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Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez believes Fernando Torres will kick on after scoring twice in the Europa League win against Rubin Kazan. The 29-year-old has often looked burdened by his …

Melbourne NRL coach Craig Bellamy won’t re-write their playbook again despite the obstruction rule being tweaked. Bellamy applauded the “common sense” shown by the NRL this week to hand video …

P – A recurring calf injury has forced Samantha Stosur to retire from her third-round match at the WTA Tour’s Family Circle Cup in Charleston. Third-seeded Stosur was trailing 6-1 …

He may envy his try-scoring record this season, but Sam Burgess is tipping younger brother George to break into the England squad for this year’s Rugby League World Cup. The …

Melbourne Rebels coach Damien Hill says winger Cooper Vuna owes his teammates a big performance in Saturday’s twilight Super Rugby fixture against the Western Force in Perth. Vuna was banned …

Craig Lowndes snatched a last-gasp lap to set the quickest practice time at Symmons Plains as Red Bull Racing continued to dominate the V8 Supercar series early season. Lowndes, the …

Not much had to be said by coach Michael Voss to motivate the Brisbane Lions ahead of Saturday’s AFL clash with Adelaide at the Gabba. Still, Voss all but drew …

Melbourne coach Mark Neeld admits he’s still at a loss as to why his players performed so badly in their start to the AFL season. The Demons were hugely disappointing …

The last time Braith Anasta started a game at halfback it cost coach Chris Anderson his job and the Sydney Roosters lost 56-0. Fast forward six years and Tigers coach …

The Melbourne Rebels have re-signed big centre Mitch Inman until the end of the 2015 Super Rugby season. Inman confirmed his future with the Rebels on the eve of playing …

New Zealand golf prodigy Lydia Ko showed no ill effects from six weeks away from competitive action to be in touch with the leaders after the opening round of the …

Canberra centre Jarrod Croker will “celebrate” his 100th match in the NRL by lining up against a devastatingly in-form Sonny Bill Williams for the first time on Sunday. The goalkicking …

Karrie Webb has made a solid start in her quest for an eighth golf major, carding an even-par 72 to be four strokes off the pace at the the Kraft …

The NSW Waratahs have focused on tightening their defence as they head into a pivotal Super Rugby clash with the Hurricanes and try to end a 10-match overseas losing streak. …

Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley hopes his players won’t be overwhelmed by emotion in their tribute match for former teammate John McCarthy. But Hinkley admits uncertainty about just how his …

Heavy hitters Red Bull have emerged to dominate the second V8 Supercar practice session at Symmons Plains. Defending series champion Jamie Whincup set the quickest time with teammate and series …

All-rounder Nathan Coulter-Nile capped off a breakthrough season by winning the Laurie Sawle Medal as Western Australia’s player of the season. Coulter-Nile snared a combined 42 wickets in Sheffield Shield …

Essendon coach James Hird says for the first time in his AFL coaching career he can name an unchanged line-up for this weekend’s match against Melbourne. After a long list …