Thanasi Kokkinakis’ hope of playing at this month’s US Open are still alive with the Australian teen winning his first-round qualifying match. The 18-year-old recovered from a third-set deficit to …
The 17 past and present Cronulla players issued with show-cause notices by ASADA have 48 hours to accept proposals offered to them by the anti-doping authority. Current Sharks squad members …
Canterbury skipper Michael Ennis claims Friday’s 18-16 win over Parramatta breathed new life into the Bulldogs’ faltering NRL season. Having topped the ladder six weeks ago, Des Hasler’s side had …
Vice-captain Alex Blackwell says the Southern Stars will be able to cover the loss if star allrounder Ellyse Perry is unable to play in the one-day international series opener against …
Melbourne want a priority pick from the AFL but the Saints say they’d be surprised to see it happen. St Kilda and the Demons are last and second-last respectively on …
Brisbane know their future coach will be watching them at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night and, frankly, they couldn’t care less. Wayne Bennett will bring his Newcastle team to the …
An unwanted break has Sydney midfield maestro Dan Hannebery feeling a lot fresher than he did heading into last year’s AFL finals. One of the prime movers in Sydney’s deep …
New teams, new rules, new opportunity. That’s the aim of the National Rugby Championship (NRC), a nine-team provincial competition kicking off at Ballymore on Thursday night with the inaugural clash …
Fremantle coach Ross Lyon has urged young gun Nat Fyfe to play smarter in order to avoid getting into trouble on the football field. The Dockers are weighing up whether …
Cronulla have confirmed five of their players have been issued with show-cause notices by ASADA. Nathan Gardner, Wade Graham, Anthony Tupou, John Morris and Paul Gallen have been offered a …
Ben Matulino has played down the personal milestone he will reach when he runs out for the Warriors against the Sydney Roosters in Auckland on Sunday. Matulino will hit the …
Wallabies hooker Nathan Charles says the Eden Park battleground provides the perfect escape from the “stigma” and “sympathy” that comes with suffering from cystic fibrosis. Tired of the plaudits he …
Port Adelaide’s injury-prone duo Jackson Trengove and Angus Monfries have been cleared to play against Carlton in Friday night’s AFL fixture. Trengove (ankle) and Monfries (hip) were both late withdrawals …
Seventeen past and present Cronulla players have reportedly been issued with show-cause notices over the NRL club’s 2011 supplements program. News Corp Australia says the notices, which follow ASADA’s 18-month …
Fremantle coach Ross Lyon admits young gun Nathan Fyfe needs to play smarter in order to avoid getting into trouble on the football field. Fyfe will miss games against Brisbane …
Jeff Garlett might win back his place in Carlton’s AFL team this week, but how soon can he regain his teammates’ trust? And the trust of the club, which is …
AFL club North Melbourne has accepted Brent Harvey’s three-week ban, opting against an appeal. Harvey was given a three-match suspension for throwing Western Bulldogs tagger Liam Picken to the ground …
Carlton coach Mick Malthouse has warned against an over-reaction to the role of the tagger following Brent Harvey’s three-game suspension. The AFL Tribunal on Tuesday night found the fiery small …

