Western Force recruit Sam Norton-Knight will be aiming to play catch-up over the next fortnight in an attempt to gain selection for the March 16 Super Rugby showdown against the …
Australia cricket selectors are expected to have an unchanged line-up for the second Test against India starting on Saturday, although skipper and selector Michael Clarke has yet to make a …
Former Indian captain Bishan Bedi says cricket’s governing body needs to have a look at the way Indian officials are doctoring home pitches to suit their spinners. And ex-Australia Test …
Rafael Nadal’s injury comeback continued to gather momentum on Thursday as the 11-time grand slam champion reached the semi-finals of the Mexican Open and inched closer to a possible title …
The NRL has given Sonny Bill Williams’ contract the tick of approval, clearing the way for the Sydney Roosters back-rower to make his highly-anticipated rugby league return in Thursday’s season …
Wests Tigers players are being offered counselling as the NRL club comes to grips with the sudden death of promising front-rower Mosese Fotuaika. NSW police confirmed a 20-year-old man had …
Rainmaster Mark Webber produced the quickest lap at a soaked Catalunya circuit then dismissed suggestions Red Bull would dominate this month’s Australian Formula One Grand Prix. It was the first …
Top seed John Isner fired 15 aces in a straight-sets victory over Japan’s Go Soeda on Thursday to reach the quarter-finals of the ATP Delray Beach International Championships. The American …
An eagle at the par-5 18th lifted Camilo Villegas to a one-stroke first-round lead on Thursday at the Honda Classic, scene of the Colombian’s last US PGA Tour win in …
Coach Anthony Griffin had a reassuring message for disappointed Corey Norman after preferring new arrival Scott Prince at five-eighth for Brisbane’s NRL season-opener against Manly. Norman was hoping to hold …
Wales lock Ian Evans says any verbal tricks played by former coach Scott Johnson ahead of next week’s Six Nations international at Murrayfield will come as no surprise to him. …
When Brisbane vice-captain Tom Rockliff even thinks about the difference having Matthew Leuenberger on the field his face lights up. In fact, he smiled his way through an interview after …
Retired Parramatta NRL great Nathan Hindmarsh says Jarryd Hayne will never be able to repeat his 2009 heroics – but hopes the captaincy sparks a resurgence in the enigmatic Eels …
Venus Williams defeated fifth-seeded Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia 6-4 6-0 on Thursday to reach the semi-finals of the Brazil Tennis Cup. The top-seeded American broke Rybarikova’s serve at 5-4 to …
Spain’s Rafael Nadal has called on the International Tennis Federation (ITF) to conduct anti-doping blood tests and regularly publish the results to ensure the sport is clean. “It’s an important …
A legal threat to stop Shane van Gisbergen racing might not have fazed the Kiwi star but the fallout over his controversial V8 Supercars team switch has clearly been felt …
He might have just finished his first uninterrupted pre-season since his AFL debut in 2010 but defender Simon White is confident of breaking into Carlton’s regular back six this year. …
He’s yet to class himself as an eastern suburbs latte-sipping Rooster, but Michael Jennings says he’s feeling settled and in a good mental space at his new NRL club. Six …



