Controversy-prone Wallabies winger James O’Connor faces a nervous wait on two fronts as he attempts to relax in Bali. Because of his incident at Perth airport, when he was barred …
Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson says Friday night’s AFL preliminary final will be a battle of defences as the Hawks attempt to shut down some of the greats of the game …
Dumped NRL referees boss Stuart Raper admitted he was concerned about successor Daniel Anderson’s new tackle count system before it spectacularly failed in North Queensland’s controversial finals loss. And Raper …
Manly firebrand Anthony Watmough has warned Cronulla they’ll be playing into the 2011 NRL premiers’ hands if they try to beat the battered and bruised Sea Eagles physically on Friday …
The same philosophies that ended Sydney’s 72-year AFL premiership drought will be front and centre in Saturday’s preliminary final: pressure, discipline, hard work and self belief. Fremantle coach Ross Lyon …
More than a dozen Essendon AFL players and officials are in line to receive infraction notices from ASADA, according to newspaper reports. The Australian says officials are preparing the legal …
Three-time Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel says he will miss his Australian teammate Mark Webber when he retires at season’s end. Well, maybe not the man himself – but …
Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson has declared small forward Cyril Rioli a certainty to play in Friday night’s AFL preliminary final against Geelong after recovering from an ankle injury. Rioli, who …
South Sydney will host their NRL preliminary final at ANZ Stadium next Friday and minor premiers Sydney Roosters will host theirs at Allianz Stadium the following night. The NRL confirmed …
There’s no plan B for six-year-old gelding Folding Gear as he goes into Saturday’s Group Three Naturalism Stakes at Caulfield where he needs a win to guarantee him a start …
James O’Connor’s playing future hinges on an Australian Rugby Union investigation into the Wallabies winger being removed from Perth Airport and barred from taking an international flight because he was …
Still bitter, Cronulla great Greg Pierce has recalled the “farce” which cost him the chance to lead the Sharks to grand final glory over Manly as the clubs prepare to …
Adam Scott admits the $A12.3 million on offer for winning the Tour Championship title and FedEx Cup this week would be sensational, but he puts the US PGA Tour’s Player …
Former French Open champion Francesca Schiavone fought her way into the WTA Korea Open quarter-finals as tournament seeds tumbled on Wednesday. The unseeded Italian, 33, seeking her second title of …
Otago have ensured they will compete in the Champions League Twenty20 tournament starting starting in India next week after a second emphatic win in the qualifying stage. Led by blistering …
Australian captain Michael Clarke has backed batsman David Warner to bounce back from a troubled tour of England. Clarke arrived back in Sydney on Wednesday evening at the end of …
Sydney co-captain Jarrad McVeigh doesn’t expect the AFL’s reigning premiers will tinker with their gameplan too much in the absence of spearhead Kurt Tippett. Tippett limped off in the seventh …
Fremantle utility Matt de Boer is feeling nervous ahead of the biggest AFL game of his life, but he says it’s nothing to worry about. The Dockers will reach this …


