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Melbourne dual best-and-fairest winner Nathan Jones is a step closer to the AFL club’s captaincy, after Jack Trengove declared he no longer wants the job. Trengove, 22, became the youngest-ever …

Being dropped by Ewen McKenzie worked for him five years ago, but out-of-favour Wallabies stalwart Benn Robinson isn’t ready to accept his latest wake-up call has done the same. Robinson …

Melbourne hope Jack Watts can become their answer to Fremantle’s new breed of big AFL midfielders. With Watts, 22, having had limited success as a key forward, rebounding defender or …

Test opener Chris Rogers took two painstaking hours to reach 13 not out on Wednesday in Victoria’s tally of 2-59 at lunch in their Sheffield Shield clash with NSW. In-form …

Joe Root is set for an Ashes demotion in Brisbane, with the opener bumped down to No.5 for England’s tour match against Australia A in Hobart. Michael Carberry, a 33-year-old …

Complaints from Josh Hoffman’s management haven’t changed Brisbane coach Anthony Griffin’s stance on who should be fullback next NRL season. But Griffin is confident New Zealand World Cup fullback Hoffman …

A misstep off a Segway by American Brandt Snedeker has cost the Australian PGA Championship one of it’s biggest drawcards. The mystery surrounding a knee injury suffered by Snedeker in …

Shane Watson has been cleared of a serious hamstring strain and remains confident of being able to play as an allrounder in the first Ashes Test in Brisbane. Watson underwent …

The Kiwis are hoping influential five-eighth Thomas Leuluai will feature at the Rugby League World Cup after scans cleared him of a serious injury. The 28-year-old Leuluai remains sidelined with …

England captain Alastair Cook has won the toss and elected to bat in the Ashes warm-up match against Australia A at Bellerive. The tourists have named a near Test-strength line-up …

Novak Djokovic was able to get the better of Roger Federer for the second time in three days as he started the defence of his ATP World Tour Finals title …

Australia look almost certain to face Rugby League World Cup giantkillers USA in an unlikely quarter-final, with the Cook Islands becoming the second team to be eliminated from the tournament. …

Melbourne’s Jack Trengove has told the AFL club he won’t captain them next season. Trengove, 22, became the youngest-ever captain of a VFL/AFL club when he was appointed, along with …

There’s no place like home for Adam Scott. The Masters champion says he’s loving every minute of being back on the Gold Coast ahead of this week’s Australian PGA Championship …

Serbian tennis player Viktor Troicki had his doping ban reduced from 18 months to 12 on Tuesday, though he still cannot play in next week’s Davis Cup final. The Court …

World number one Tiger Woods has brought Istanbul to a 20-minute standstill as he hit golf balls from one continent to another. Special permission was needed for organisers of this …

Predictions this week’s Australian PGA Championship on the Gold Coast will be a feast of low-scoring may be wide of the mark, according to leading contender Marc Leishman. The 30-year-old …

Charles Piutau’s debut All Blacks Test season continues to blossom, with the 22-year-old likely to replace an ill Julian Savea on the wing against France in Paris. Savea has played …