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Essendon icon Tim Watson wants James Hird to return to the AFL club, but not in a coaching capacity until the current season ends. Hird arrived in Melbourne late on …

There’s no hard feelings when it comes to departing assistant coach Matt Parish, according to Canberra skipper Terry Campese, who says family comes first. Parish will depart the NRL club …

The NRL’s road warriors, the Titans, are planning to book into a Gold Coast hotel to turn around their embarrassing home form at Cbus Super Stadium. While the Titans boast …

The Brumbies have gone to the extraordinary length of commissioning profiles on individual referees as they plot a path to their first Super Rugby title in 10 years. On the …

Watching Alex McKinnon battle a devastating back injury contributed to Darius Boyd’s battle with depression, Wayne Bennett says. The Newcastle fullback on Wednesday checked himself into a Sydney mental health …

Greater Western Sydney Giants have suffered a fourth season-ending injury in little more than a week, with luckless key defender Tim Mohr requiring a knee reconstruction. The 25-year-old Tasmanian was …

Sydney Roosters backrower Aidan Guerra says he has more goals to achieve at club level before turning his mind to further representative honours. The 26-year-old has come of age in …

Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie is predicting a classic Super Rugby semi-final on Saturday night between Australian arch rivals the Brumbies and NSW Waratahs. But he’s not tipping a winner. Appropriately …

Victorian sports minister Damian Drum has hit back at suggestions from Collingwood president Eddie McGuire that AFL is underfunded. With a state election due in November, support for the country’s …

Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley has called on his players to end the AFL club’s identity crisis. Are the Magpies the sort of side that climbed into the top four last …

They’re love-six without Gary Ablett but the Gold Coast Suns strenuously deny they are a one-man band. And they’re promising to show it against a fired-up Brisbane Lions in Saturday’s …

Danerich’s quirks cost him a chance to win the Group Three Bletchingly Stakes eight years ago but his son Lord Of The Sky is an odds-on favourite to claim Saturday’s …

The Bledisloe Cup may well have been decided for another year before trusty halves Quade Cooper and Will Genia are available for the Wallabies again. Both stars were omitted from …

There are many reasons for Hawthorn to be motivated for Saturday night’s blockbuster AFL meeting with Sydney. Found wanting in too many meetings with flag contenders this season – think …

Fiji-born winger Henry Speight’s worth to Australian rugby has been highlighted by immediate inclusion in the Wallabies squad for the upcoming Rugby Championship. Despite being unavailable for the opening half …

Fremantle captain Matthew Pavlich has compared the 2011 sacking of coach Mark Harvey to Julia Gillard’s overthrow of Kevin Rudd as Prime Minister, saying it was brutal but no different …

Assistant coach Matt Parish is leaving the Canberra Raiders, with the NRL club agreeing to an early release from his contract. Parish will depart the club this week and return …

Fiji-born winger Henry Speight’s worth to Australian rugby has been highlighted by immediate inclusion in the Wallabies squad for the upcoming Rugby Championship. Despite being unavailable for the opening half …