Scottish Rugby on Monday announced that successful New Zealander Vern Cotter is to take over from Australian Scott Johnson as national team head coach. The 51-year-old is currently coaching French …
Rafael Nadal’s bid for an unprecedented eighth French Open title was given a huge scare by unheralded German Daniel Brands on Monday before the Spanish superstar prevailed 4-6 7-6 (7-4) …
British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland admits that Dylan Hartley had “gone to the edge of the cliff and jumped off” in response to his 11-week ban for abusing …
Angry Sydney Roosters forward Martin Kennedy has used Twitter to hit out at newspaper reports he was set to rat on NRL teammates and NSW halves Mitchell Pearce and James …
Li Na, the 2011 champion, and Polish fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska were early winners at the French Open on Monday. Sixth seeded Chinese star Li was a 6-3 6-4 winner …
England captain Alastair Cook scored his 25th Test hundred as the hosts strengthened their vice-like grip on the second Test against New Zealand at Headingley on Monday. At lunch on …
Bernard Tomic’s father and coach will be banned from attending the French Open, even as a paying spectator, tournament officials said on Monday. John Tomic has already had his tournament …
Australian teenager Nick Kyrgios has pulled off a remarkable upset on his senior grand slam debut with a straight sets defeat of veteran Czech Radek Stepanek at the French Open. …
NSW Origin debutant Andrew Fifita produced a stirring performance to power an understrength Cronulla to a gritty 14-12 win over NRL competition leaders South Sydney on Monday night. Coming off …
Queensland coach Mal Meninga promised to give Newcastle winger Darius Boyd every opportunity to play his 15th State of Origin in Sydney early next month but will rush Melbourne’s Justin …
After pulling off a “Magnificent Seven”, Queensland coach Mal Meninga would have been forgiven for having Steve McQueen on his mind. But Meninga blamed a simple slip of the tongue …
Debate may rage over Ben Te’o’s Queensland Origin selection but Maroons coach Mal Meninga has hinted he did not expect it to be an issue for much longer. In what …
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 …
