Hawthorn may have to resist temptation and hold back captain Luke Hodge for the round-one AFL blockbuster against Geelong. Hodge only managed 10 games last year because of injury and …
Manly officials say Brett Stewart’s contract has finally been registered by the NRL and the NSW fullback will be available to play in round one against Brisbane. Stewart signed a …
Despite establishing himself as one of the NRL’s brightest young centres last season, Kane Linnett has told North Queensland coach Neil Henry he wants to earn his place in the …
Brisbane coach Anthony Griffin will answer one of the most frequently asked pre-season questions when he names his starting halves on Friday for the Broncos’ NRL season opener against Manly. …
Venus Williams beat Garbine Muguruza of Spain in three sets to reach the quarter-finals of the Brazil Tennis Cup on Wednesday. Williams converted on her fourth match point to beat …
NSW Waratah Sitaleki Timani has been ruled out of Friday night’s Super Rugby clash with Melbourne at Allianz Stadium in Sydney. Timani suffered a corked thigh in the Waratahs’ 25-17 …
Hawthorn have strongly denied they will be without skipper Luke Hodge for the first five rounds of the AFL season. However, Hawks coach Alastair Clarkson admits Hodge, who has sat …
Rory McIlroy, fresh off a private one-on-one match-play showdown with Tiger Woods, starts defending the Honda Classic title on Thursday, a win that first put him on top of the …
Star halfback Shaun Johnson is philosophical about picking up the injury that will force him to miss the start of the Warriors’ NRL season. Johnson hyper-extended his right elbow last …
Blues loose forward Steven Luatua will have some personal motivation for a big Super Rugby performance against the Crusaders on Friday in Auckland. A week after making his debut off …
The V8 Supercar revolution which roars into life at the season-opening Clipsal 500 in Adelaide this weekend is a step into the future which will stretch well beyond contemporary engineering …
Key St Kilda stars Nick Riewoldt and Lenny Hayes will miss their AFL side’s pre-season clash with Sydney on Sunday. The pair also skipped round one of the pre-season competition, …
Its brightest star has been dimmed and the cloud of a potential drugs scandal still hovers, but the good ship NRL remains firmly on course as it sets sail into …
Port Adelaide’s gruelling AFL pre-season travel schedule doesn’t sit well with coach Ken Hinkley. The Power will travel almost 300km from Adelaide to Renmark to play Melbourne in a pre-season …
Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez’s patience with the club’s fans finally snapped on Wednesday as he confirmed his intention to leave the club at the end of the season. Benitez …
Arsenal will honour former striker Dennis Bergkamp with a statue outside their Emirates Stadium home, the club confirmed. Bronze statues of former manager Herbert Chapman, double-winning captain Tony Adams and …
Stoke defender Robert Huth has been banned for three matches for striking Fulham’s Philippe Senderos in the face during a Premier League game. Match officials missed the incident, which occurred …
Benji Marshall has been stripped of the New Zealand rugby league captaincy against his wishes ahead of this year’s World Cup. Marshall was relieved of the captain’s armband by coach …


