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At least North Queensland coach Neil Henry could see the funny side of ex-Queensland lock Dallas Johnson’s NRL career being ended by a knee injury. Henry has not had much …

Hurt by a tough AFL finals schedule in 2012, Collingwood have refused to gripe about again getting the rough end of the deal leading into this year’s post season. The …

The Australian Rugby Union will hope to cash in on this year’s hugely successful series against the British and Irish Lions with a three-Test hosting of another northern hemisphere heavyweight …

Christchurch cricket officials are holding their breath, hopeful the opening match of the 2015 World Cup won’t be snatched away just days after it was awarded to the earthquake-struck city. …

Dumped North Queensland coach Neil Henry has accused the Cowboys of leaking information about his future, saying it led to the NRL club fast-tracking confirmation he will not be required …

Unwanted by NRL wooden-spooners Parramatta, Justin Horo was preparing to spend 2013 playing park football in France and back-packing around Europe. Instead, he’s gearing up for his first ever finals …

AFL Victoria will take no action against Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson for abusing two Port Melbourne players during Saturday’s VFL clash with the Box Hill Hawks. The Hawks were asked …

Wallabies stalwart Adam Ashley-Cooper says finally winning back the Bledisloe Cup would be ample compensation for losing a once-in-a-lifetime series against the British and Irish Lions. New coach Ewen McKenzie …

The NRL has been forced into an embarrassing re-scheduling of its fixture list after being bumped from an ANZ Stadium date in favour of the AFL final-round blockbuster between Sydney …

Brumbies housemates Sam Carter and Scott Fardy are confident they can find a way to better the Chiefs’ gun second row in the Super Rugby final on Saturday night. The …

Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley says his team fully deserves to be seventh on the AFL ladder but is confident they can still match the top sides. The Magpies will be …

New Zealand sports minister Murray McCully says the 2015 Cricket World Cup match schedule is “an excellent result” for the country. The fixture list was released on Tuesday and Eden …

Gold Coast coach John Cartwright says he can’t let media speculation over his future affect his work with the NRL club. Cartwright’s position has come up for discussion following last …

Geelong’s stockpile of big men has paid off big-time this year. But coach Chris Scott says it doesn’t mean the Cats’ decision to load up on ruckmen is necessarily a …

Cronulla skipper Paul Gallen has questioned Bruno Cullen’s passion for the task of helping to rescue the Sharks when appointed interim chief executive at the height of the NRL’s anti-doping …

The “f” word won’t be uttered any time soon by Brisbane AFL coach Michael Voss – and it’s not “finals”. Voss refused to speculate on his future as Lions coach …

North Melbourne coach Brad Scott says captain Andrew Swallow’s upbeat approach to being sidelined long-term reinforces why the AFL club will miss him so much. Swallow, who ruptured an achilles …

Hawthorn and Sydney have been guaranteed at least a week’s break leading into the start of the AFL finals series, with the league confirming the fixture for the final home-and-away …