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Sonny Bill Williams will make his NRL return for the Sydney Roosters from the interchange bench in Thursday’s season opener at Allianz Stadium. The New Zealand Rugby World Cup winner, …

Wallaby star James O’Connor will shoulder a double dose of responsibility for the Melbourne Rebels in Friday night’s Super Rugby clash with Queensland. With regular skipper Gareth Delve missing a …

Nathan Merritt has been restored to the South Sydney line-up for Thursday’s mouth-watering NRL season opener against Sydney Roosters. Merritt was dumped for the Charity Shield clash against St George …

Port Adelaide’s announcement of a multi-million dollar sponsorship deal at the MCG highlights their push to create more national support for the AFL club. Power president David Koch, coach Ken …

Western Bulldogs youngster Mitch Wallis says their AFL win over Hawthorn felt so good he needed reminding it was just the pre-season. The Dogs’ comeback victory last Friday night, their …

Brumbies coach Jake White says former Test No.7 George Smith will come off the bench to run in tandem with David Pocock against the Waratahs in Canberra this Saturday night. …

England cricket captain Alastair Cook says Nick Compton’s “intense” approach to batting at the top of the order is worth persevering with. Compton looks set to be retained as opener …

Five Gold Coast players – including inaugural Suns Trent McKenzie, Zac Smith and Seb Tape – have re-signed with the AFL club. The trio have put to pen paper until …

Englishman Scott Moore has won the battle to play hooker for North Queensland after being named at No.9 for the Cowboys’ showdown with last year’s NRL grand finalists Canterbury in …

The thought of James O’Connor at five-eighth for the Melbourne Rebels has kept the Queensland Reds on their toes ahead of Friday night’s Super Rugby clash. However, it seems it …

Gold Coast forward Mark Minichiello has been overlooked by the Titans for their season-opening NRL encounter against Cronulla. The foundation player holds the record for the most games played for …

Manly coach Geoff Toovey has named a new-look pack for Friday night’s NRL opening round clash with Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium. While the backline has a familiar feel to it …

An AFL interchange cap will be introduced next season no matter how much clubs dislike it. The limit of 80 rotations per game being trialled this pre-season has already drawn …

New signing Travis Waddell will make his Newcastle debut against Wests Tigers on Monday after being named in Wayne Bennett’s side for the Knights’ NRL season opener at Ausgrid Stadium. …

Co-captain Adam Goodes is set to make his long-awaited return from a knee injury for AFL premiers Sydney on Saturday night. The Swans host Gold Coast in a pre-season clash …

Melbourne Rebels stand-in captain James O’Connor has been switched to five-eighth in place of the injured Kurtley Beale for Friday’s Super Rugby clash against the Queensland Reds. With O’Connor taking …

Five months ago an AFL flag slipped through their fingers. In seven months a champion might do the same. The 17 other clubs mightn’t be all that’s standing in the …

A young list that needs to get better. So reads a blunt assessment of so many AFL sides, including reigning premiers Sydney, in the mind of coach John Longmire. After …