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 …
Rafael Nadal criticised Spain’s female Davis Cup captain on Tuesday for feeding a “false and absurd” debate that started when his coach and uncle questioned whether a woman could coach …
Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka have taken to Twitter in a bid to bury any lingering resentments from their bad-tempered London match ahead of the Davis Cup final against France …
Pakistan were under pressure after losing both their openers for 34 before stumps on day two in reply to New Zealand’s big total of 403 in the second Test in …
Jonathan Davies has been recalled to face the All Blacks by Wales coach Warren Gatland, who named a side showing nine changes from the team that struggled to see off …
The Essendon supplements saga finally has a hearing date, though it’s unclear whether media will be allowed inside. The AFL Anti-Doping Tribunal has tentatively set aside December 15 to hear …
Australia’s desire to instil prestige in the International Rules series has hit a hurdle with Nat Fyfe ruled out of Saturday’s match in Perth. Fyfe withdrew from the one-off Test …
There is never a good time to get a pair in cricket. But Queensland wicketkeeper Chris Hartley will be ruing the timing of his double batting failure in front of …
Kurtley Beale’s road to Wallabies redemption has begun on a training paddock in Dublin and teammate Quade Cooper says it’s the perfect place to show he’s turned a corner. Cooper …
