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He famously demanded an investigation into the standard of NRL refereeing and now Geoff Toovey is calling on the league to address the growing issue of player burnout. After seeing …

Adam Scott admits his narrow Australian Open loss to world No.1 Rory McIlroy last year remains a thorn in his side but says he’s focused on making history with a …

Carlton rookies Cameron Wood and Blaine Johnson have re-signed with the AFL club. Wood has recommitted for another two years, while forward Johnson has agreed to a new one-year contract. …

Samantha Stosur says a five-week break from tennis gives her a prime opportunity to fire in the Australian summer. Stosur opted to end her 2014 season early to get on …

Manly coach Geoff Toovey says veteran recruit Willie Mason is reinvigorating the Sea Eagles after their turbulent NRL season. Mason has vowed to bring old-fashioned mongrel to an Eagles pack …

Good news for Australian cricket: Ryan Harris is back and firing. Queensland’s returning Test fast bowler Harris narrowly missed out on a hat-trick but still stole the show to have …

Fremantle coach Ross Lyon says Nat Fyfe’s latest shoulder setback isn’t related to his previous issues. Fyfe is almost certain to miss Saturday night’s International Rules clash with Ireland in …

Former world No.1 Tiger Woods fired back at a Golf Digest parody interview written by veteran journalist Dan Jenkins, calling it a nasty attack and character assassination. The fictional story …

Warriors centre Dane Nielsen has been released from his contract as coach Andrew McFadden continues to reshape the Auckland-based club’s NRL squad. Nielsen, 29, has already returned to Australia and …

French Open champion Rafael Nadal is aiming to be fit for the Australian Open, which starts in January, as he recovers from an appendicitis operation. The former world No.1 missed …

Sonny Bill Williams missed All Blacks training to witness, from afar, the proudest moment of his life. Williams’ wife Alana gave birth to their first child, a daughter, and Williams …

Wallabies players are discovering the darker side of Michael Cheika as they look to rebound from the first loss of his reign. Cheika is a coach who wears his heart …

Richie McCaw’s next entry in the world Test rugby record book warrants more than the usual cursory glance says All Blacks teammate Kieran Read. McCaw will become the first player …

Stuart Appleby has a little advice for the few internationals playing the Australian Masters this week. Anything but a full on assault will end in tears. Appleby gave a glowing …

The old Will Genia may have struggled with playing second fiddle for the Wallabies. But the veteran halfback says learning to realise it’s about the team, not the individual, has …

South Africa firebrand Dale Steyn knows his side’s productive pace attack will need to work harder in Canberra than they did in Perth. And having been empowered by captain AB …

Samoa’s senior players only agreed to call off boycotting Saturday’s England match after claiming to be threatened with expulsion from next year’s World Cup. Prop Census Johnston has revealed Samoa’s …

Roger Federer is “hopeful” of playing in the Davis Cup final against France on Friday despite the crippling back injury he sustained in London. “I am not good enough to …