Increased intensity and the ability to absorb pressure will be key to the Hurricanes’ chances of picking up another win over the Blues in their Super Rugby clash in Wellington …
Queensland selectors boss Des Morris will fly to Townsville on Friday to watch prop Matt Scott’s injury comeback for North Queensland against St George Illawarra. Despite not being named in …
Sydney coach John Longmire has paid rising Adelaide star Patrick Dangerfield a huge compliment by comparing him to Swans’ superstar Adam Goodes. Longmire is tipping a good old-fashioned arm wrestle …
Mark Webber has backed Formula One’s controversial new quick-wearing tyres as the key to an exciting season. As Mercedes driver Michael Schumacher claims the tyres are turning the championship into …
Warriors back-rower Feleti Mateo says leaving Parramatta was the best move of his career but admits having sympathy for close friends Jarryd Hayne and Tim Mannah following the Eels’ poor …
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 …
