Essendon acting captain Brendon Goddard is adamant that interim coach Mark Thompson should stay at the club beyond this AFL season. Thompson is filling in for James Hird, who will …
Newcastle star Darius Boyd edged out opposite number Jarryd Hayne in an epic battle of the fullbacks on Sunday as the Knights ended Parramatta’s unbeaten run at Pirtek Stadium with …
AFL legend Leigh Matthews has criticised North Melbourne coach Brad Scott for approaching Tom Rockliff in the emotion-charged aftermath of the match against Brisbane. As Lions players celebrated their shock …
Blockbusting centre Konrad Hurrell scored two tries as the Warriors continued their good patch of form with a 30-20 win over high-flying Penrith in Auckland on Sunday. The Warriors had …
Marcus Bontempelli booted a remarkable goal at the death to lift the Western Bulldogs to a six-point win over Melbourne in Sunday’s topsy-turvy AFL thriller at Etihad Stadium. The Bulldogs …
NSW coach Michael Cheika is demanding business as usual from the Waratahs on their seemingly relentless march to a maiden Super Rugby minor premiership and lucrative home final. The Waratahs …
The NRL say they won’t hesitate in coming down hard on Todd Carney if justified, with the Cronulla five-eighth again in the spotlight for an alcohol-related incident. As rugby league …
Coach and teammates are lauding star forward Lance Franklin for his defensive efforts rather than his goalkicking feats during Sydney’s increasing AFL hot streak. While he has started paying back …
They’re close friends with a water-tight bond, but Fremantle coach Ross Lyon won’t be doing Paul Roos any favours when the Dockers lock horns with an improving Melbourne in Darwin …
Sensing some serious chinks in Rafael Nadal’s Wimbledon armour, former champion Pat Cash believes Nick Kyrgios has the game to genuinely trouble the world No.1 in the fourth round. Australian …
Alex McKinnon has begun the next stage of his recovery, leaving hospital for a spinal rehabilitation centre. The 22-year-old was moved to Sydney’s Royal North Shore hospital in April after …
The backs-to-the-wall Brumbies are turning negatives into positives in pursuit of an unlikely third Super Rugby championship. The Brumbies lost control of their finals fate with Saturday night’s 39-8 drubbing …
Michelle Wie fired a second straight five-under par 66 on Saturday to seize the lead before storms stopped play in the second round of the LPGA NW Arkansas Championship. Wie, …
Will Power’s IndyCar championship lead has been trimmed after Australian slammed into a tyre barrier before finishing 14th in the first race of a weekend double-header in Houston on Saturday. …
Defiant Serena Williams insists her shock Wimbledon exit won’t herald the end of her reign as the dominant force in the women’s game. Williams crashed to her earliest exit at …
Wimbledon will showcase all the big four of the men’s game in the second week for the first time in three years after Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and …
Maria Sharapova has warned her Wimbledon title rivals she is peaking just in time to take advantage of Serena Williams’ stunning exit. Sharapova, who has yet to drop a set …
Rugby league immortal Andrew Johns has leapt to the defence of Todd Carney after a disturbing photo of the troubled NRL star was posted on social media. The image published …
