Spinner Saeed Ajmal returns to centre stage after almost eight months, hoping to strike early form with a remodelled bowling action on Friday when Pakistan open their tour of Bangladesh. …
Coach Paul McGregor insists he’s happy with the form of Gareth Widdop and says there’s no truth to rumours the England playmaker wants to leave the NRL club. Widdop is …
Michael Clarke will be revealed on Friday as the Melbourne Stars’ new captain. Clarke has been strongly linked to the Big Bash League franchise over the past two months and …
NSW Waratahs chief Greg Harris hopes Bernard Foley’s historic “flexible contract” with the ARU hasn’t set a dangerous precedent in Australian rugby. Foley on Thursday recommitted to the Waratahs and …
Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson has called on the NRL to stamp out diving, saying video referees should not be used to determine penalties on the field. Earlier this week, …
Who is rugby league’s greatest ever halfback – Andrew Johns or Johnathan Thurston? It is the question on everyone’s lips in the lead-up to Thurston’s 250th NRL match this weekend. …
North Melbourne star Nick Dal Santo is confident he can still play a big part in the Kangaroos’ AFL season despite going in for surgery on Thursday. Dal Santo damaged …
Paul McGregor dismisses the notion he has a point to prove to rival coach Wayne Bennett in the high-powered NRL clash between his St George Illawarra and Brisbane on Friday. …
Bernard Foley remains hopeful of wearing the green and gold at next year’s Olympic Games despite already securing an unprecedented deal to play rugby year-round in Australia and Japan. Far …
Embattled Canterbury pivot Josh Reynolds will be given the chance to push his case for NSW selection when he starts at five-eighth in the Bulldogs’ crucial NRL clash with Manly …
Already without an experienced key forward, Brisbane’s plans to accelerate the development of Michael Close have taken a considerable hit, coach Justin Leppitsch says. Close, 20, will miss the rest …
Coach John Longmire insists Adam Goodes will still play a part in Sydney’s premiership push despite being dropped to reserves for the first time in his illustrious 17-season AFL career. …
The AFL’s substitute rule should be scrapped because it has never been a part of the game, Adelaide coach Phil Walsh says. As Sydney great Adam Goodes opted for the …
Geelong coach Chris Scott expects Steven Motlop to return to AFL action a better player and a better person having served a one-match club ban. The star midfielder was forced …
The Brumbies have sprung a surprise by benching Wallabies halfback Nic White for their Super Rugby clash with the Melbourne Rebels on Saturday. White’s spot has gone to his backup …
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has thanked the AFL for giving Aussie diggers free access to footy games while serving overseas. Flanked by defence force personnel and footy players, Mr Abbott …
Russell Packer should be allowed to return to the NRL this year, his St George Illawarra teammate Benji Marshall believes. Packer has been refused a return to the NRL this …
Russell Packer should be allowed to return to the NRL this year, his St George Illawarra teammate Benji Marshall believes. Packer has been refused a return to the NRL this …
