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Wigan manager Roberto Martinez’s devotion to stylish football helped sell the Latics to new signing Arouna Kone. The Ivory Coast international striker completed his move from Spanish side Levante yesterday …

Luke Romano has bounced back from injury to earn an unexpected start at lock for the All Blacks in Saturday’s match in Sydney. The man touted as the long-term replacement …

A week after the extinguishing of the Olympic flame in east London, the Premier League season is set to begin this weekend with football for once on the back foot. …

South Africa have made six changes to the team held by England last June for a Rugby Championship first-round match against Argentina in Cape Town Saturday. In comes fullback Zane …

England batsman Kevin Pietersen apologised on Wednesday for sending “provocative” text messages to South African players but team officials said it was too soon to say if he would be …

Twelve months ago, Brent Tate was contemplating his NRL retirement after battling to return from yet another knee reconstruction. All the frustration of late 2011 must now seem like a …

Canterbury skipper Michael Ennis says he would welcome the introduction of a captain’s challenge to the NRL as long as such a system was properly trialled first. Under the instruction …

There is no risk of a complacent All Blacks side running onto ANZ Stadium in the first trans-Tasman rugby Test since their one-sided World Cup semi-final. The 20-6 thumping of …

AFL coaches association chief executive Danny Frawley says clubs risk burning out their assistant coaches if they ignore new findings on stress levels. AFL-funded research released on Wednesday found 98 …

With their backs against the wall, Brisbane will be fired up for their crunch Friday night NRL clash with Melbourne according to Storm fullback Billy Slater. Melbourne snapped a five-game …

West Coast coach John Worsfold says it was right for the AFL match review panel to hand Geelong skipper Joel Selwood a reprimand for shoving a dazed Adam Selwood last …

Sam Perrett says he never doubted his mid-season move to Canterbury would be a success, as he eyes off his first NRL premiership while his former club Sydney Roosters remain …

If Olympic athletes can perform half a world away, Melbourne players ought to be able to improve the AFL club’s sorry interstate record, coach Mark Neeld believes. The Demons are …

Fremantle midfielder Nat Fyfe is confident he’ll be ready to tackle AFL rivals Richmond on Saturday despite his freak accident at a hotel last weekend. Fyfe’s pre-game routine of playing …

Australia will play a rugby league international in Canberra for the first time next April, it has been announced. The Kangaroos will meet New Zealand in the early season Test …

North Melbourne coach Brad Scott believes the return of a recharged Jack Ziebell couldn’t be more timely as his side looks to match the might of the Collingwood midfield. The …

The thought may send a shudder down AFL minnows Gold Coast’s spine but Suns hardman Campbell Brown hopes recovering Hawthorn star Lance Franklin does run out against them at the …

The Wallabies insist Berrick Barnes will be the man calling the shots against New Zealand on Saturday night but admit their success in the Bledisloe Cup opener depends largely on …