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Veteran Titans front-rower Luke Bailey has shielded besieged coach John Cartwright from fierce criticism, saying Gold Coast’s players are to blame for their dire NRL predicament. Cartwright is under the …

Brumbies winger Robbie Coleman has been given the nod ahead of Wallaby flyer Joe Tomane for Saturday’s Super Rugby qualifying final against the Chiefs in Canberra. The Brumbies have only …

North Melbourne’s Brent Harvey has signed a one-year deal that will take him into his 20th AFL season. The 36-year-old said he got the thumbs up from Kangaroos coach Brad …

Travis Auld has quit as Gold Coast chief executive to join the AFL in a newly-created executive role. Auld has been appointed as the AFL’s general manager, clubs and AFL …

Western Bulldogs stalwart Bob Murphy says his optimism about the club’s future convinced him to extend his AFL career into a 16th season. Murphy has signed a one-year deal to …

Former Port Adelaide captain Dom Cassisi will retire from the AFL after Sunday’s match against Melbourne. Cassisi made the surprise announcement on Thursday that his decorated career would end with …

A rested and refreshed Jarryd Hayne is ready to spearhead Parramatta’s tilt at the NRL finals, according to Eels coach Brad Arthur. The NSW fullback was rested for the Eels’ …

Veteran Robert Murphy will extend his AFL career into a 16th season after signing a fresh contract with the Western Bulldogs. Murphy will play on next year after agreeing to …

Brisbane great Shane Webcke says if coaching great Wayne Bennett returned to the Broncos, he would help the NRL club set up its future. Bennett’s parting with the Broncos in …

Gold Coast chief executive Travis Auld appears set to join the AFL’s executive ranks after confirming he’s leaving the Suns at season’s end. Auld has been linked to AFL House …

Sydney Roosters playmaker James Maloney says continuing criticism of his inconsistent NRL form doesn’t worry him but knows he can silence it with a big end-of-season burst. Maloney was a …

Some of cricket’s greatest names insisted England’s Jos Buttler had only himself to blame for his ‘Mankad’ dismissal against Sri Lanka. The issue of players being run out backing up …

Coach Jamie Joseph knows the Highlanders must lift their set-piece standards if they are to have a chance of upsetting the Sharks in their Super Rugby play-off match in Durban. …

The Sydney Roosters are targeting a return to their impregnable defence of last season as the key to reinvigorating their hopes of back-to-back NRL premierships. The Tricolours set a new …

Warriors hooker Thomas Leuluai says they are a completely different team under head coach Andrew McFadden. The Kiwis stalwart will return from a groin injury against the Broncos in Brisbane …

Matt Jones will lead out the Australian contingent at the 143rd British Open confident his breakthrough season can continue at the highest level. The New South Welshman is the first …

A third successive Super Rugby crown will be the sweetest of the lot for departing Chiefs flanker Tanerau Latimer. In claiming the 2012 and 2013 titles, the Chiefs finished the …

The stage is set for the 143rd British Open at Royal Liverpool Golf club, with title contenders keeping one eye on back-from-injury Tiger Woods and another on the ever-changing weather …