Geelong coach Chris Scott is hopeful that luckless speedster Travis Varcoe will return from shoulder surgery in time to play a meaningful role in the Cats’ 2013 AFL campaign. The …
West Coast ruckman Nic Naitanui is on track to make his AFL return within the next month after increasing his training loads in recent weeks. Naitanui has been grounded since …
The Western Bulldogs expect skipper Matthew Boyd and possibly two AFL debutants to reinforce a beaten and injury-battered side for Sunday’s AFL match against Adelaide. Coach Brendan McCartney predicted as …
Former All Blacks halfback Brendon Leonard will wear the No.9 jersey for the first time this Super Rugby season in one of six changes to the Chiefs’ starting line-up to …
Brumbies coach Jake White has sent a formal request to Japanese rugby union club Suntory seeking to extend the loan of star flanker George Smith. Smith’s current short-term deal is …
Collingwood will be without their reigning best and fairest Dayne Beams for up to four more AFL games after he aggravated a thigh injury. Coach Nathan Buckley said ruckman Darren …
Big winger Cam Crawford has been handed a tough Super Rugby starting debut for the NSW Waratahs in their clash with defending champions the Chiefs on Friday night. Coach Michael …
The Melbourne Demons will use their promising first-half against West Coast as a blueprint to follow, starting in their clash with fellow AFL strugglers Greater Western Sydney on Sunday. The …
There’s one Sydney Swans player who wants Kurt Tippett back in the AFL perhaps even more than the suspended forward himself. While a consummate professional at a club that proudly …
Prop Jeff Lima will become the latest ex-New Zealand rugby league international to play for Samoa on Saturday when he takes on Tonga in Penrith. South Sydney’s Lima follows the …
Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley says his inside knowledge of the Gold Coast Suns and their captain Gary Ablett is a trap. Port aim to extend their unbeaten season on …
Carlton coach Mick Malthouse is considering a multi-pronged ruck attack to blunt West Coast superstar Dean Cox in their AFL clash on Saturday. With his No.1 option Matthew Kreuzer sidelined …
Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal remain on course to qualify for the Champions League even though the Gunners’ 0-0 draw against Everton left them facing a nerve-wracking end to the season. …
Rising flanker Ardie Savea is one casualty as Hurricanes coach Mark Hammett overhauled half his forward pack for Friday’s Super Rugby home match against the Western Force. Hammett has made …
Wales star Jamie Roberts could prove doubly useful in rugby changing rooms from now on after revealing he has qualified as a doctor. The Cardiff Blues centre received his final …
Arsenal wasted a chance to cement their place in the English Premier League’s top four as the Gunners were held to a 0-0 draw by Everton on Tuesday. Arsene Wenger’s …
Western Force officials are “embarrassed” by the pitch invasions that marred their team’s Super Rugby loss to the Crusaders in Perth on Saturday and have vowed to tighten security. The …
Welsh club Cardiff City were promoted to the English top flight for the first time in the Premier League era after drawing 0-0 at home to Charlton Athletic in the …
