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Wests Tigers captain Robbie Farah says he’s concerned about NRL players regularly taking both caffeine and sleeping tablets. Speaking at an anti-doping roundtable alongside disgraced Olympic sprinter Ben Johnson in …

Sydney co-captain Jarrad McVeigh believes Hawthorn forward Luke Breust was right to say the lopsided second half of last week’s AFL grand-final rematch was unbefitting of a final. The Swans …

Keenly aware of the threat from former teammate Greg Inglis, Melbourne warn their strike weapon Billy Slater is getting back to his best for Friday night’s big NRL qualifying final …

Triple-premiership AFL players like Steve Johnson hate losing finals matches and the Cats are still stinging from their defeat by Fremantle, Geelong’s football boss Neil Balme says. Fremantle’s upset win …

No.8 Duane Vermeulen will be out to produce a defensive impact against the All Blacks when South Africa try to cement their position at the top of the Rugby Championship. …

Nick Smith faces a sleepless night in the words of Sydney AFL coach John Longmire, as the unassuming defender prepares for a run-in with Carlton’s mosquito fleet. Smith is regularly …

A home-sick Jared Polec is wanted by both South Australian AFL clubs after walking out of his current club Brisbane. Adelaide-born Polec has told Brisbane he wants to return to …

North Queensland enforcer Matt Scott is confident he’ll lead the Cowboys into Saturday’s NRL knockout final against Cronulla despite a broken finger. In a major boost to the Cowboys, Scott …

Geelong officials are “pretty optimistic” big forward Tom Hawkins will be fit to play in Friday night’s AFL knockout semi-final but can’t be sure until the morning. Cats’ football boss …

Canterbury may have come off second best to elimination final opponents Newcastle twice this season, but coach Des Hasler says NRL finals are a different ball game. The Bulldogs head …

Boyd Cordner rates Sydney Roosters teammate Jared Waerea-Hargreaves as the premier front-rower in rugby league and admits his absence from Saturday’s NRL final against Manly is a major blow. But …

There’s no point crying over spilt milk, but the WACA have more than $3 million reasons for tears after they were left off the Test calendar for Australia’s 2014-15 summer …

Melbourne Storm are still keeping their starting five-eighth for the NRL final against South Sydney under wraps with Brett Finch and Gareth Widdop both training in the role. The pair …

North Queensland’s Lazarus-like NRL surge started when coach Neil Henry put them in a room and told them his time had come to an end. Beaten by the Brisbane Broncos …

The fairytale comeback of Sydney midfielder Gary Rohan may have come to an end, with the 22-year-old struggling to train in the lead-up to Saturday’s AFL semi-final against Carlton. Rohan …

Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley says predicted wet weather won’t prompt the Power to change their side for Friday night’s AFL semi-final against Geelong. Hinkley says he’ll keep the faith …

Australia are fed up with being stuck in the Davis Cup wilderness and captain Pat Rafter says his team could not be better prepared to end a six-year exile from …

Rank outsiders Canada take their fairtytale run to Belgrade as they face a daunting challenge against Serbia, while defending champions Czech Republic host Argentina in the Davis Cup semi-finals beginning …