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Queensland Reds coach Ewen McKenzie is the bookmakers’ favourite to be Ireland’s next national rugby coach after the highly rated Vern Cotter ruled himself out of the running on Thursday. …

The team that knows Tony Williams best says the man mountain is ready to emerge from hibernation after enduring a month of sledges about his form. Williams, who left the …

What looked like being a fairly straightforward assignment in Kazakhstan for Davis Cup holders the Czech Republic has turned into a quarter-final minefield following the late withdrawal of top player …

Winger Manu Vatuvei will make his return from injury, but prop Jacob Lillyman has been added to the Warriors’ in-doubt list for their NRL match against South Sydney in Auckland. …

Hurricanes coach Mark Hammett is encouraging Ardie Savea to unleash his eye-catching provincial form on Super Rugby when the teenage flanker makes his debut against the NSW Waratahs this weekend. …

South Sydney prop Dave Tyrell believes the clash with the Warriors in Auckland on Sunday will provide an important test as the Rabbitohs look to build on their best start …

Former All Blacks No.8 Mose Tuiali’i has been thrust straight into the action for the Highlanders as they seek to notch their first win of the Super Rugby season against …

Carlton coach Mick Malthouse knows he’ll walk into a cauldron of emotion when he confronts his former club Collingwood, but says all his energy will be directed towards his current …

Australian rugby league legend Ian Walsh has died aged 80. Walsh, who returned to his home town of Forbes a decade ago, passed away on Thursday morning after a long …

South Australian cricket hierarchy are consulting lawyers after being found to have broken poaching rules regarding young Victorian legspinner James Muirhead. The Redbacks continue to protest their innocence despite the …

Wallabies prop Sekope Kepu makes a return to the NSW starting line-up on Saturday when the Waratahs travel to Wellington for a crucial Super Rugby clash with the Hurricanes. Kepu …

Manchester City says their end-of-season friendly against Chelsea in the United States has sold out. City said the May 23 match in St Louis sold out inside just 20 minutes …

Pat Rafter says Bernard Tomic still has to prove his commitment to Davis Cup but believes he can take a giant leap towards doing so under trying conditions against Uzbekistan. …

Samantha Stosur and fellow former champion Caroline Wozniacki have overpowered their unseeded opponents to reach the third round of the WTA Tour’s Family Circle Cup in Charleston. Third-seeded Stosur routed …

With the season’s first major just around the corner, Rory McIlroy figured that adding the Texas Open to his schedule would be the best way to help him polish his …

Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez says he hopes to find a leading club to employ him when he leaves Stamford Bridge at the end of the season and has suggested …

Britain’s number one female tennis player, Heather Watson, has revealed she has been diagnosed with glandular fever. The 20-year-old’s form has dipped since she reached the third round of the …

Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez says he hopes to find a leading club to employ him when he leaves Stamford Bridge at the end of the season and has suggested …