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Wallabies halfback Will Genia says he hasn’t thought about the national team captaincy in the wake of Ben Mowen’s shock decision to leave Australian rugby at the end of the …

Nathan Coulter-Nile is glad Mitch Johnson might only replace him in the Australian cricket team and not try to take his head off. Coulter-Nile is likely to make way when …

Qatari driver Nasser Al-Attiyah, in a Mini, has taken the honours in the Dakar Rally’s eighth stage, which crossed through the Andes from Bolivia into Chile. He finished ahead of …

As badly as Adam Scott needs to get away from golf, he was in no rush to leave paradise. Not long after the Masters champion wrapped up his final round …

Injury concerns are threatening to overshadow Wales coach Warren Gatland’s Six Nations squad announcement. Wales are bidding to win a third outright title in succession, something never achieved before in …

Penrith recruit Jamie Soward is set to make his debut in Panthers colours at the NRL Auckland Nines next month and could spearhead the club to victory in the inaugural …

The father of Formula One driver Jenson Button, who helped launch his son on the path to becoming a world champion, has died aged 70. John Button, who oversaw his …

The fight to raise awareness of concussions in English rugby has moved forward with the announcement of a compulsory education program for all professional players and coaches. The Rugby Football …

Looking for a winning send off, Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore is considering some changes ahead of the team’s third test against Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by nine wickets …

Australia’s three highest-ranked men’s tennis players Lleyton Hewitt, Bernard Tomic and Marinko Matosevic will all face higher-ranked opponents when they start their Australian Open campaigns on Tuesday. Tomic faces the …

Australian cricket veteran Sarah Elliott wants more Test matches included in future women’s Ashes series, saying one isn’t enough to truly test the mettle of the arch rivals. Under the …

Ruthless world No.1 Serena Williams took less than an hour to end 17-year-old Australian Ashleigh Barty’s Australian Open on Monday night. Williams, the hot favourite to claim the Melbourne Park …

Wearing a Buddhist necklace for luck, Thai youngster Luksika Kumkhum up ended former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova in a huge day-one shock at the Australian Open. The 20-year-old world No.88 …

Australian Open defending champion Novak Djokovic couldn’t have asked for a better way to start his quest for a record fifth Melbourne Park title. The Serbian second seed’s 6-3 7-6 …

World No.6 Petra Kvitova has fallen to Thai youngster Luksika Kumkhum in a major Australian Open day one shock. Kumkhum, 20 years old and the world No.88, hadn’t won a …

She knows one swallow doesn’t make a summer, but that didn’t stop Samantha Stosur from breathing a big sigh of relief after safely progressing to the second round of the …

Drawing on all her knowledge of how hard it is to come back from major shoulder surgery, Casey Dellacqua powered past former world No.2 Vera Zvonareva on Monday and into …

New Penrith halves duo Jamie Soward and Peter Wallace are adamant they have nothing to prove in the NRL despite leaving their previous teams under acrimonious circumstances. Soward left St …