Wallabies prop Ben Alexander is hoping his return to Eden Park to face New Zealand will coincide with a recall to Australia’s starting line-up. Alexander has started in 27 of …
By rights, Gold Coast forward Nate Myles shouldn’t be celebrating his 150th NRL game against Penrith in their must-win clash on Saturday. The bruising forward has been crashing through the …
Newly appointed NSW State of Origin coach Laurie Daley claims former Blues mentor Ricky Stuart has earned the right to have a big say in his plans to dethrone Queensland. …
Geelong premiership star Travis Varcoe is in contention to play his first game of the AFL season against the Western Bulldogs on Sunday. The 24-year-old speedster was among the Cats’ …
Some of the biggest names in the NRL will hope to benefit from the new billion dollar TV deal, but player managers are holding fire as clubs wait to find …
Still recovering from the burns of the World Cup frying pan, Quade Cooper is set to be thrust into the front-line fire if recalled for the Wallabies’ desperate Bledisloe Cup …
Former Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse believes star forward Travis Cloke is a 50-50 chance to quit the AFL club at the end of this season. But Malthouse says Magpies supporters …
A day after the NRL hoped to have struck a blow in the cross-code battle with their $1.025 billion TV rights deal, Gold Coast offered an olive branch to AFL …
Michael Clarke’s Australian team arrived in heatwave conditions on Wednesday in the United Arab Emirates as they prepare for a three-week series of limited-overs matches against Pakistan. Clarke’s side are …
Dual Olympic basketballer Mark Worthington remains hopeful of snaring an AFL deal with West Coast after showcasing his skills to the club’s hierarchy on Tuesday. Eagles coach John Worsfold said …
World Cup-winning coach Sir Graham Henry says the need to feed “a disease” is one reason he’s joined the Blues set-up for next season’s Super Rugby competition. Henry will be …
Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley has called for an overhaul of the AFL’s Match Review Panel, saying he was dismayed no Tribunal penalty was handed to Western Bulldogs player Will Minson …
Brisbane have gone into finals mode bunkering down in Sydney early to build up for their crunch NRL clash with defending premiers Manly at Brookvale Oval on Friday. Coach Anthony …
West Coast forward Josh Kennedy is almost certain to make his AFL return in Saturday night’s clash with Collingwood at Patersons Stadium, while former Magpie Brad Dick is in line …
Collingwood has dismissed any fears over the fitness of star midfielder Scott Pendlebury after he went down at training on Wednesday. The Magpies vice-captain suffered a heavy knock to his …
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Aug 21 AFP – Top-seeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga launched his campaign at the ATP’s Winston-Salem hardcourt tournament on Tuesday with a straight-sets victory over Thomaz Bellucci. The …
Manchester United have completed the signing of Dutch defender Alexander Buttner from Vitesse Arnhem on a five-year contract. The 23-year-old, who was part of the preliminary Dutch squad for Euro …
Australian Casey Dellacqua continued her strong form ahead of the US Open with an upset second-round win over Yanina Wickmayer on Tuesday at the Texas Open tennis tournament. The qualifier …
