Melbourne Storm prop Jordan McLean talks like he plays rugby league – direct with little fuss. The 23-year-old doesn’t like to deviate from the script set by Storm coach Craig …
Gold Coast enforcer Greg Bird’s late hit on Newcastle playmaker Jarrod Mullen was deemed a “concerning act” and drew a warning from the match review committee. Mullen had to be …
Ben Barba will miss two NRL matches after taking the early guilty plea on two charges stemming from Cronulla’s round three NRL loss to Melbourne. The struggling playmaker will miss …
Gold Coast captain Gary Ablett has chosen to miss the annual AFL captain’s day in Melbourne as he attempts to prove his fitness for next week’s season opener. The Suns …
Victoria remain in the box seat to take the Sheffield Shield despite being bowled out 40 runs behind Western Australia’s first innings total at Bellerive Oval. A century from veteran …
Teenage cricket star Jake Doran is leaving NSW and expected to sign with Tasmania. Cricket NSW chief executive Andrew Jones announced 18-year-old batsman Doran’s departure on Tuesday, saying NSW was …
Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan is set to pitchfork Luke Lewis into the club’s crucial five-eighth role to resuscitate the Sharks’ flagging NRL season. Ben Barba will miss Saturday’s clash with …
Melbourne Rebels coach Tony McGahan says his team can look to their next Super Rugby opponents, the unbeaten Hurricanes, for a blue-print on how to close out tight games. The …
Rafael Nadal will start his bid to win a third Wimbledon title by returning to the grass-court tournament at Queen’s Club later this year. Nadal, a 14-time grand slam champion, …
David Pocock’s principled stand against homophobia on the rugby field will cost him any chance of captaining Australia again, says former Wallaby Greg Martin. Pocock’s on-field complaints to the referee …
Sharks star Francois Steyn is free to face the Western Force after being cleared of dangerous play stemming from his send-off in last weekend’s Super Rugby win over the Chiefs. …
Two-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso is set to return to the track for the second Grand Prix of the season in Malaysia, his McLaren-Honda team has confirmed. Alonso …
Sydney Roosters prop Sam Moa is facing a one-match suspension after being cited following Monday night’s 20-12 NRL win over Penrith. Moa has been charged with making dangerous contact to …
The Melbourne Rebels have suffered a blow ahead of their match against Super Rugby’s unbeaten front-runners the Hurricanes with winger Dom Shipperley undergoing hand surgery. Shipperley suffered a fractured hand …
Only a flag will satisfy Sydney this year as the Swans seek to expunge the nightmarish memories of their 2014 grand final capitulation to Hawthorn. Of course the notoriously low-key …
Luke Beveridge feels ready for it. The questions, the quandaries. The wins, the losses. The good, the bad. Beveridge was appointed Western Bulldogs coach last November, the latest of Alastair …
Coach Trent Robinson believes Sydney Roosters centre Blake Ferguson is still some way from being back to his best but claims he will be a huge asset to his side …
New Zealand’s last Cricket World Cup clash with South Africa four years ago was an ill-tempered affair. Black Caps skipper Brendon McCullum and Proteas counterpart AB de Villiers are promising …


