Brisbane vice-captain Daniel Merrett admits the Lions’ AFL season goes on the line on Saturday night in their most important Gabba clash in three seasons. Merrett says the Lions can …
Retiring paceman Brett Lee has told emerging Australian quick Pat Cummins to get used to being called injury-prone. Ending his 13-year international career on Friday, Lee reflected on the painful …
Mitchell Pearce’s manager has batted away speculation the NSW halfback is seeking a release from the final year of his NRL contract with the Sydney Roosters. The 23-year-old has been …
Collingwood’s players are still hurting from last year’s AFL grand-final loss to Geelong, although Magpies’ forward Jarryd Blair is trying not to dwell on it. The Magpies (11-3) have already …
Gold Coast coach Guy McKenna says the Suns are five goals better off playing Richmond in Cairns than if the Tigers hosted Saturday’s AFL match at the MCG. It is …
Retiring hooker Adam Freier feels next Super Rugby season will be a defining year for the Melbourne Rebels. The former Wallabies rake confirmed on Friday he’d played his last match …
Essendon coach James Hird says the spate of injuries crippling his AFL side is short-term pain for long-term gain. The Bombers coach is taking a long-term view, while Port Adelaide …
Express paceman Shaun Tait has joined Big Bash League outfit Adelaide Strikers while conceding his international cricket career is over. Tait will return to his home city of Adelaide after …
Penrith coach Ivan Cleary says he is disappointed in the decision by Luke Lewis to leave the NRL club and is still coming to terms with the NSW back-rower’s shock …
St Kilda AFL coach Scott Watters says the Saints are determined to educate drink-driving offender Jack Steven about how to re-shape the rest of his football career. Steven, 22, has …
The Queensland Reds will rely on Quade Cooper’s audacious playmaking to revive their Super Rugby defence against NSW but it’s his improved defence which holds the key to his Wallabies …
Seven years after controversially leaving the Queensland Reds, Super Rugby stalwart Nathan Sharpe has the chance to give his former side a belated parting gift by leading the Western Force …
Port Adelaide’s prime mover Travis Boak is running out of time to decide his AFL future, coach Matthew Primus says. Primus and a core of Port’s senior players last weekend …
Some Port Adelaide players avoided the axe only because of the AFL club’s extensive injury list. Coach Matthew Primus said on Friday several players were fortunate to remain in the …
Second-seeded Marion Bartoli won the last 11 games to surge past unranked US university player Mallory Burdette 7-5 6-0 in the second round of the WTA hardcourt tournament. France’s Bartoli …
Brett Lee says announcing his retirement from international cricket feels like a “huge weight” off his shoulders and it would have been unfair to teammates to pursue yet another injury …
Veteran Australian paceman Brett Lee has announced his retirement from international cricket. The 35-year-old Lee called a media conference for 1pm (AEST) at the SCG but confirmed the news shortly …
AB de Villiers believes Mark Boucher can still play a key role in South Africa’s upcoming Test series in England despite a freak injury that forced him into retirement. De …
