Super Rugby leaders the Chiefs have made five personnel changes to their starting 15 to face the Lions, two of them forced by injury. Experienced loose forward Liam Messam will …
Queensland defensive missile Anthony Faingaa has the Crusaders’ destructive Mr T lookalike Robbie Fruean in his sights in a timely starting return for Sunday’s clash of the 2011 Super Rugby …
World champion Casey Stoner says constant changes to MotoGP rules could lead to the undoing of the championship. The Australian says tampering by the ruling body DORNA has forced manufacturers …
Queensland’s captain-in-waiting Cameron Smith has hit back at Ricky Stuart’s complaints about the State of Origin opener being played in Melbourne later this month. NSW coach Stuart went on the …
Game-breaking lock Sitaleki Timani has won a promotion to the NSW starting side for the Waratahs’ must-win Super Rugby showdown with the Brumbies in Canberra on Saturday night. Timani’s last-minute …
Troubled batsman Jesse Ryder was omitted on Thursday from New Zealand’s 15-man Test squad to tour the West Indies, with South Africa-born paceman Neil Wagner one of two new faces …
Swiss third seed Stanislas Wawrinka eased into the third round of the Estoril Open in Portugal on Wednesday recording a 7-6 (7-5) 6-1 win over Spaniard Ivan Navarro at a …
Chelsea were left contemplating the prospect of having to win this season’s Champions League to qualify for next term’s edition after a 2-0 defeat by Newcastle on Wednesday. Newcastle striker …
Western Bulldogs forward Liam Jones is not bothered by statistics indicating he is part of the AFL’s worst-performing attack. The Dogs’ rate of converting forward entries to goals is the …
A typically brisk 45 from captain David Hussey has steered Kings XI Punjab to a vital Indian Premier League (IPL) win over Royal Challengers Bangalore, despite a spate of late …
Carlton AFL player Sam Rowe has been diagnosed with testicular cancer, and coach Brett Ratten says the forward will be given all the time he needs to recover fully. Rowe, …
Collingwood AFL coach Nathan Buckley expects All-Australian forward Travis Cloke to stay with the Magpies despite bigger financial offers from other clubs. Cloke reportedly could earn a million dollars a …
Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan has revealed how a series of heart-to-hearts with Todd Carney during last year’s final series convinced him to ignore the doomsayers and throw the troubled star …
Brumbies captain Ben Mowen has been named to take on his old NSW Waratahs teammates in Saturday’s big Super Rugby derby, after spending a week on the sidelines nursing a …
Carlton mature-aged AFL recruit Sam Rowe has had a cancerous tumour removed from his testicles. The 24-year-old will undergo chemotherapy for the next six weeks, which is expected to completely …
Richmond AFL coach Damien Hardwick says the fact skipper Chris Newman was so demoralised by the loss to West Coast shows the Tigers are on the right path. After a …
The Queensland Reds have received a twin boost for Sunday’s Super Rugby rematch against the Crusaders with the playing reunion of Faingaa brothers, Anthony and Saia. Hooker Saia makes his …
Sydney Roosters back-rower Aidan Guerra admits memories of the gut-wrenching loss to St George Illawarra on Anzac Day have been difficult to shift. The Roosters snatched defeat from the jaws …
