Dan Carter admits he has acres of room to improve after making a disappointing return to the All Blacks’ starting line-up against Scotland. The world-class five-eighth was well off his …
Nat Fyfe’s AFL star continues to rise, with the classy Fremantle midfielder winning his second straight best and fairest award. Fyfe beat out ruckman Aaron Sandilands for the Doig Medal …
World rally champion Sebastien Ogier stretched his lead in the season-closing event in Wales on Saturday after his closest rival, Volkswagen teammate Jari-Matta Latvala, found trouble. Ogier, who was only …
Roger Federer set up a final showdown with Novak Djokovic in sensational fashion as the Swiss great saved four match points on Saturday before defeating Stan Wawrinka in a thrilling …
Scotland believe they’ve offered a blueprint of how to beat the All Blacks, although admit they’re not good enough to do it yet themselves. Captain Greig Laidlaw felt the world …
Cameron Smith has backed Tim Sheens to continue as Australian rugby league coach despite Saturday’s Four Nations final loss to New Zealand. The Kiwis claimed the end-of-season trophy in a …
Jamie Whincup might have eclipsed his record of championship wins but V8 Supercars great Dick Johnson says it is impossible to compare their driving records. Five-time champ Johnson declared Whincup …
England Rugby World Cup-winning coach Clive Woodward criticised the absence of “real footballers” in the Red Rose backline after Saturday’s 31-28 loss to South Africa at Twickenham. Woodward, who guided …
The Wallabies have suffered their first defeat under Michael Cheika with a 29-26 loss to a spirited France in Paris. A new-look and much-improved French side avenged their 3-0 series …
The Black Caps are itching to win the toss in the second cricket Test in Dubai to give them the chance to try to put a dent in Pakistan’s dominance. …
NSW coach Laurie Daley says controversial backrower Paul Gallen will remain captain of the Blues for the 2015 State of Origin series. Gallen’s foul-mouthed Twitter tirade directed at NRL officials …
Novak Djokovic survived his first serious test of the ATP Tour Finals as the world No.1 advanced to the final with a 6-1 3-6 6-0 victory over Japan’s Kei Nishikori …
The error-ridden All Blacks have hung on grimly to beat Scotland 24-16 at Murrayfield and preserve their 109-year unbeaten record. In one of the least impressive New Zealand displays in …
South Africa returned to winning ways with a 31-28 victory over England in a thrilling rugby Test at a rainswept Twickenham on Saturday. England, 20-6 down early in the second …
Wales held on to edge a Fijian side reduced to 14 men in the 52nd minute by 17-13 in a hard-fought rugby Test at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium on Saturday. In …
New Zealand rugby league coach Stephen Kearney doesn’t believe in atonement. Saturday’s Four Nations final 22-18 victory over Australia in Wellington doesn’t mean the Kiwis have attained redemption. Not for …
Suspended Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal has substantially improved his suspect bowling action but he still needs work to return to being within the legal limit, the Pakistan Cricket Board said …
Australia’s Wade Ormsby is set to celebrate a 200th European Tour event in style after muscling his way to a one-stroke lead after three rounds of the Turkish Open in …


