Western Force skipper Matt Hodgson says his team’s Super Rugby bye comes at a perfect time as they gear up to take on the British and Irish Lions on June …
NSW veteran Jarryd Hayne claims Queensland’s seven straight State of Origin series wins do not grate on him and that looking back at previous losses will achieve nothing ahead of …
Adam Goodes’ stand against racist AFL supporters is inspirational, Adelaide’s indigenous match winner Jared Petrenko says. Petrenko says he has copped racist abuse from fans while playing in SANFL ranks. …
NSW have never won a State of Origin series with a five-eighth on debut, but the Blues latest No.6 James Maloney says records are there to be broken. The confident …
Chiefs prop Toby Smith has committed to playing for Australia after signing a three-year Super Rugby contract with the Melbourne Rebels. Townsville-born Smith, 24, is in his fourth year with …
Seven-time grand slam champion Venus Williams insisted on Monday that retirement was not on her agenda despite suffering her earliest French Open exit in 12 years. The 32-year-old American slumped …
Fremantle are set to err on the side of caution by giving skipper Matthew Pavlich another fortnight to recover from plantaris surgery. Pavlich was initially on track to return for …
Marinko Matosevic feels he’s on the brink of big things but admits a growing winless run in grand slams is playing on his mind. The Australian suffered his ninth defeat …
New Zealand’s hopes of squaring the two-Test series against England virtually disappeared on Sunday after being outplayed on the third day in Leeds. In another poor batting performance, New Zealand …
A bloodied and bandaged Pat Richards refused to acknowledge Wigan Warriors as favourites to win the Super League title despite helping them beat reigning champions Leeds Rhinos in a bruising …
Serial crash-artist Romain Grosjean has been handed a 10-place grid penalty for next month’s Canadian Grand Prix after ramming Australian Daniel Ricciardo out of the Monaco GP. The Lotus driver …
Lleyton Hewitt will head towards Wimbledon buoyed by what a former coach described as his best tennis in almost a decade during a first-round French Open loss. The 32-year-old’s remarkable …
Carlton utility Dennis Armfield admits the Blues’ goalkicking woes are due to pressure. Coach Mick Malthouse has bemoaned his side’s inaccuracy in front of the big sticks, saying their costly …
The owner of V8 Supercars outfit Holden Racing Team (HRT) says he’s not selling the team despite rumours circulating on pit lane. Ryan Walkinshaw says he has no desire to …
Will Power’s Indianapolis 500 dream must wait another year after Brazil’s Tony Kanaan won a thrilling race on Sunday (Monday AM AEST). Power twice held the lead in the 500-mile …
Seven-time grand slam champion Venus Williams crashed to her earliest French Open defeat in 12 years on Sunday when she lost 7-6 (7-5) 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 to Poland’s Urszula Radwanska. …
Former umpire John Holder alleged on Sunday he was offered STG10,000 ($A15,800) to help sway the course of a one-day international in the United Arab Emirates. Holder, who stood in …
South Korea’s Lee Il-Hee captured her first LPGA title on Sunday, firing a five-under-par 42 over a 12-hole round to win the weather-hit Bahamas Classic golf event by two strokes …


