Newcastle coach Wayne Bennett knows what it takes to win a NRL premiership, and by late Sunday afternoon he hopes to know if his Knights side has those qualities. Having …
North Queensland co-captain Matt Scott concedes the Cowboys chances of making the NRL finals are almost dead, saying only something special in the final six weeks of the season will …
There were few bigger smiles at ANZ Stadium on Friday than the one worn by James Graham after the English prop finally broke his NRL try-scoring duck for Canterbury. It’s …
Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley isn’t buying any of the Cinderella story stuff. In his first year as an AFL head coach, Hinkley has delivered Port nine victories – more …
Lleyton Hewitt is through to the semi-finals of the ATP Tour’s Atlanta Open, following a come-from-behind victory over third-seeded Croatian Ivan Dodig on Friday. Hewitt conceded the first set meekly …
After doing some smart business off the field resurgent Richmond can prove their on-field smarts in what looms as a ferocious midfield showdown with AFL premiers Sydney at the SCG …
Hunter Mahan birdied the final three holes for an 8-under 64 and a two-stroke lead after Friday’s second round of the Canadian Open. Coming off a ninth-place tie last week …
Players from the Essendon football club may have been duped into testing a banned drug, and police could be called in to investigate, reports say. A company which produces AOD-9604 …
Bernhard Langer remains on course to make up for last year’s Senior Open misery, the German golfer earning a share of the lead after Friday’s second round at Royal Birkdale. …
Seeded Italian players Andreas Seppi and Fabio Fognini reached the semi-finals of the Croatia Open, advancing in far different circumstances on Friday. The second-seeded Seppi advanced after Horacio Zeballos retired …
Tim Grant says helping Penrith into the NRL finals would help put the pain of his State of Origin snubbing firmly behind him. Grant looked set for a long career …
Jacob Lillyman wants his Warriors team-mates to ignore the top-eight chatter and make it a reality. Opposition teams and NRL pundits are growing firmer in their belief that the Kiwi …
Crusaders great Aaron Mauger senses a simmering Super Rugby rivalry will come to the boil in Hamilton. For so long a lopsided relationship, Crusaders-Chiefs matches now determine the top dog …
Man-of-the-match Elton Jantjies set up a debatable try to give Golden Lions a 26-19 win over fellow South Africans Southern Kings on Friday in a Super 15 promotion play-off. Replays …
The withdrawal of three All-Australian players from West Coast’s side has given the Western Bulldogs fresh hope of scoring an upset in Sunday’s AFL clash at Etihad Stadium. The Bulldogs, …
Brumbies captain Ben Mowen has praised coach Jake White for resurrecting the once floundering franchise with a “South African flavour”. The Brumbies were languishing near the bottom of the Super …
The Lions took their first step back into Super Rugby by beating the Southern Kings 26-19 in the first leg of their South African promotion-relegation playoff at Nelson Mandela Stadium …
Local interest ended in dramatic fashion at the ATP’s Swiss Open on Friday as second seed Stanislas Wawrinka joined compatriot Roger Federer as a back injury victim and out of …
