Improving their relations with referees is a major focus for a Queensland side paying the price for being the most penalised side in Super Rugby. The Reds are conceding 14.5 …
West Australian veteran Marcus North has capped a great comeback since being dropped last season by being named Sheffield Shield player of the 2013-14 season. Ex-Test batsman North made 884 …
Greater Western Sydney co-captain Phil Davis is expected to spend at least another week in hospital recovering from a kidney injury suffered in last Saturday’s AFL derby upset triumph over …
Newcastle may be winless but Storm coach Craig Bellamy needs no reminding about what the Knights achieved last time they came to Melbourne. While unbeaten Melbourne will start strong favourites …
Forget Israel Folau and Kurtley Beale, the attack the Melbourne Rebels are focusing on is their own. The Rebels are keenly aware of the dangers posed by Folau, Beale and …
Dropped Sydney stalwart Ryan O’Keefe is keeping his thoughts to himself but fellow midfielder Luke Parker has backed the 283-gamer to rebound strongly. A dual premiership player, 2009 club champion …
Adelaide’s 32-year-old AFL recruit James Podsiadly is too old to believe in fairytales. But just in case, coach Brenton Sanderson has reminded Podsiadly they rarely come true as he prepares …
Gold Coast have moved to quash speculation giant former Test and Origin back-rower Dave Taylor has been shopped around to other NRL clubs. Taylor reportedly sought assurances he is still …
Brisbane has locked in another young star for two more AFL seasons with forward Josh Green signing a new deal. Green is the third Lion in a week to commit …
The Adelaide Crows won’t use the death of Dean Bailey as extra motivation for their AFL season-opener against Geelong on Thursday night. Bailey, the Crows’ strategy and innovation coach, died …
The AFL gave permission for Essendon to interview their suspended coach James Hird on their in-house TV show. League chief Andrew Demetriou, who has received widespread criticism in the media …
Injuries to James Marshall and Blade Thomson have forced Hurricanes coach Mark Hammett to shuffle his squad for Friday’s Super Rugby match against the Highlanders in Dunedin. The Hurricanes broke …
Canberra star Shaun Fensom says he’d like to be a one-club player and even a future captain after re-signing with the Raiders until the end of the 2017 NRL season. …
Doubts are mounting about Tiger Woods’ chances of playing next month’s Masters after he withdrew from this week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational. World No.1 Woods has been struggling for weeks with …
Will Power has wrapped up IndyCar pre-season testing by topping the time sheets for the second straight day in Alabama. The Australian clocked a fastest lap of one minute, 07.0608 …
Samaready will jump from the inside gate in the William Reid Stakes as she bids to bounce back to winning form in Melbourne’s final Group One race of the season. …
Wests Tigers are set to be among the big improvers of the NRL season, according to South Sydney coach Michael Maguire. Maguire’s Rabbitohs meet Wests Tigers on Friday night and …
Casey Dellacqua has continued her solid early-season form on the WTA circuit with a straight-sets win in the first round of the Miami Masters. The Australian had few troubles in …


