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NSW preparations for the State of Origin opener against Queensland on June 5 have been hit by the loss of utility Kurt Gidley with a foot injury. Gidley was ruled …

Injury concern Darius Boyd has been named in an extended Queensland squad for next week’s State of Origin series opener in Sydney. Melbourne’s Justin O’Neill had looked set to be …

Emotions flowed at Suncorp Stadium as members of Queensland’s last non-Origin side to beat NSW 54 years ago stood side by side with coach Mal Meninga’s current stars. Meninga sprung …

Kurtley Beale is set to turn out for Randwick this weekend in the Sydney Shute Shield rugby competition after spending much of the last three weeks in a private health …

A Collingwood AFL member has agreed to attend counselling after making racial comments during the Magpies’ round-nine game against Sydney at the MCG last Friday night, the club announced on …

Blake Ferguson, James Maloney and Andrew Fifita will take the number of debutants used by NSW since 2006 to 53 but the brash new Blues won’t lack confidence when they …

A little bit of MCG magic from Lewis Jetta last Friday almost had his Sydney teammate Kieren Jack doing handstands. But co-captain Jack is unsure whether the Swans speedster – …

North Melbourne suffered another massive setback on Monday when vice-captain Jack Ziebell was hit with a three-match AFL ban for rough conduct. Sunday’s one-point loss to Adelaide at Etihad Stadium …

Fremantle received a double-dose of good news on Monday, with star forward Michael Walters penning a long-term deal with the club and utility Alex Silvagni cleared of any wrongdoing by …

North Melbourne midfielder Jack Ziebell has been offered a three-match ban for his bump on Adelaide’s Jarryd Lyons, adding further misery to the Kangaroos’ AFL season. The Kangaroos have a …

It took Cale Morton one running session to realise the stark difference in standards between his former club Melbourne and his new home of West Coast. Morton was in the …

Mention of Kurt Gidley’s name has been the catalyst for numerous pub discussions around NSW when it comes to the make-up of the State of Origin team. Highly respected by …

Blake Ferguson is lucky to have Laurie Daley in his corner, and the NSW Origin debutant knows it. When Ferguson went missing from an emerging Blues camp in January, Daley …

Australian Daniel Ricciardo has branded rival Formula One driver Romain Grosjean dangerous after the Lotus driver cannoned into him in Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix. The erratic Frenchman, who has been …

Australian paceman Mitchell Johnson took two key wickets as his Mumbai Indians won a corruption-stained IPL tournament. Johnson’s Mumbai downed Mike Hussey’s Chennai Super Kings by 23 runs in the …

Port Adelaide linchpin Justin Westhoff wants his teammate John Butcher to be spared the axe. Butcher disappointed on Saturday in his first AFL game since hip surgery last July as …

Brumbies fullback Jesse Mogg says he’s still hoping to nab one of the final six Wallabies squad spots for the Lions, while his equally impressive teammate Matt Toomua has decided …

Cronulla have suffered two major setbacks ahead of Monday night’s home NRL clash with high-flying South Sydney, with NSW Origin stars Paul Gallen and Luke Lewis both ruled out through …