Eight years and as many AFL All-Australian selections later, it’s worth remembering where Gary Ablett and Geelong were at the end of a disastrous 2006 season. Ablett’s already-lofty standing in …
Only once in the NRL era has a minor premier been dumped out of the finals in successive losses – an ignominy the Sydney Roosters are desperate to avoid. After …
NRL CEO Dave Smith says it is a “ridiculous notion” to think the North Queensland Cowboys are being unfairly treated. Tensions again flared between the league and the Cowboys on …
Port Adelaide captain Travis Boak says there’s no sense of satisfaction at reaching an AFL preliminary final. Boak says Port, starved of finals for so long, are now greedy for …
Australia captain Michael Clarke remains on track to play in the first Test against Pakistan beginning on October 22, despite being ruled out of the preceding one-day series. However team …
Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie has dispatched Will Skelton back to the NRC to prevent the giant young lock from ballooning way out of Test shape. Skelton was the glaring omission …
Late AFL great Jim Stynes has been immortalised in bronze outside the MCG. A statue of the 1991 Brownlow medallist has been unveiled in front of some of the AFL’s …
Sydney stalwart Adam Goodes says he still has a lot to offer, but won’t decide whether to play on for what would be a 17th AFL campaign until the current …
On the day Shane Flanagan hoped he would return to work, the NRL has announced the suspended Sharks coach has not done enough to earn an early reprieve for his …
Of the remaining four sides fighting for the AFL premiership, only one stands unscathed by the other contenders this year. North Melbourne are undefeated in three games against Sydney, Hawthorn …
Brad Haddin will replace Michael Clarke as Australia’s captain in the upcoming Test series against Pakistan if the injured incumbent is unable to play. Clarke has already been ruled out …
Master Canterbury mentor Des Hasler says his former club Manly are attempting to turn his famous mind games against him ahead of Saturday’s NRL semi-final. Sea Eagles fullback Brett Stewart …
Batsman Phil Hughes has come to terms with life on the fringe of the Australian cricket team. Hughes says frustration is pointless and he’s content to bide his time waiting …
The NRL says Shane Flanagan has not yet met a series of conditions to have his suspension lifted over the Sharks supplement scandal. NRL CEO Dave Smith said the suspended …
Canterbury have come to the defence of skipper Michael Ennis, refuting Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy’s claims the Bulldogs hooker acted disrespectfully towards Kangaroos captain Cameron Smith. Ennis came under fire …
After quitting last summer’s Ashes tour in a blaze of controversy, England batsman Jonathan Trott now says he is ready for an international recall. Trott dramatically quit the tour following …
New Zealand cricket great Martin Crowe remains upbeat despite news his cancer, diagnosed nearly two years ago, has returned. An intense course of chemotherapy appeared to have held the cancer …
Wests Tigers have let go head coach Mick Potter, with the NRL club deciding not to renew his contract for next season. Chief executive Grant Mayer said Potter had been …
