South Sydney coach Michael Maguire will wrestle with the makeup of his final lineup for Saturday night’s NRL elimination semi-final against Canberra until Friday. Maguire on Thursday admitted he was …
An American optician has told of his horror at watching AFL footballer John McCarthy fall to his death at a Las Vegas casino. Matt Walker witnessed the death of the …
Hawthorn’s Jarryd Roughead says some at the AFL club doubted he could handle a ruckman’s workload this season, but not him. Last year, the 25-year-old watched on as his team’s …
Cheers turned to tears the last time Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova were confirmed starters for the Brisbane International. But tournament director Craig Pearson was keeping his fingers crossed the …
Brisbane prop Josh McGuire is relishing the prospect of his first taste of representative action when the Prime Minister’s XIII take on PNG in Port Moresby on September 21. The …
Michael Clarke admits it was “different” to watch Australia slip below Ireland on the ICC’s Twenty20 rankings, but is confident the side can bounce back at the upcoming T20 showpiece …
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 …



