Richmond AFL coach Damien Hardwick says he’s more concerned with stopping Gold Coast’s Brownlow Medal favourite Gary Ablett than pondering whether the Tigers have a Cairns hoodoo. Sixth-placed Richmond’s deal …
Berrick Barnes says sayonara to the NSW Waratahs this weekend and the Wallabies utility says he’s leaving with no regrets. Barnes, 27, remains hopeful, if not overly optimistic, about adding …
Stand-in skipper James Slipper insists there’ll be no hangover from the British and Irish Lions series as the Queensland Reds chase a Super Rugby home qualifying final with victory over …
Andrew Horrell returns as fullback in one of six changes to the Chiefs’ starting line-up for their Super Rugby match against the Blues in Auckland on Saturday night. Horrell has …
Melbourne Storm and former NSW State of Origin coach Craig Bellamy says the NRL should take a leaf out of rugby union’s book and suspend regular-season club games while the …
His team is out of finals reckoning, but NSW coach Michael Cheika is nevertheless ordering the Waratahs to treat Saturday night’s Super Rugby derby with Queensland like trench warfare. Apart …
Departing Melbourne Rebels halfback Nick Phipps says he hasn’t been a part of a game that means more to the players than their final-round Super Rugby clash with the Highlanders. …
Collingwood’s Luke Ball says he hopes football can help their troubled AFL teammate Harry O’Brien heal. O’Brien will miss the Magpies’ clash with Adelaide at the MCG on Friday night, …
Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy says his team will need a repeat of its punishing defence to stop a Ben Barba-led Canterbury in their NRL grand final rematch on Sunday. …
West Coast midfielder Bradd Dalziell was determined not to fall into the trap of fellow fringe AFL players, and his steely determination is now paying rich dividends. Before this season …
No wonder NSW can’t crack the Greg Inglis-Darius Boyd left-edge dominance in State of Origin. The key to their uncanny understanding is as unlikely as a Blues right-side winger playing …
The Brumbies have named Wallabies great George Smith on the bench for their Super Rugby clash with the Western Force but say it’s not because of the head knock he …
Greg Bird looks certain to play in the State of Origin decider next Wednesday with NSW doctor Nathan Gibbs saying the Gold Coast star is ahead of schedule in his …
Mark Schwarzer is confident he will get enough game time with new club Chelsea to be well primed for Australia’s 2014 World Cup campaign. The veteran Socceroos goalkeeper said on …
Out-going coach Damien Hill says the Melbourne Rebels haven’t mistreated their axed Wallaby James O’Connor as claimed by AFL star Lance “Buddy” Franklin. While O’Connor has remained tight-lipped the Test …
The AFL’s football operations manager Mark Evans says Shaun McKernan’s two-match ban for elbowing resulted from a lenient grading by the match-review panel. The Adelaide big man’s raised-elbow hit on …
Adam Scott and Peter Senior will have to ditch their anchored putting strokes in Australian professional tournaments after 2015. The PGA of Australia on Thursday confirmed it’ll follow the US …
Manuel Pellegrini admits part of his remit as Manchester City manager will be to help nurture young talent and save the club spending heavily on transfer fees in the future. …
