The NSW Waratahs have prepared for the expected loss of Berrick Barnes by signing Queensland utility Jono Lance – the third back to leave the Reds after the Super Rugby …
Wallabies coach Robbie Deans has placed the onus squarely on referees to ensure Australia’s showpiece series against the British and Irish Lions lives up to the hype with vibrant, free-flowing …
Sydney ruckman Shane Mumford has been punished by the AFL club for an alcohol-related indiscretion in Melbourne. The reigning premiers had a 10-day break after the historic match in Wellington …
Quite literally, it appears a battle of two AFL teams using band-aids to cover the most critical of injuries. But despite Hawthorn and Adelaide being without the irreplaceable Cyril Rioli …
Giant winger Manu Vatuvei is out to erase the frustrations of a stop-start NRL season when he returns for the Warriors at home on Sunday against Gold Coast. Injuries have …
Port Adelaide AFL coach Ken Hinkley has issued a blunt instruction to his fill-in: don’t muck up. Hinkley, suffering a virus and banned from flying, has handed control of Saturday’s …
Two years of injury setbacks and a nearly 500km off-season cycling odyssey in Myanmar have helped Sydney’s Jed Lamb prepare for his AFL debut on Sunday. Lamb was the Swans’ …
Two leading Australian rugby chiefs insist the schedule for the 2015 World Cup was the fairest yet to all nations, saying officials could “no longer tolerate” the lopsided schedules that …
World No.2 Rory McIlroy was one of seven players sharing the lead on five-under-par 67 on Thursday after the first round of the US PGA Tour’s Wells Fargo Championship at …
Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal appear at the same claycourt event for the first time this season with the Madrid Masters a key test just three weeks out …
Essendon AFL coach James Hird doesn’t expect his players to lose on-field focus despite their looming ASADA grilling. The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority is expected to start interviewing Bombers players …
Thai teenager Ariya Jutanugarn shot a seven-under-par 64 on Thursday to take a two-stroke lead after the first round of the LPGA Tour’s Kingsmill Championship. Australians Sarah Kemp and Lindsey …
Theo Walcott feels he has shown manager Arsene Wenger he has what it takes to play a central striker’s role as Arsenal look to secure a top-four Barclays Premier League …
London’s leading sides will continue their battle for Champions League places this weekend, with Arsenal striker Theo Walcott saying defence holds the key to qualifying for European club soccer’s leading …
World championship leader Sebastien Ogier, in a Volkswagen Polo, held on to his overall lead in the Rally of Argentina after Thursday’s second day. Ogier, who claimed his third win …
Fresh from winning a record 20th English league title, Manchester United is also keeping up its success off the field by producing record revenues while reducing its debts. United said …
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum and ex-skipper Ross Taylor are set for an earlier-than-anticipated arrival in England after being granted early releases by their Indian Premier League sides. The pair …
Lock Brad Thorn will mark 100 Super Rugby matches when he runs out for the Highlanders against the Sharks in Dunedin on Saturday night. A dual rugby and league international, …
