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He’s logged just 40 minutes of under-20s time since breaking a toe in May, but Canberra insist young winger Jack Wighton has the mettle to make a difference in their …

AFL footballer John McCarthy was drinking heavily and offered drugs before probably jumping from the third storey of a Las Vegas casino to a palm tree and falling to an …

South Sydney co-captain Michael Crocker has revealed he let the occasion of the Rabbitohs’ first NRL finals appearance in five years get to him against Melbourne. Souths went into the …

Allrounder Steve Smith says runs, not wickets, will be the key to him nailing down a regular place in Australia’s national cricket side. Smith, who had played Test, one-day and …

Wallabies halfback Will Genia has successfully undergone surgery to repair the ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. Genia will soon begin the arduous rehabilitation process which is expected …

For the first time in a long time, NSW paceman Doug Bollinger will start the summer with a full pre-season to his name. Bollinger, the forgotten man in Australia’s injury-beset …

A number of injuries have forced changes to the Prime Minister’s XIII to play Papua New Guinea later this month. Gold Coast’s Jamal Idris (hip) and William Zillman (shoulder) and …

Hawthorn star Sam Mitchell admits he would have loved another crack at fierce rivals Geelong this season. But the top midfielder is quick to add that Adelaide or Fremantle will …

A decade since the last of her three Women’s British Open titles, Karrie Webb is quietly confident about her prospects in this week’s Open. The 37-year-old Webb is sure to …

Collingwood prime mover Scott Pendlebury is confident the Magpies can bounce back from the last-start loss to Hawthorn and avoid a straight-sets finals exit. The Magpies will have to hurriedly …

Adelaide’s Ricky Henderson has had some good news as he tries to return to the AFL side, with the Crows announcing a three-year contract extension for the utility. Henderson turned …

Matt King admits he’s bitterly disappointed to be sidelined with a broken arm for the remainder of South Sydney’s finals campaign, but says events at the Port Adelaide AFL club …

St Kilda and Sydney will play the first AFL match for premiership points outside Australia in New Zealand on Anzac Day in 2013. The April 25 clash at Wellington’s Westpac …

West Coast wingman Matt Rosa will be put through a rigorous training session on Wednesday afternoon to determine his availability for Saturday night’s AFL semi-final against Collingwood at the MCG. …

No one could be hungrier for AFL finals footy than Sydney defender Heath Grundy after missing the Swans’ last three finals matches and paying the price for what he calls …

Finally, the pressure is off North Queensland co-captain Johnathan Thurston. Not that the Cowboys playmaker is taking it easy ahead of their knockout NRL semi-final with Manly at Allianz Stadium …

Injured Manly co-captain Jamie Lyon looks set to be fit for Friday’s NRL semi-final against North Queensland, delivering a huge boost for the reigning premiers ahead of the do-or-die clash. …

Premiers Manly are fast-tracking plans to play an NRL match against Canberra in China, with hopes it can be scheduled as soon as early 2013. Originally Manly wanted to move …