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AFL boss Andrew Demetriou says record crowd numbers for the opening three rounds show fan faith in the game is withstanding the Essendon supplements saga. The season start was clouded …

Canterbury skipper Michael Ennis has hailed the re-signing of five-eighth Josh Reynolds, saying it’s a great day for the struggling NRL club. Reynolds has put pen to paper on a …

Hurricanes hooker Dane Coles could be out of Super Rugby for up to six weeks after a knock at training earlier this week left him with a fractured eye socket. …

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has met a deadline to present a more independent constitution to the International Cricket Council (ICC). The ICC had set a June deadline for the …

The NSW Waratahs are thumbing their noses at convention and applying a novel approach to keeping their Super Rugby finals hopes alive. The Waratahs scrapped their traditional captain’s run ahead …

Another tug-of-war between rugby league and rugby union is developing for the services of dual international Sonny Bill Williams. Not for his on-field prowess, but for his off-field impact. Williams’ …

Former world No.1 Rafael Nadal ended Australian Marinko Matosevic’s run at the Monte Carlo Masters in dominant style on Wednesday, showing just why he’s considered ‘the king of clay’. Fellow …

Reds strike weapon Digby Ioane’s return means Queensland will field their strongest team of the season against a Brumbies side which still can’t find a place for Wallabies centre Pat …

Brisbane’s forwards have found the aggressive mongrel lacking in the early premiership rounds with their starting pack grinding out more metres than the top four NRL sides in recent weeks. …

The players want it, as do the coaches, yet somehow the mid-year Test continues to be dogged by speculation over its future on the rugby league calendar. Despite having expressed …

Thai teenager Ariya Jutanugarn shot an eight-under 64 to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the LPGA Lotte Championship on Wednesday. The 17-year-old Ariya played the front …

Inconsistency has dogged the Western Force for much of their eight-year existence in Super Rugby, but prop Pek Cowan is confident the team is finally ready to shed the tag. …

Adelaide coach Brenton Sanderson says he’s lost trust in some of his players as he prepares to swing a selection axe to save the Crows’ AFL season. Sanderson says he …

Champion flanker George Smith is a big step closer to a recall for the Wallabies against the British and Irish Lions after his Japanese club cleared him to remain with …

Canterbury fullback Ben Barba has no intention of walking out on the struggling NRL club, and admits he has let his teammates down this season. Barba, who missed the opening …

North Melbourne’s Majak Daw will become the AFL’s first Sudanese-born player when he makes his debut against Brisbane on Sunday. The Kangaroos confirmed on Thursday that Daw, who was elevated …

Wallaby centre Pat McCabe has again been put on the Brumbies’ bench for the top-of-the-table Super Rugby clash with the Queensland Reds in Brisbane on Saturday. Brumbies coach Jake White …

For years, Brisbane have stressed the importance of not relying on co-captain Jonathan Brown for goals. Yet it seems there is no substitute for a Brown bagful, judging by the …