Will Hopoate is expected to miss some NRL football, but the NSW medical staff are confident his shoulder injury isn’t serious. Hopoate became the second NSW winger in consecutive matches …
Fresh from sealing a first State of Origin series win in nine years, Laurie Daley and his NSW backroom staff will begin plotting a first whitewash over Queensland since 2000. …
Bernard Tomic has salvaged enough from a mixed Wimbledon preparation to feel like he can be a threat again at next week’s grass court grand slam. The All England Club …
He gets it, but go-to lock Rob Simmons is not a fan of the Wallabies’ second-row rotation. With five locks – including three international rookies – in his squad for …
Gutted Queensland players thought they couldn’t feel any worse after their record State of Origin reign ended. Then they saw Brent Tate. The veteran winger cut a shattered figure as …
The most inspirational moment of NSW’s drought-breaking State of Origin victory came in the sheds post-match, when Alex McKinnon joined the Blues’ for their celebrations. Ending Queensland’s eight-year reign was …
Kieran Read returns to the All Blacks while boom centre Malakai Fekitoa will make his first start in the third and final Test against England. New Zealand coach Steve Hansen …
NSW star Jarryd Hayne had diarrhoea and was vomiting just hours before he produced another match-defining performance to end Queensland’s State of Origin dynasty. Hayne revealed he’s never felt more …
After finally breaking through for State of Origin glory, NSW say rookie halves Trent Hodkinson and Josh Reynolds can form a successful long-term Blues combination. The Canterbury pair steered the …
Victorious NSW skipper Paul Gallen paid tribute to the Blues’ first ever winning captain Steve Mortimer after finally leading his side to victory over Queensland. Gallen, who made his State …
NSW’s Anthony Watmough says there was no intent in an alleged lifting tackle on Nate Myles in the Blues’ 6-4 State of Origin II triumph on Wednesday that could rule …
Laurie Daley has hailed NSW’s drought-breaking State of Origin win as the highlight of his glittering career. Daley became only the second man after Wayne Pearce to play, captain and …
Former New Zealand batsman Lou Vincent and ex-Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful have been handed lengthy bans from all forms of cricket for their roles in a Twenty20 match-fixing scandal. A …
Veteran lock Victor Matfield on Saturday will become South Africa’s most-capped player when he captains the side against Wales in his 112th Test match at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit. …
In the end, eight years came down to eight minutes. When NSW halfback Trent Hodkinson sliced through Queensland’s goalline defence and subsequently kicked the go-ahead conversion, eight minutes remained for …
With a calmly slotted 30th-minute penalty goal, Queensland playmaker Johnathan Thurston added to his celebrated career by becoming State of Origin’s greatest pointscorer on Wednesday night. Nailed from virtually straight …
Trent Hodkinson is the toast of NSW after scoring the try that ended Queensland’s eight-series State of Origin dominance on Wednesday at ANZ Stadium. The Canterbury halfback, who was considering …
Finally. It took all of 2,905 days and then 71 agonising minutes. But NSW are State of Origin champions once more. The eight years of punishment that started when fullback …
