A remarkably early start to the domestic cricket season should have Australia primed for a challenging Test series against South Africa, but a pair of Twenty20 tournaments loom large as …
While Andy Murray basked in the glow of his first major championship on Wednesday, his coach Ivan Lendl celebrated the US Open title with a few rounds of golf with …
Adelaide coach Brenton Sanderson has implored his players not to be spooked by Fremantle, saying the Crows have no fear of a `straight sets’ exit from the AFL finals. Adelaide …
Manly are backing their forwards leader Jason King to get in the face of North Queensland’s highly-rated forward pack in Friday night’s NRL elimination semi-final. The Sea Eagles co-captain led …
The worst-kept secret was finally confirmed after the Brisbane Lions on Thursday officially announced champion midfielder Simon Black had re-signed for another season. Black, 33, had made no secret of …
Top tennis stars Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova will travel to Queensland for an international tournament after Christmas. Queensland’s Tourism Minister Jann Stuckey announced the good news on Thursday. She …
West Coast players fondly call him ‘The King’, and the Eagles are banking on Jack Darling to reign supreme in Saturday night’s AFL semi-final against Collingwood at the MCG. At …
Powerhouse hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau has warned the Wallabies forwards face their toughest assignment in the Rugby Championship on Saturday night by rating Argentina’s pack the best in the competition. The …
Scrum-half Aaron Smith, hailed as the standout find for the All Blacks this year, has been benched for disciplinary reasons for Saturday’s Test against the Springboks in Dunedin. The dropping …
Newly crowned US Open champion Serena Williams has confirmed she will return for next year’s Brisbane International, which will feature world No.2 Maria Sharapova for the first time. Days after …
Adelaide coach Brenton Sanderson is set to make “two or three changes” for Friday night’s AFL semi-final against Fremantle. Sanderson refused to name the omitted players before the release of …
Parramatta coach Ricky Stuart has given a strong indication Chris Sandow is part of his long-term plans by declaring one of his goals in rebuilding the Eels is to get …
Aaron Payne’s NRL career is over after the gutsy North Queensland hooker succumbed to a knee injury on Thursday. Payne suffered a cartilage tear ten minutes into last week’s victory …
He’s yet to win over the Fremantle faithful, but Dockers defender Zac Dawson has had no such problems winning over his AFL teammates this year. Dawson was a polarising figure …
Jos Buttler’s quickfire 32 not out provided the platform for England to beat South Africa by 28 runs in the third and final Twenty20 international at Edgbaston on Wednesday. Victory …
France coach Philippe Saint-Andre has sent an early warning to the Wallabies, saying victory over them in November is key to his team’s 2015 World Cup seeding. Despite finishing a …
Canberra captain David Shillington says youngster Josh Papalii doesn’t need any advice on how to handle his new status as NRL hit-man and describes the 20-year-old wrecking ball is an …
Aaron Smith has broken team protocol and been relegated to the reserves for the All Blacks’ Rugby Championship Test against South Africa in Dunedin on Saturday night. Smith had started …


