crashed out of …

They may be stepping into the Origin cauldron for the first time, but NSW debutants Josh Jackson and David Klemmer are anything but spring chickens. With skipper Paul Gallen injured …

The ink was still drying on the team sheet when Ryan Hoffman went in search of Robbie Farah and Beau Scott to sort out the team’s most pressing issue: Who …