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France can round off their Six Nations campaign with victory over ‘the best team’ in the tournament, Ireland, at the Stade de France on Saturday, according to captain Pascal Pape. …

It was ugly to the end but Brisbane ground out a 16-12 NRL win over Queensland rivals North Queensland at Suncorp Stadium on Friday night. It was far from champagne …

Collingwood felt the full force of Fremantle’s grand-final frustrations as the Dockers crushed the home side by 70 points in Friday’s AFL season-opener at Etihad Stadium. Midfielder Nat Fyfe played …

A gutsy, injury-hit Manly have bounced back from their worst ever Brookvale capitulation with a 14-12 win over South Sydney in Gosford on Friday. Six days after they surrendered their …

The Melbourne Rebels fell to their second successive loss as the Crusaders flexed their Super Rugby muscle with a 25-19 win at AAMI Park on Friday night. The Rebels were …

Two tries in the closing five minutes, one to Super Rugby centurion Tanerau Latimer, boosted the Chiefs to a five-try 36-20 win over the Stormers at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton …

A sigh of relief could almost be heard from four-time Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel after final practice ahead of Australian Grand Prix qualifying in Melbourne on Friday. Frustrated moans …

Queensland coach Stuart Law has lashed the lifeless MCG pitch after the Bulls’ hopes of making the Sheffield Shield final were ruined when their match against Victoria ended in a …

Australian Daniel Ricciardo is daring to dream of a home grand prix win after heartening practice sessions in Melbourne on Thursday. Ricciardo was surprised to finish sixth fastest in Thursday’s …

Carlton are bullish about Chris Judd’s recovery from surgery, saying he is on track for a round-three AFL return. The Blues suffered a major pre-season blow five weeks ago when …

Sports scientist Stephen Dank is letting his lawyers deal with ASADA’s show-cause letter, a move AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou says is long overdue. The day before the start of …

Shane Flanagan could be back in charge of Cronulla for the NRL finals in September after deciding against appealing against his one-year suspension. Flanagan was handed a breach notice by …

Mercedes have carried their testing form into the Australian grand prix practice sessions, with Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg topping the practice charts in Melbourne on Friday. The first practice …

After obliterating Melbourne’s defensive structures last week, the Western Force will be aiming to inflict more tackle-breaking damage in Saturday’s Super Rugby clash with the Highlanders in Dunedin. The Force …

Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan has accepted his one-year ban from the NRL after dropping plans to appeal against his punishment. Flanagan was sanctioned following a probe by the NRL into …

St George Illawarra five-eighth Gareth Widdop says successfully stepping out from Cooper Cronk’s shadow in round one of the NRL season was a highlight of his career. Many players who …

Victoria have ruined Queensland’s Sheffield Shield final hopes with a stout batting display on the final day of the regular season. The Bulls needed to take 10 second-innings wickets at …

AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou admits it is absurd that the split opening round does not feature an MCG blockbuster. The league’s move to starting the season a week earlier …