Russell Crowe insists Sam Burgess should have been fast-tracked into the England rugby union team despite the indifferent start to his career. Crowe and Burgess have been close friends ever …
West Coast’s young guns came to the rescue to lift the Eagles to an eight-point win over the Indigenous All Stars at Leederville Oval on Friday night. The All Stars …
Australia’s Daniel Ricciardo was fastest as he and Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen upped the pace on the second morning of pre-season testing in Barcelona on Friday. Pastor Maldonado and Raikkonen had …
The defending champion Waratahs scrapped their way to a first win of the Super Rugby season with a hard-fought 38-28 victory over the Melbourne Rebels. After last week’s disappointment in …
AUSSIE SPORTS STARS CAUGHT MIXING WITH DRUGS October 1978 Rugby league player Paul Hayward arrested in Bangkok after attempting to export 8.4kgs of heroin to Australia. Hayward later sentenced to …
Getting hot under the collar when necessary and keeping her cool the rest of the time, world No.1 Lydia Ko is in prime position to claim a first Women’s Australian …
Aaron Cruden’s coolness under pressure saw the Chiefs home to a 19-17 win over the Brumbies in Friday’s Super Rugby clash at Yarrow Stadium in New Plymouth. The All Blacks …
The unique career of code-hopper Karmichael Hunt is in danger of an implosion, with the Queensland Reds recruit facing allegations of supplying cocaine. Hunt, along with Gold Coast NRL players …
Just when it looked like things were turning around for the Queensland Reds, their Super Rugby crisis has deepened. With the Reds looking to bounce back from last week’s 47-3 …
Melbourne prop Jordan McLean has re-signed with the NRL club for two more seasons. The new contract will keep McLean with the Storm until the end of 2017. The 115kg …
Toulon halfback Sebastien Tillous-Borde has recovered from a knee injury in time to get called up for France’s Six Nations game against Wales. Tillous-Borde, 29, comes in for Castres’ Rory …
Richie McCaw says it’s likely he’ll retire after this year’s Rugby World Cup, but it’s not a done deal yet. The 34-year-old All Blacks captain told media at Crusaders training …
NSW Waratahs have suffered a blow on the eve of their Super Rugby clash with the Rebels in Melbourne, losing Wallabies No.8 Wycliff Palu to a knee injury. Coach Michael …
Jason Clark will replace the injured Kyle Turner in South Sydney’s line-up for their World Club Challenge clash with St Helens. Turner, who has been slated by coach Michael Maguire …
The AFL’s version of the foreign legion have started reporting for duty. Former St Kilda onballer Clinton Jones, ex-Geelong key position player Mitch Brown and midfielder James Magner (Melbourne) have …
A slogfest awaits James O’Connor in his Super Rugby return but the new Queensland Reds flyhalf believes he has the added maturity to handle the playmaking responsibilities better than ever …
V8 Supercars fans itching for a shake-up to the championship race won’t like hearing it but Marcos Ambrose says keeping expectations low on his return to Australia is the wisest …
Brumbies powerhouse Ita Vaea will step up an inspiring Super Rugby comeback when he starts against the Chiefs on Friday night. Told his rugby career was over after scans found …
