Young Test paceman James Pattinson made an impressive start to the new season by helping skittle Western Australia cheaply on the opening day of the Sheffield Shield clash at the …
Melbourne halfback Cooper Cronk was the Clive Churchill Medal winner in the Storm’s 14-4 NRL grand final win over Canterbury. Cronk won the man-of-the-match award on the back of a …
Billy Slater might have been once bitten but he wasn’t twice shy. The star fullback spearheaded Melbourne Storm’s NRL grand final victory amid an allegation he was bitten by Canterbury’s …
It won’t bring back the stripped premierships, but Melbourne finally have something to show for their era of NRL dominance after clinically disposing of a resolute Canterbury 14-4 in Sunday’s …
Wales flanker Dan Lydiate is likely to miss the November international programme, including a clash with the Wallabies, after suffering an ankle injury playing for Newport Gwent Dragons against Edinburgh …
The first grand final between the two clubs responsible for rugby league’s worst salary cap rorts has shown that the journey to redemption, though painful, can be swift. The sky …
Championship leader Jorge Lorenzo will start from pole position in Sunday’s Aragon MotoGP after qualifying fastest here on Saturday. The Spanish Yamaha driver, grabbing the 23rd pole of his career, …
Sydney players and officials are already thinking about the next premiership, determined to maintain their grand defiance of the AFL boom-and-bust cycle. The Swans upset Hawthorn on Saturday in an …
The NRL has broken new ground by staging pre-match entertainment outside the ground on grand final day. Given some of the past showbiz shambles – Billy Idol brought undone by …
Sydney co-captain Jarrad McVeigh stood on the MCG, sleeping baby daughter Lolita in his arms and an AFL premiership medallion around his neck. Amid the ongoing grief of the last …
The AFL’s free agency window opens for the first time on Monday, with St Kilda’s Brendon Goddard heading the list of players potentially moving. Goddard, who has been strongly linked …
Australia’s cricketers prepared for Sunday’s crucial World Twenty20 clash with South Africa by getting their competitive juices flowing as they watched a live telecast of the AFL grand final. Young …
Sydney key defender Ted Richards paid tribute to injured duo Gary Rohan and Ben McGlynn at the AFL premiers’ SCG celebration on Sunday. If fit, Rohan and McGlynn would have …
Young Test paceman James Pattinson made an impressive start to the new first-class season on the opening day of the Sheffield Shield clash between Victoria and Western Australia at the …
Sydney assistant coach John Blakey has regularly told defender Nick Malceski not to push into attack during AFL matches. Good luck to Blakey the next time he tries having that …
AFL premiers Sydney capped a whirlwind day of public celebrations with a return to their SCG home base, where a crowd of approximately 3,500 cheer, cheer, cheered the red and …
Hawthorn legend Leigh Matthews says a lack of composure led to the Hawks blowing their AFL premiership chance. Clear pre-game favourites, Hawthorn dominated clearances and attacking entries and had more …
Australia are battered and bruised after their Rugby Championship loss to South Africa, which coach Robbie Deans has described as one of the most bizarre games he’s been involved in. …



