The continued absence of stars Adam Goodes and Lewis Jetta is proving just how important Sydney’s off-season pursuit of Kurt Tippett was. On Thursday, Longmire gave the strongest indication yet …
West Coast midfielder Matt Priddis almost ended up digging holes for a living. Instead, the 28-year-old will become a life member of the Eagles when he notches his 150-game milestone …
Rather than give Scott Prince a tap on the shoulder, Brisbane coach Anthony Griffin has provided the veteran pivot a pat on the back ahead of the 2014 NRL season. …
It will be a weekend at Winton fraught with danger but one that Mark Winterbottom hopes will pay dividends towards his tilt at this year’s V8 Supercars championship. The Ford …
Russian world number three Maria Sharapova has pulled out of the US Open because of a right shoulder injury, tournament organisers announced on Wednesday. On the eve of the draw …
Emerging AFL star Jeremy Cameron’s take on speculation about Lance Franklin and other mooted Greater Western Sydney recruits speaks volumes about him. “That’ll happen at the end of the season. …
Fremantle defender Garrick Ibbotson is in danger of missing the start of the AFL finals series after a slower-than-expected recovery from an Achilles tendon injury. Ibbotson will miss his fourth …
Interim Canberra head coach Andrew Dunemann admits he’s still keen on the vacant role at North Queensland next NRL season as well as the fulltime role at the Raiders. Dunemann …
Sydney coach John Longmire says Essendon counterpart James Hird’s stand-off with the AFL over the Bombers supplements saga won’t distract his side in their bid for back-to-back flags. Longmire noted …
Karen Lunn is ending her 29-year professional playing career to return home for a new job as executive director of the Australian Ladies’ Professional Golf Tour (ALPG). Lunn, 47, is …
World No.1 Serena Williams enters the US Open as a heavy favourite to defend her title, but second-ranked Victoria Azarenka leads a host of rivals looking to dethrone her. Williams …
Exciting teenage tennis prospect Nick Kyrgios has beaten fellow Australian Greg Jones in the first round of US Open qualifying in New York. Kyrgios, the world’s top-ranked junior and reigning …
The mother of an Essendon player says the AFL club have created the worst nightmare for parents such as her, but seem concerned only with themselves, not the health of …
Owen Franks has hailed the career of fellow-All Blacks prop Tony Woodcock, saying the Test great led a revival in New Zealand scrummaging. Woodcock will play his 100th Test in …
Sydney coach John Longmire concedes dual Brownlow medallist Adam Goodes’ AFL season could be over if he doesn’t make significant strides in the next week of his rehabilitation from a …
North Melbourne key defender Scott Thompson’s AFL season is over after medical staff decided he should not risk further bruising to his lungs. Thompson was injured when he crashed to …
Plagued by back trouble and the declining influence brought on by advancing years, Roger Federer heads for the US Open with his game and legacy, if not his famed confidence, …
Canberra leaders Terry Campese and David Shillington have quashed reports a player revolt led to the sacking of David Furner. Furner became the first head coach to be sacked in …
