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South Africa must have six clubs in Super Rugby from 2016 or it will “look north,” South African Rugby Union President Oregan Hoskins says, a clear threat the country will …

A Wallabies return next year looks unlikely but not impossible for James O’Connor after the sacked Australian star signed with UK rugby union club London Irish until the end of …

The legal tussle rocking the Pakistan Cricket Board took another dramatic twist Tuesday as the interim chairman was suspended by a court order, only to be reinstated two hours later. …

London Irish have signed Australian international James O’Connor until the end of the season, the club announced on Tuesday. MORE TO COME

England prop Sam Burgess has accepted his one-match ban for the high tackle that floored Kangaroos forward Sam Thaiday in their Rugby League World Cup clash. The South Sydney NRL …

Nearly two decades after the fall of apartheid, South Africa are still struggling to adjust the complexion of teams in the high-profile white-dominated sports of cricket and rugby. Sporting authorities …

Ex-New Zealand winger Kalifa Faifai Loa doesn’t think the presence of former coach Neil Henry will derail his attempt to rebuild his NRL career. After playing just seven games for …

England have dismissed any injury concerns surrounding skipper Alastair Cook, claiming the star opener will be good to go for this summer’s Ashes series. Cook sat out of England’s practice …

George Bailey is firming to make his Test debut in Brisbane with national selector John Inverarity saying the right-handed batsman was now entrenched as an Australian player. Current one-day captain …

A tumultuous tennis season that began with such promise for Bernard Tomic has ended in a fourth consecutive first round exit. But Tomic can take credit after battling through qualifying …

Australian captain Michael Clarke appears a certain starter for NSW in their Sheffield Shield opener against Tasmania after getting through the final training session with team-mates at Blacktown on Tuesday. …

Matthew Wade says the Victorian captaincy is proving just what he needs in a year in which he was axed from Australia’s Test and one-day sides. While players around the …

Test spearhead Ryan Harris will step up his pre-Ashes campaign when bowling for Queensland against South Australia in a Sheffield Shield match starting Wednesday. Harris’ recovery from a hamstring strain …

Sonny Bill Williams finds rugby union more mentally testing but he’s relishing what he says are greater physical demands in rugby league. The Kiwi superstar has also revealed how his …

Stuart Broad has lit the touchpaper for another explosive Ashes series, claiming Australia coach Darren Lehmann is using mind games to try to unsettle England because he knows his side …

Teenage golfing prodigy Lydia Ko expects to remain based in New Zealand during her first year on the LPGA Tour. The 16-year-old Auckland school girl and world No.1 amateur announced …

Skipper George Bailey is confident his Australian team’s momentum has survived the two abandoned matches to carry into Wednesday’s game six of the high-scoring ODI series against India in Nagpur. …

Michael Clarke has a message for Ricky Ponting – my phone number hasn’t changed. The Australian skipper says if Ponting wishes to personally explain criticisms he’s made of his former …